Supplying artwork

Respect the Quiet Zones. Fabric stretches and shrinks (different amounts in different directions) during the production process so there is less accuracy compared to paper.

The templates may appear unusually large or proportioned. This is to allow for the stretch/shrinkage of the material. For best results, keep all important elements such as text and logos well within the quiet zone areas but bleed background images/colours to the page edge. Do not try to match up designs from the front to the reverse.

Finishing Fabric Displays is a manual process of cutting and stitching, therefore additional bleed is required.

When saving your file, ensure that you have set the artwork up in the correct colour mode for the product that you are ordering. Most products are produced in CMYK process colour. If RGB or LAB colours are found they will be converted to CMYK which will result in some colour shift. We do not recommend supplying files in RGB or LAB as it’s unlikely they’ll print as expected. Pantone Colours will also be converted to CMYK (where applicable) with the same results.

Colour variation is inherent in any print process, unfortunately an exact colour match cannot be guaranteed and should not be expected.

Colours made up of 2 or more CMYK colour channels increase the amount of variation you can expect to receive.

Example: 1 CMYK colour channel (Cyan)

Example: 3 CMYK colour channels (Magenta, Yellow & Black)

Make sure all colours are below a 300% total ink coverage.

The rule of thumb:

• Avoid using more than one colour channel for Black Text (100% K only reduces the likelyhood of misregistration, which results from aligning multiple plates with fine details).
• Use a Rich Black (100% Black (K) and 40% Cyan OR 100% Black (K) and 40% Magenta) for areas over 2cm squared in size to avoid banding as single colour blacks can appear washed out when printed across large areas.

Remember to check the requirements for the resolution of images, as it may vary for different products. For CMYK process printing, your colour images should be set to 300dpi @ 100% size.

Remember to check that you are saving your file in the correct format for the product that you are ordering. We would prefer you to supply us with a ‘Press Quality’ PDF (Compatability: Acrobat 5 (PDF Version 1.4) or later).