PAPER SIZES
SIZES SHOWN IN
MILLIMETRES
A1 = 594 x 841 • A2 = 420 x 594
• A3 = 297 x 420 • A4 = 210 x
297
A5 = 148 x 210 • A6 = 105 x 148
• A7 = 74 x 105
OTHER COMMON SIZES
INCLUDE
Compliment slip = 99 x 210
Business cards = 52 x 90 or 55 x 85
FILE TYPES
If you would like to send us your own artwork these
are our preferred file types.
.CDR
This is a CorelDraw file, this is the main program
that we design in (Version X5). When supplying work
as a CDR file please make sure that you either
supply the fonts or convert the text to curves.
.PDF
Portable Document File. This is the best way to send
us files that haven't been designed in CorelDraw.
Please make sure the settings are on the highest
quality and that any text is converted to vector.
.JPEG
When you export a document as a JPEG it will become
a solid image like a photo the text will become a
little blurred and we will not be able to alter the
document.
PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL OF YOUR ARTWORK IS PRODUCED
USING CMYK COLOURS NOT RGB AND
INCLUDES A 3mm BLEED IF REQUIRED.
CLICK HERE TO OPEN YOUR PDF GUIDE TO CREATING AND SUPPLYING ARTWORK
COMMON PRINTING TERMS
BLEED
When you require the printed image to be edge to
edge on a sheet, the printed image must extend
approximately 3mm beyond the trimmed edge of the
sheet so it can be cut off with out the risk of
leaving any white edges. If your artwork requires a
bleed it will need printing on oversize paper, so
please advise us of this when asking for a quote.
CMYK
Abbreviation for cyan, magenta, yellow and key
(black), the 4 process colours, which combined
together in varying proportions can be made to
produce a full colour image on a printing press.
RGB
The colours used by a computer screen (red, green &
blue) to produce a full colour image. These colour
are not advisable to use for printed materials as
they can not be reproduced in CMYK and will generally
look duller than you anticipated.
DPI
The amount of dots per inch on a printed document
the greater the amount of dots the better the
quality will be. Recommended 300 - 600dpi
VECTOR / CURVES
A Vector image is an image that can be altered reshaped
or resized without distorting or losing quality.
Text is often converted to a vector image before
sending to a printers as it prevents distortion of
the document especially if the printer does not have
the same fonts as you. Curves is the name of the
process/button in CorelDraw to convert an image,
other programmes have different names including
paths, outline, etc.