ARTWORK INSTRUCTIONS
ARTWORK
i2 Banners and Posters has its own in-house design team, but if you are suppling your own artwork we need you to follow a few basic rules to make sure we meet your deadlines and quality expectations. Getting everything absolutely right at the start of the process ensures you receive quality print at the end of it.
Our design team are familiar with most desktop publishing programs, if you need help or advice on creating your artwork, please contact us and we will be happy to help.
Proofing
We assume that the files you send us have been proofed by you and are ready for printing. This means you have checked the document for all spelling and grammatical errors, colour issues, layout and design BEFORE sending us your artwork. With this in mind you will not need to receive any further proofs from us. Although we will do our best to ensure that the files you send us are set up correctly, if you follow the guidance you should not have any issues.
File types
We require all artwork to be supplied as high resolution PDF files at the correct size for the banner you are buying.
PDF files
• File type - files should be supplied as high resolution (high quality) 300dpi PDFs.
• Images - all images used during artwork preparation should be 300dpi at the Finished Print Size to ensure good quality print.
• Fonts - all fonts should be embedded (select embed fonts in distiller options) or converted to curves.
• Colour pallette - please supply as a CMYK PDF, NOT RGB. It is important to ensure that all images used are also converted to CMYK. Using RGB PDFs can cause incorrect colours being printed or faults with RGB images.
• Bleed - With all banners and posters it is important to take into account the bleed and area that will stay in the stand at the top and bottom of the panel. This area should also be treated as bleed. PDFs need to be supplied with 5mm bleed and trim marks.
• Spot colours - all spot colours need to be converted to CMYK before creating the PDF. If the PDF is set up with spot colours these will need to be converted before printing and may cause incorrect colour reproduction.
What is Bleed?
In order to achieve the best result possible, you will need to extend your design past the trim lines, so the design can easily be cut down to size. The area that extends past your trim lines is called 'bleed'. In order to get the best results when designing for print, it's important to ensure your art-work always extends past the trim lines.
Design Notes
• Convert all text to outlines
• File provided in CMYK only
• Our recommended rich black break down in 40%C, 40%M, 40%Y, and 100%K
• Supplied as press ready PDF
• As per industry standard colours may vary up to 5%
• For the best colour accuracy please refer to a Pantone colour guide and not your screen.
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Pull Up banners
The artwork for your Pull Up Banners should be set up to the appropriate chosen width and height. The bottom 100mm of the banner material stays within the Roller Banner mechanism at the bottom of the banner and won't be seen. Please also leave 30mm clear of logo's and content at the top for the header bar. The print ready PDF should ideally be 300dpi, but this can be reduced if the file size is unmanageable. Please do not supply anything lower than 150dpi.
Fabric Stand Banners
The artwork for your Fabric Banners should be set up to the appropriate chosen width and height.
• Image resolutions must be 150dpi
• All images must be embedded and final artwork flattened Frame:
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Corflute Banners
The artwork for your Corflute Banners should be set up to the appropriate chosen width and height.
• Image resolutions must be 300dpi
• All images must be embedded and final artwork flattened Frame:
• Not Recommended For text under 6pt
• Not Recommended For QR Codes
Foamboard Banners
The artwork for your Foamboard Banners should be set up to the appropriate chosen width and height.
• Image resolutions must be 300dpi
• All images must be embedded and final artwork flattened Frame:
• Not Recommended For text under 6pt
• Not Recommended For QR Codes
Flag Banner
The artwork for your Flag Banners should be set up to the appropriate chosen width and height.
• Use of vector image recommended
• 30mm bleed requirement
Mesh Banner
The artwork for your Mesh Banners should be set up to the appropriate chosen width and height.
• Use of vector image recommended
• 25mm bleed requirement
• Eyelets will be placed every 500mm around the border
Posters
The artwork for your Posters should be set up to the appropriate chosen width and height.
• Use of high resolution images recommended
• 5mm bleed requirement
• All text to be outlined
• The print ready PDF should ideally be 300dpi
Stickers
The artwork for your Stickers should be set up to the appropriate chosen width and height.
• Use of vector image recommended
• 5mm bleed requirement
• Not recommended for text under 6pt
• Not recommended for QR Codes
General guidance
• Please check and double check your artwork before uploading the final PDF file. It sounds obvious, but please check that the artwork you are providing is suitable for the product you are ordering. If it's a PVC banner, please allow for hemming and eyelets.
• Do check spelling and grammar and make sure this is the final version which you are happy to have printed. Reprinting due to artwork errors is an added expense and we will have to charge.
• Ensure that you have permission to use any images or logos included in your artwork. Make sure you're not breaching any copyright regulations.
• We will not print any artwork which contains indecent or inappropriate images so please don't include them.
More artwork guidance can be found on our Artwork FAQ page.
For our top 10 tips on designing a roller banner see our How to Design blog
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