PRINT GUIDE
Get Your Artwork Print Ready
We’ve made it super simple to ensure your prints come out looking fresh and professional.
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Follow these friendly tips to get press ready in no time.
*Bleed and safety margins may vary depending on the product.
1. Size Matters
The first step to a perfect print is setting your canvas to the right dimensions. Always design at the 100% actual size you want your final product to be, unless you're going large, then do this at half size or quarter size.
2. Add Bleed
Trim Explained
The trim line is the final edge where we cut your design to size. Think of it as the boundary between your bleed, which extends outside to avoid white gaps, and your safety zone, which keeps your text away from the blades.
Bleed
4. Use CMYK Colour Mode
Screens use light (RGB) to make colors, while printers use ink (CMYK). To avoid dull or shifted colors, always set your design software to CMYK before you start.
- RGB: Red, Green, Blue (Digital)
- CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key/Black (Print)
5. High Resolution Images
To keep your prints looking fresh and sharp, always use high resolution images. Low res files look fuzzy and pixelated when printed.
6. Outline Your Fonts
To make sure your text looks exactly how you designed it, you need to 'embed' or 'outline' your fonts. This turns text into shapes so we don't need to own the font to print it perfectly.