Guidelines for submitting art files


InDesign, QuarkXpress, PageMaker, and more

  • Create the document file to the overall form size, including stubs and margins if applicable
  • For perfect or wire binding, create it as single pages and allow bleeds on all four sides of the page.
  • Include 1/8th inch bleeds to all backgrounds and images when necessary. Custom trim marks are not necessary.
  • Regarding filenames, keep them simple and please don't include special characters such as: / or \ or - or ·

Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, and more

  • Convert type to outlines or paths to avoid font issues (remember to backup a copy of the file before converting).
  • Save or export all linked files as .eps (include a native file for all Freehand files used).
  • When working with spot colors, you should avoid complex transparency effects.
  • Keep spot color naming consistent from file to file and from one application or another.

Adobe Photoshop

  • All images should be 300 dpi for best print reproduction.
  • All images should be CMYK, grayscale or duotone/tritone in mode.
  • Save CMYK/grayscale image as tiffs (LZW compression can be applied).
  • Save images with clipping paths or duotone/tritones as an eps.
  • All RGB images should be converted to CMYK.
  • Avoid over-scaling images (75-125%) when placing into your layout program -- sample down a copy of larger images to save disk space and processing time.

Fonts

  • Include both screen and printer fonts.
  • Include fonts used within illustration files (illustrator, freehand).
  • Avoid using stylization in your application for fonts you do not have.

When uploading (or emailing) files

  • Please compress large files. Common utilities used for compressing files include Stuffit (for Mac) and WinZip (for PC)
  • Please include a PDF file if you can!
  • We'll accept the majority of file types, including (but not limited to): .bmp, .cdr, .doc, .eps, .gif, .jpg, .pdf, .ps, .qxd, .rar, .sit, .zip, .png, .tif, .xls, .ppt, etc
  • Please do not send any javascript, .exe, .php, .asp, .pl or any other possibly harmful [executable] files.