Bleed & safe area
For common small-format print, 3mm bleed is the normal starting point. Keep important text and logos comfortably inside the trim. Product-specific instructions override this.
Artwork guide
Supply artwork that survives the trip from screen to print.
Product-specific specifications always take priority, but these rules cover most everyday print jobs.
PDF first
A properly exported PDF is usually the safest delivery format because fonts, vectors and images travel together.
Use enough resolution
Raster artwork needs enough pixels at the final printed size. Small-format jobs generally need more resolution than graphics viewed from several metres away.
Before you upload
- • Check spelling, dates, phone numbers and URLs.
- • Make sure background colours/images extend into the bleed where required.
- • Avoid putting important text right on a cut, fold, eyelet or hem line.
- • If artwork contains linked assets or unusual fonts, a self-contained PDF is normally safer.
Colour
Print and screens reproduce colour differently. Where accurate brand colour matters, include the intended colour references in the brief and avoid judging final print purely from a phone screen.
Large-format artwork
Huge signs and banners are normally viewed from farther away, so their file requirements differ from a business card. Supply artwork at a sensible scale and follow the product-specific specification when one is provided.
What our artwork check does
We can catch obvious production issues such as missing bleed, poor sizing or unusable files, but an artwork check is not a full copywriting/proofreading service. The customer remains responsible for approving names, prices, dates, spelling and other content.
Upload later, revise and approve a proof
Signed-in customers can open an order in My Account and upload artwork against the individual order line. If a revision is needed, upload a new version rather than overwriting the original. When the studio supplies a proof, the same order line shows the proof version and lets you either approve it or request changes. Production status remains controlled by the studio so an approval response cannot accidentally edit the order itself.