Guidelines for submitting your own artwork.
NOTE: If you submit your own artwork we will not provide a design for that order.

-What kind of file format should my files be?
We recommend saving as a .PSD or .PDF You may also send the file in the following types: jpg, jpeg, psd, tif, tiff, eps, ai, and png. We prefer that you send .PSD or .PDF files with outlined fonts. These files are easier to handle and will likely speed up your turn-around. Remember to add crop marks and flatten your files before uploading.

-What color mode should my files be?
You should always start and finish your designs in CMYK color mode.

-What resolution should my files be?
We only accept 300 dpi files and no less.

-How should I set up my bleeds and crop marks?
Download and use these templates: Horizontal JPG, Vertical JPG.

-How can I avoid blues turning out purple or greys turning out green?
Blue: When using a blue in your design, always make sure to leave at least a 30% difference in your Cyan and Magenta values. Blue is close to purple in the CMYK spectrum. Remember, use a low amount of magenta whenever using high amounts of cyan to avoid purple. EXAMPLE: C-100 M-70 Y-0 K-0
Grey: Always check the CMYK values of your grayscale in the final CMYK document. If there are other values other than K in your grayscale image, there is a chance that the color will vary. To eliminate all values other than K, use your Channel Mixer (adjustment layer) in Photoshop, then click "Monochrome" and adjust accordingly.

-What is rich black and how can I get it?
Rich black is an ink mixture of solid black, 100% K, with additional CMY ink values. This results in a darker tone than black ink alone. If you print black alone as 100% K, the resulting black may not be as dark as you might like. We recommend using C 60 M 40 Y 40 K 100 - This will give you a deep, dark, rich black.

-When submitting files.
You can upload them at the time you submit your deisgn information or you can email them to us at anytime. Be sure to name your files accordingly, adding front and back to the file names.