Artwork setup and file requirements

Setting your file up correctly means it prints beautifully first time, with no back and forth. Choose your product below for the exact requirements. A few things hold true across almost everything we make.

The essentials, wherever you are printing

• Colour: giclée fine art prints and canvas are worked in Adobe RGB (1998). Everything else is CMYK, on the Coated FOGRA39 profile. Whatever you send, embed the colour profile.
• Resolution: send the best quality you have. As a rule, aim for 300 ppi at the finished size. Large-format work is fine at less, because it is viewed from a distance.
• Edges: keep important content away from the edges, and run backgrounds off the edge (bleed) on anything that is trimmed or cut.
• Proof: we send a proof before we print or make anything. What you approve is what we produce, so please check it carefully.

Fine art and reproduction

• Giclée fine art prints
• Canvas prints
• Fine art scanning

Business and marketing print

• Flyers, cards and business stationery
• Greetings cards and other folded cards
• Booklets
• Stickers and labels
• Presentation folders

Large format and signage

• Roller banners
• Outdoor and PVC banners
• Signage

Clothing and embroidery

• Embroidery
• Printed clothing

Not sure, or supplying something unusual?

If your job is not listed, or you are not sure which requirements apply, just email us before you start and we will point you the right way. For the full technical detail behind our print files, see the press file checklist.