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Check list
- Colour
- Only CMYK colour mode Is used in your artwork
- No colour tints that contain less than 10%
- Images
- All images are in CMYK colour mode
- Colour/ Grayscale images resolution are set to or above 300dpi
- Scanned Line Art / Black & white images resolution are set to or above 1200dpi
- Never manipulate images in vector software*
- All background, design effects, and images has been merged and converted to a TIFF file
- Text
- No fonts of less than 4pts
- Layout Program* : Curve / Create Outline / Path all fonts
- Adobe Photoshop : Set resolution at or 300dpi and Rasterize Type
- Line
- No hairline less than 0.25pts
- Product Size Template
- Artwork is prepared in the correct Product Size Template
- Background design expanded to Full Bleed size
- Vital elements are within Safe Zone
- No crop marks are applied
- Removed all guidelines and text descriptions in Product Size Template
- Artwork is prepared in the correct Product Size Template
- Artwork Orientation
- Artwork are in the correct orientation and position you want your artwork to be.
- Illustrator File Format
- Artwork is saved in required file format : Adobe Illustrator CS3
- Resolution : 300 dpi
- Colour mode : CMYK colour mode
- TIFF File Format (Only applicable for Business Card and Bookmark)
- Artwork is saved in required file format : TIFF file format (Tiff)
- File Resolution : 300 dpi
- Colour mode : CMYK colour mode
- Artwork is saved in required file format : TIFF file format (Tiff)
- JPEG File Format (Only applicable for Business Card and Bookmark)
- Artwork is saved in required file format
- Resolution
- Colour mode JPEG file format (*.jpg) 600 dpi CMYK colour mode
- Artwork is saved in required file format
- Other
- Other than hyphen (-) and underscore(_), your filename does not include any other marks or symbols
- No overprint setting is used
* Layout Program - CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand