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Specifications

Image Printing has developed the following art file specifications to help your project succeed.

Safety Margins

  • Design or Copy should not be closer than:
  • 1/8″ from trim edge of piece
  • 1/8″ from holes, slots, scores, etc.

Bleed

  • Artwork for bleeds (any color, element, or photo that touches the trim) must extend a minimum of 1/8″ beyond the trim edge.

Type

  • Type should not be smaller than 5 point.
  • Reversed type should be no smaller than 10 point

Digital Art

  • Artwork can be created on Mac or Windows platforms in the following applications:
  • Indesign
  • Pagemaker
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • Acrobat
  • QuarkXPress
  • FreeHand
  • Publisher
  • Word
  • Excel