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- Digital file submission:
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- - Email art to sales@sterlingpromotions.ca,
or send by mail a CD, zip file.
- - Complete company information,
contact name, telephone & fax numbers, email address are
needed via email referring to the same purchase order number.
- - Include a hard copy of the
final digital document (jpeg or pdf).
- - We are not responsible for
mistakes on final artwork files provided for production purposes.
- - Unless stated otherwise, we
reproduce the file provided as is. Any missing elements will
delay the production process of your order.
- Artwork provided on digital support files, such as CD's, will
not be returned without stated & clear instructions on the
purchase order to proceed otherwise.
- Digital files required:
Acrobat Adobe PDF Files: We only accept Acrobat files as reference.
- Corel Draw: We can only use
CorelDraw version 12 or older. Send the CorelDraw file (cdr),
all imported images, and convert all fonts to curves.
- Freehand: Freehand files should
be left as Freehand 10, MX file or older with fonts converted
to paths. Also send all images used in the file as well.
- Illustrator (Adobe):
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- Illustrator files should be
left as illustrator CS4 files or older with fonts outlined. All
placed images should either be embedded or included separately.
- InDesign:
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- InDesign files should be left
as InDesign 3.0 files or older. Send all images used with the
file as well. Please include a folder with all the needed fonts.
- Photoshop (Adobe):
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- Any format (eps, tiff, psd)
in Photoshop CS is good providing that the size, proportions
and resolutions are correct (the file should be no lower than
300 dpi at full size). Do not flatten or merge the layers in
a .psd Photoshop file. Convert all RGB files to CMYK. If artwork
is to be printed in duotone, keep file as an .eps, do not convert
it into another format, it will become a CMYK file. GIF, JPEG
and BMP files are not acceptable formats to be used when printing
graphics. These are useful for quotation or reference purposes
only.
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- Quark Xpress: Quark Xpress files
should be left as Quark Xpress 6.5 files or older (.qxd). Send
all images used with the file as well. Please include a folder
with all the needed fonts (suitcase and printer font).
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- Excel (Microsoft)- Powerpoint
- Word or Wordperfect - Publisher: We do not work with these
files. Please send files as is and a printout so we can try to
capture some elements and recreate the artwork. These formats
could result in delays when processing the orders.
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- Stuff It, Zip or Win Zip Files:
We can expand compressed files. Whatever files you have compressed
are still subject to the our graphic guidelines. It is important
to mention what kind of files are compressed inside the file.
- Important note: We do not open
.EXE files in the case where they would hide infected files.
Colour management:
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- - All spot colours must be tagged
with either a Pantone® colour number match.
- - Convert all RGB files to CMYK
files.
- - Supplied CMYK files will be
printed in 4 colour process even if they look like 1, 2 or 3
spot colours.
- Bleeds & cutting edges
- - For most of our product line,
bleeds require 1/8" (minimum) added beyond the crop lines.
Cubes require 1/4" of bleed on each side.
- - Text and graphic elements
must be kept away 1/8" from the crop lines as safety margins,
unless they bleed.
- Screening & trapping
- - We will output films with
screening according to our printing standards (offset, web and
silk screening).
- - We will do the trapping when
it is required.
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Please choose
from a wide selection of custom Playing Cards, including your
choice of size & coloure, also we supply aprons, bistro aprons,
kids aprons, custom shaped aprons. We custom tailor your design
and requirements of any style of aprons, printed with the design
of your choice. We can silk screen your design on many types
of material such as .020" flexible magnetic stock coloured
with your choice of background and image colours, or the .034"
thick aggressive magnet. We produce photo and schedule magnets,
coupon magnets, calendar magnets please inquire!
Made in Canada
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Graphic Requirement: