PLEASE SEND DIGITAL FILES WHENEVER POSSIBLE

Include a hard copy printout of your disk art or a JPEG of your email file for reference!

• Macromedia Freehand or Adobe Illustrator (vector artwork) preferred.
• All fonts converted to paths (outlines). Fonts sent in will not be retained. Non-converted or supplied fonts will be substituted with fonts from the Adobe Font Library.
• All spot colors must be named with either a standard Visigraph or Pantone^® color.
• All placed (imported) images should either be embedded or included separately.

Acceptable File Formats:

• Adobe Photoshop (please leave in layers if the file was created with them)
• Macromedia Freehand
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe In Design
• Adobe Pagemaker
• PDF - convert fonts.
• CorelDraw
• EPS

GIF, JPEG and BMP files are not acceptable formats to be used when printing graphics. They are useful when emailed as a reference for quoting or to insure elements do not drop out of your art.

Files sent in other than these formats could result in delays when processing the orders.

Methods of Digital File Submission:

• Email and/or website: contact your sales representative for more details.
• CD-R/RW

Font Handling:

Minimum Font Sizes:
Sans Serif: All Caps Serif: All Caps
Positive: 4 pt. bold Positive: 6-8 pt. bold
Reverse: 6 pt. bold Reverse: 10-12 pt. bold
Fonts:

Fonts must be converted prior to artwork submission. Failure to do so may result in fonts dropping or Visigraph choosing our closest font.

Visigraph now offers the Adobe Font Library as its main source and reference for fonts. Previously ordered decals will remain the same, but changes to repeat orders may need slight font adjustments.

Common fonts that can be chosen as a quick reference are:

Benguiat, Brushscript, Cooper Black, Dom Casual, Eurostile, Helvetica, MACHINE, Revue, Times, Zapf Chancery

FAQ'S

Why submit vector art, my file worked for brochures? Vector art allows Visigraph to trap spot colors to improve registration. many other products are printed offset and thus the tolerances are much tighter than in screen printing. Often Quark files are converted into a vector program for this reason.

Can I Increase the dpi to raise my resolution?
No, once the art has had the dpi reduced it is done. The files should be at least 300 dpi.

Do we need white on clear products?
Yes! The opacity of the inks will not hold up once the decal is placed on glass or a colored background. White should be used to either back up the art or flood behind the entire decal. Indicate which method to use for the white on your order.

Why do I need spot colors on my four color process art?
Large areas of coverage and specific PMS matches are not guaranteed in screen printing. Often a spot color is needed to meet our client's expectations. Additionally, the small text or elements created out of process colors will not hold up to the coarse lpi used.

When I submit spot colors, why do you ask for four color process?
It really depends on the art. Photographs and art with many shades are often better as four color process. Art is often submitted with spot colors identified, but unnamed or multi-color blends usually separate themselves into CMYK.

My art looked fine on the laser printout, but very rough on the decal, why?
If a low resolution tiff or a gray scale art is submitted it will look better on laser paper. Laser or ink jet printers recognize shades of gray and will not utilize a halftone dot. If the art is gray scale and no tones are requested, the art loses all the shading in the film process. Thus the image detail drops out and prints very rough.