PLEASE SEND DIGITAL FILES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. Include a hard copy printout of your disk art or a JPEG of your email file for reference!

SCREEN PRINT FILE SUBMISSION

• VECTOR (outline) files are mandatory for spot color screen printing. Raster images may be converted for 4-color process screen printing.
• 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 color or a Pantone^® color.
• All placed (imported) images should either be embedded or included separately.

DIGITAL PRINT FILE SUBMISSION

• VECTOR or RASTER (bitmap) images are acceptable for digital printing.
• All fonts must be converted to paths (outlines). Fonts sent in may not be retained. Non-converted or supplied fonts will be substituted with fonts from our Adobe Font Library.
• All spot colors must be named with either a standard Visigraph color or a Pantone^® color.
• All placed (imported) images should either be embedded or included separately.

Acceptable Design Programs & File Formats:

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe PhotoShop
• Flexisign
• CorelDraw
• Macromedia Freehand
• Quark Express
• File extensions in order of preference - .eps, .ai, .tif, .pdf, .fs, .jpg.

GIF 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 FTP transfer: contact your sales rep 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 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

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q. Why submit vector art, my file worked for brochures?

A. 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.

Q. Can I Increase the dpi to raise my resolution?

A. No, once the art has had the dpi reduced it cannot be undone. The files should be at least 300 dpi.

Q. Do we need white on clear products?

A. 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.

Q. Why may I need spot colors on my four color process art?

A. Large areas of coverage and specific PMS matches are not guaranteed in
4-color process (CMYK) 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 65lpi (lines per inch) screens used.


Q. My art looked fine on the laser printout, but very rough on the decal, why?

A. 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.