Preparing Your Artwork
This page contains essential information you or your designers will need in order to prepare your artwork for uploading to us. Information such as which format to save your artwork in, image resolution and colour handling.
There is a handy checklist to help you make sure that your files are ready to print from. |
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Bitmaps: TIFF or JPEG |
5mm bleed |
Resolution: 300 dpi |
CMYK not RGB |
PDF format |
Fonts |
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UPLOAD YOUR ARTWORK |
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DESIGN SERVICE |
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Download a Template from Here |
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Take advantage of these templates to ensure trouble-free results. Remember, incompatible artwork can result in delay or additional charges.
Just click on the size you want.
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Bleed is the bit of the picture or background that extends beyond the edges of the page so that when we trim your leaflet there isn’t a white line showing. Any artwork item that is meant to reach to the edge of the page should extend beyond the edge of the leaflet by 5mm. See the diagram to the right here.
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WORKING AREA - What Working Area Can I Use? |
Unless you are using bleed, it is advisable to keep a small margin between the outer edge of your artwork and the inner edge of the page. Always keep text at least 5mm in from the edge of the leaflet. See the diagram to the right here.
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RESOLUTION - What About Image Resolution? |
Pictures (sometimes referred to as bitmaps) should be saved in TIFF or JPEG format. They should be 300dpi – any less and quality will suffer – any more and your file will be unnecessarily large. |
COLOUR HANDLING - CMYK or RGB? |
We print in CMYK, please save in this format, if you send us RGB images we will have to convert them which can lead to unexpected changes in colour. It can also incur an extra charge.
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FILE FORMATS - What Types of File Should I Supply? |
All of our great prices are based on artwork supplied as press-ready PDF files. If you would like any help in producing your PDF please don't hesitate to contact us - we are here to help!
Use Adobe acrobat to create your pdf, some programs have the ability to export to PDF, but check the settings as below. Alternatively you could try www.cutepdf.com where you can download a free tool to create PDFs.
There are three tips to creating the best PDFs for printing:
- Embed all fonts - check in acrobat or your artwork program to see if all the fonts have been embedded.
- Crop Marks - when you create the pdf please ensure that you have crop marks selected, this means we know where you want your work trimmed. Don't worry about bleed marks, registration marks etc, we will add these here.
- Bleed - bleed is the extra bit of background that extends beyond the edge of the paper. It is important to make the trimmed edge look neat, please see our artwork explanation page or ring for help if you are not sure!
We can convert various file formats to PDF for you from programs such as Word, Publisher, Coreldraw etc., please see the conversion section below.
Alternatively you can take advantage of our in-house design team to produce your design (see below).
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PDF CONVERSION SERVICE - Can You Convert My Files to PDF? |
We can also convert files to PDF from the following file formats at £5 per page:
- Quark
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Illustrator
- Coreldraw
- Word
- Publisher
- Files supplied as either JPEG or TIFF
IMPORTANT - please contact us for latest program versions, and please ensure all fonts & pictures are embedded.
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DESIGN SERVICE - Can you Design my Artwork For Me? |
Take advantage of our in-house design team to produce your design.
To keep things simple we have put together artwork design packages for our most popular products. Just look for the artwork package sign of the product page and refer to price list. All we require is the text and pictures uploaded to us and we will do the rest! We will send you screen proofs, followed by posted colour proofs for you to check and sign off.
Leaflets |
Leaflets
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Folders
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Posters
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Letterheads & Logo
Design |
A5 1 sided £25 |
A4 1 sided £40 |
1 sided £80 |
A3 1 sided £65 |
Letterheads £25 |
A5 2 sided £25 |
A4 2 sided £65 |
2 sided £120 |
A2 1 sided £85 |
Logo - from £45 |
All prices are based on text and pictures uploaded to our website.
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SENDING YOUR ARTWORK - How do I Send my Artwork to PDS Print? |
Once you have finished your artwork, be sure to consult our checklist above. You can supply it to us either:
IMPORTANT - Remember, if you want to use the Uploader, you will need to register first. |
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For cash account customers we accept payment by cheque.
Please send your payment to PDS Print, 11 Kay Close, Newnham Ind Est, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon PL7 4LU.
If you require a credit account please contact us for details.
We also accept BACS transfer payment, please contact us for our bank details.
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All our prices include delivery to one mainland UK address.All work must be signed off and paid for in full before printing, any delivery date agreed will be from sign off and payment.
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