Preparing
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Your Artwork
Minimum Artwork Resolution is 300 dpi Make sure your
artwork's resolution is at least 300 dpi. This resolution
will ensure that your design will appear crisp and
sharp instead of blurry and pixelized.
Convert your graphics to CMYK colors - Back to the top
Your files should be saved in CMYK mode before you send them to us. When we receive a design file in RGB mode, we automatically convert the files to CMYK mode for printing. RGB files cannot be printed on professional four color presses. Not every RGB color has a CMYK equivalent, and the result could be more than just subtle color shifts.
"Bleed" and Card Size - Back to the top
Your business card size will be 3.5" x 2" Your design work should be 3.625" x 2.125" (with BLEED).
Your postcard size will be 4" x 6" Your design work should be 4.125" x 6.125" (with BLEED)
So your bleed should be no less than .125" on all files submited for printing no matter the size.
"Bleed" is a printing term used to indicate the area that will be trimmed off after the job is printed and cut to the finished size. Since the bleed extends 1/8" all around the card, your design document set-up should be 1/8" wider all around.Since the bleed area will be trimmed off during the cutting process, there can be no text or other important information in the bleed area.
Furthermore, we require an additional 1/8" buffer margin inside the edges of the file submission. You can download a photoshop business card design template with pre-defined guides by clicking here.
You can download a photoshop
postcard design template with pre-defined guides by
clicking here.
For more templates please send your request to clientimages@loveonemedia.com
File Formats - Back
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The
following are file formats which are the easiest to
work with and which provide the best results:Jpg,
bmp, tif, eps, bmp, psd, ai, cdr Please don't forget
to "rasterize" or "render" your
font layers.
How to Submit Your Pictures and or Files - Back to the top
1. Once your payment is recieved
you will login to our ftp
2. Type or click to get access: ftp://loveonemedia.com/
3. Enter the "pub" folder.
4. Look for the folder with the Date,
Customer & Job # ( ie 10_05_05- 01228-10001).
5. Once you locate your folder open it and
go into the nessessary folder and simply drag &
drop your pictures and files from your computer browser
window to our ftp browser window.
Once you are done you will see
icons in the folder and just close the window and
you are done.
You can add or check your art work at anytime by repeating
the steps 2 - 5 again. All this info will be sent
to you via email with every purchase.
How
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1. Provide us with a link to your
pictures if they are online.
2. Or use our ftp server
to upload your photos. See the section above for instructions.
3.
Or Send a hard copy to our address along with your
order form filled out and signed.
Atten: Art Department
of Love One Media
5152 Sepulveda Blvd. #148
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
** Make sure not to send pictures
folded. You must inventory all photos on the order
form for proper handling by our art deapartment.
Do not send them thhrough regular mail as they might
get miss handled. We are not responsible for pictures
lost or damamaged.
Note: It is best not to send your
origanals.
