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Business Office
We want the image on your product to be perfect. Remember, the imprint is only
as good as the artwork used to create the image. Please follow these
quidelines when creating and submitting your artwork. Remember, we have a
world-class art department available to create or modify your artwork if
needed.
Layout
Please
provide a detailed layout indicating imprint location, orientation, copy
positioning, typeface, typestyle (caps, bold, italics, type size, etc.) If
size and/or position are not specified The Skyline Group will use it's
discretion. Any revisions will require a new proof and may incur an additional
charge.
Straight Line / Curved
Copy
Up to 4 lines will be
typeset at no additional charge. For curved copy there may be an additional
charge. Additional copy may require an additional charge.
Camera Ready Art
We require a high
quality black and white original, printed at a minimum of 600 dpi, must be
100% of the actual imprint size. Art must have crisp, sharp edges and needs no
further touch up. We cannot use pre-screened / pre-tinted artwork or
halftones. Some thin lines, small copy and reverses may not reproduce as
submitted and may need to be altered to imprint clearly. When creating your
image consider the size of the final product. Too much detail in a small area
will look cluttered. Extremely thin lines in a large area may get lost in the
print process.
Submitting Electronic Artwork
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Digital art can be sent to: The
Art Department
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Must meet all the requirements for digital
artwork files.
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File sizes over 5MB must be compressed using
Winzip.
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Must include company name, phone number and
purchase order number.
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Must include product number, product color and
imprint color.
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A paper copy must be faxed to us at
1.866.SKY.FAXX.
Multicolor Imprints
All multi-color
imprints must be provided camera-ready, color-separated with composite or
incur an additional charge. Each promotional product has different color
registration tolerances. If we believe a logo will not produce accurately we
will notify you. Should you approve the job for production we assume no
responsibility for color registration issues which we previously brought to
your attention.
4-Color Process
We can print 4-color
process on some of our products. Color separation charges, minimum quantities
and running charges will apply. Supply art digitally at 600 dpi in .eps
format. PMS color match cannot be guaranteed on process printing. Image colors
will vary slightly during production runs and on repeat orders.
Artwork
Charges
The Skyline Group
reserves the right to determine acceptable art which may vary according to
product. Artwork submitted in vector format is recommended. You will be
notified if art is unacceptable. Art Dept. time for Artwork Recreation,
Excessive Type Setting, Color Separations and Color Trapping is billed at $60
/ hour.
Half-tones -
Halftones must be sent as digital files created at 600dpi or in vector format.
Placed images are not acceptable. Halftone imprints may not be available on
some items. There may be an additional charge for halftones.
Tapered Products
- Imprint may distort on tapered products such as cups, mugs, megaphones,
funnels, balls, etc.
Artwork Returns
- Artwork will not be returned unless requested in writing and invoice is
paid. Customer is responsible for shipping cost.
Use
of Logos - The Purchaser must indemnify The Skyline Group and its
sub-contractors of any liability arising out of or relating to any actual or
alleged infringement of trademark, copyright, service mark etc.
Digital Artwork Files
Acceptable Programs &
Requirements
We are a PC shop. Please do not
send MAC files.
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ILLUSTRATOR: DO
NOT cut and paste art from another program into Illustrator and save it as
an EPS file. This is not acceptable. EPS files must contain color separated
vector art in sopt colors or CMYK based on your printing preference. "Create
outlines" on all fonts. All placed images must be created at a minimum of
600dpi. Placed images in color are only acceptable for 4-color process jobs.
AI and EPS are acceptable file formats if the above instructions are followed.
When in doubt, please call us.
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PHOTOSHOP:B&W
raster art must be created at a minimum of 600dpi. Scanned halftones are
unacceptable. Multicolor raster art is not recommended but will only be
accepted if sent color separated and created at a minimum of 600dpi. .Tiff and
.Eps are acceptable file formats.
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FREEHAND:
All fonts must "convert to paths". All placed images must be included in b&w
and created at a minimum of 600dpi. Placed images in color are unacceptable.
.Eps is the acceptable file format.
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COREL DRAW:
Change all fonts to curves. All placed images must be included in b&w and
created at a minimum of 600dpi. Placed images in color are unacceptable. .Ai
is the acceptable file format.
We generally do not accept page layout
programs such as Acrobat, MS Word, Publisher or Pagemaker when printing
graphic art. We may however accept these file formats if no other format is
available. Please call us for a free consultation.
Acceptable File Storage: USB
Drive, CD or DVD only.
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