What is bleed?

All print data must have a 3mm area that extends beyond the cut line to allow for discrepancies during the final trimming process. This is known as the bleed. Here’s a visual example with a business card: You’ve got your data set up at exactly the size you want it […]

Do you accept documents made with Apple Pages?

While we do not accept native Pages files as print ready data, with the correct set up it is possible to output to PDF from Pages and still get decent print results. We recommend hiring a designer to re-create the file as using Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop etc. however for […]

Do you accept documents made with Microsoft Word or Excel?

No, we do not accept those native file formats as print ready data. Office type software programs while great for in-house presentations and handouts are not designed for high resolution output. Outputting to PDF from these applications may seem like a solution however but invariably there will be problems with […]

What kind of files can you print?

We accept high resolution PDF files created in Adobe Illustrator or Adobe InDesign, or .eps / .pdf / .jpg files from Photoshop. If you have created your artwork in any other software, you may still be able to export a suitable PDF file, as long as it is high-resolution and […]