Preparing Your Artwork
Preparing Your Artwork For Printing
What we cover in this guide:
Best Logos for Each Printing Type
Acceptable Formats for Your Logo for Non Digital Prints
Unaccptable Formats for Your Logo for Non Digital Prints
Overcoming Logo Printing Problems:
Fine Lines in Logos
Multi Color Logos
Best Logos For Each Printing Type
| Flexo Ink Stamping |
1 or 2 Color Logos
Colors seperated by 1/4" Space
No Fine Lines and Detail
Acceptable Formats for printing:
Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf
Joe's Grill
√ Only One Color
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail
Julia Catering
√ 2 Colors
√ No Overlapping & 1/4 Inch spacing between colors
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail
AE DESINGS
√ 2 Colors
♦ Minimal Overlapping - Possible to print depending on logo. Chance that Foils may wrinkle when stamped
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail
| Foil Hot Stamping |
1 or 2 Color Logos
Colors seperated by 1/4" Space
No Fine Lines and Detail
Acceptable Formats for printing:
Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf
Joe's Grill
√ Only One Color
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail
Shi's Seascapes
√ 2 Colors
√ No Overlapping & 1/4 Inch spacing between colors
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail
AE DESINGS
√ 2 Colors
♦ Minimal Overlapping - Possible to print depending on logo. For Ink prints, the top artwork must be a darker color. With the "E" Being darker than the "A", printing for this logo is possible.
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail
| Screen Printing Ink |
Up to 3 Color Logos
Colors Touching or Overlapping
Fine Lines and Detail
Acceptable Formats for printing:
Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf
Grady Surfing Co.
√ Three Colors
√ Colors closley touching
Douglas Farms
√ 2 Colors
√ Fine detail in parts of logo
Wyatt & Wyatt
√ 3 Colors
√ Colors Overlapping
| Digital Printing Ink |
Multicolor Logos (4+ Colors)
Shading, Fading, or Texture
Fine Lines and Detail
Acceptable Formats for printing:
Hi Resolution Images saved in: .jpg, .png, .tiff, .psd
Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf
Mer's Provisions
√ 4+ Colors
√ Colors closley touching
Char's Candy Shop
√ 4+ Colors
√ Colors closley touching
√ Shading, Fading, Texture
Martin's Outdoor Adventures
√ 4+ Colors
√ Colors closley touching
Acceptable Logo Image Formats for:
Foil Hot Stamp • Flexo Ink Stamp • Ink Screen Print
Artwork must be sent to us in Vector format for non-digital prints. Vector format looks like this image below when you use your mouse to click on it.
Vector format allows for your logo to be outlined, so that the machine making the printing plates can follow the outlines in your logo.
Vector formats can be saved in several file types including, .ai, .pdf, .psd, & .eps
Unacceptable Logo Image Formats for:
Foil Hot Stamp • Flexo Ink Stamp • Ink Screen Print
Unacceptable formats show the pixels in your logo, making your logo not smooth enough for the machine to cut the printing plate.
Unacceptable:
Pixelated Logo has rough edges when resized:
(.jpeg, .jpg,.png,.gif, of .tiff)
Acceptable:
Vector Logos have smooth edges when resized:
(.ai, .pdf, .psd, & .eps)
Fine Lines
Artwork with Fine Lines may "fill in".
Fill in means that if lines in artwork are to close together, they may merge.
It is possible that the printing plates can not be cut to the fine detail of some artwork.
Original Logo: Lines within this Crown will likely fill in when printed in either ink or foil:
Shown as printed all in one color with a Silver Foil Hot Stamp with lines filling in.
Adapting Multi Color Logos
to print with Foil Hot Stamp, Flexo Ink Stamp, or Screen Print
Artwork with multiple colors or shading will need to be reduced to 1 or 2 colors in order print with
Flexo Ink Stamp or a Foil Hot Stamp or Screen Print
Original Image:
Digital Print Only
Modified Image: For Foil Hot Stamp, Felxo Ink Stamp, or Screen Print
| Flexo Ink Stamping |
1 or 2 Color Logos
Colors seperated by 1/4" Space
No Fine Lines and Detail
Acceptable Formats for printing:
Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf
Joe's Grill
√ Only One Color
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail
Julia Catering
√ 2 Colors
√ No Overlapping & 1/4 Inch spacing between colors
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail
AE DESINGS
√ 2 Colors
♦ Minimal Overlapping - Possible to print depending on logo. Chance that Foils may wrinkle when stamped
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail
| Foil Hot Stamping |
1 or 2 Color Logos
Colors seperated by 1/4" Space
No Fine Lines and Detail
Acceptable Formats for printing:
Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf
Joe's Grill
√ Only One Color
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail
Shi's Seascapes
√ 2 Colors
√ No Overlapping & 1/4 Inch spacing between colors
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail
AE DESINGS
√ 2 Colors
♦ Minimal Overlapping - Possible to print depending on logo. For Ink prints, the top artwork must be a darker color. With the "E" Being darker than the "A", printing for this logo is possible.
√ Thick Lettering and Art
√ No Fine Detail