PRINTING ARTWORK PREPARATION Bleeding Safe Zone

Artwork Specification
Business Card Box Artwork Specification
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Printing Artwork Preparation
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Preparing Artwork Files for Business Card Box
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PRINTING ARTWORK PREPARATION
Top Cover / Top Panel artwork needs to Bleed out onto the Left Dust Flap (instead of the Left Dust Flap bleeding
out towards the Top Panel).
Bleeding
- Add 2.0mm for bleeding on all sides.
- Except for back panel, Bleed out 3.0mm onto the lock flap.
Safe Zone
- 5.0mm on all sides from the edges.
Image
- All images are in CMYK colour mode only.
- Resolution of all images MUST be set to 300dpi or above.
Font
- Font size CANNOT be LESS than 4.0 points.
Line
- Line thickness CANNOT be LESS than 0.25 points.
Artwork
- Required file format: Adobe Acrobat Document 4 - Version 1.3 (.pdf).
EXAMPLE
Full Bleed
Trim Size
Safe Zone
Perforation Line
2mm
Full Bleed
- Extend your
background design
to this edge, and
bleeding all round.
2mm
Perforation
Line
2mm
Left Dust
Flap
Safe Zone
Trim Size
- Product size.
- Anything left
beyond this line
will be cut off.
- All your important contents
(text, images, logos, etc.)
within this area.
2mm
Right Dust
Flap
Top Cover
2mm
3mm
Lock Flap
Creasing
Line
2mm
Back
Side A
Front
Side B
2mm
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Artwork Specification
Business Card Box Artwork Specification
PREPARING ARTWORK FILES FOR BUSINESS CARD BOX
Step 1:
Prepare 3 pdf files for your artwork:
Page 1
- Full artwork with die-line (with Die-Line Indicator)
Page 2
- File for artwork to be printed only.
Page 3
- Die-line only (with Die-Line Indicator)
Step 2:
Step 3:
Zip all PDF files together (In zip format)
or
Combine and save into 1 PDF file (3 pages)
Upload your artwork to place order.
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