Bleed and Safe Area for Print
Understand print bleed, trim lines and safe areas so backgrounds reach the edge and important content is not cut.
Read the guide →Artwork Help for Printing
Use the exact product specification before creating or exporting artwork. Finished size, bleed and safe area vary by product.
Start with the product specification
Choose the final product and variant first. A correctly designed A4 file cannot simply be assumed to fit a business card or banner.
A reliable artwork checklist
- Correct finished dimensions.
- Required bleed beyond every cut edge.
- Important content inside the safe area.
- Images with enough resolution at final size.
- Fonts embedded or converted where appropriate.
- A final customer proofread.
Image Resolution for Printing
Check whether images have enough effective resolution at the final print size and avoid blurred or pixelated output.
Read the guide →Print File Formats
Choose a suitable artwork file format and export PDFs, PNGs or JPEGs without avoidable production problems.
Read the guide →Colour in Print
Understand RGB screens, CMYK print, uncalibrated displays and reasonable colour variation between devices and print runs.
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