LetterBank Photographic Artwork Formats
What we need to reproduce your art

HUH?

Don't understand the terms?
Don't know what you have?
Send what you have by attaching it to an email, along with your name and phone number. We'll do the rest.
What if you have a picture, photo or sketch? Send it in. We can tell you what it takes to get it ready for your project.
No hassle, no cost for our free evaluation.
Quick reference guide for sending Artwork


Acceptable MAC or PC Software:

Photoshop (preferred for full color)
Adobe Illustrator 10 or CS
Canvas
CorelDraw
FreeHand

Acceptable Media:
DVD, CD, Iomega ZIP 100mb.

Notes about formatting:
Files must be CMYK and saved as TIFF, PSD or EPS format.

IBM compatible files must be saved as MAC format.

Helpful Hints:
Include fonts and images to avoid a delay.

IMPORTANT:
Include contact information, name, email and telephone number with all files to avoid delay.

For the following products...

you need this kind of art.


Full-color digital prints
Four-color process printing for decals, banners, table covers & flags,
Full color banners and signs,
Billboards,
Duratrans for back-lit plastic,
Transparency displays,
Any Photos or halftones, gradients and blends,
Color printing


High-resolution tiff, jpeg or psd / scitex file saved in CMYK at a minimum 244 dpi resolution at finished size.

Photoshop
CorelPhoto
Adobe Illustrator
other programs of origin.
Original artwork to be scanned

(see checklist below)
You may email files under 2 megs.
 
LetterBank can create original art, or scan, modify, color or update your art.


We do not accept Quark, InDesign, PageMaker, Word or other non-graphic program files. We do not accept MicroSoft files, or ANY PROGRAM WITH PLACED FILES.

Files must be ORIGIN files. Files with placed graphics will incur additional processing costs. Files saved in RGB or with spot colors will be converted for an additional fee. See checklist before sending file(s).

Checklist

  • Files must be compressed with stuffit.
  • Files under 2 megs must be sent to art@letterbank.com with a faxed purchase order
    (805-782-5050 fax only) to let us know to connect your art to your project.
  • Files under 8 megs may be sent to our FTP site 65.108.191.30
    File MUST be placed in "incoming" folder only.
    A fax must be sent to tell us your file has been uploaded.
  • Fonts (T1 or TT for Mac) must be included with projects
  • Print-out and color call-out must be faxed with your name + number.
  • Files on CD, DVD or 100meg ZIP must be sent by courier to our physical address.

You can buy a copy of your finished logo. See how.