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| It is neccesary to prepare your files with bleed. Set the artboard or page size of your label to incorporate bleed. The bleed area is determined by adding 0.125" to the width and length dimensions (2" x 3" label would need to have the artboard set at 2.125" x 3.125"). The example label to the right shows the background image and the border extending to the bleed area. This is important because there can be slight shifts in alignment when the labels are die cut. Shifts of up to 1/16" may occur and are within acceptable industry standards. Artwork that does not meet this requirement will be edited accordingly. |
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| Because there can be slight shifts in alignment, the safezone is also very important. All text and design elements that do not meet the labels edge should be contained in the safezone. The safezone is determined by subracting 0.125" from the width and length dimensions of the label (2" x 3" label would need to have the safezone set at 1.875" x 2.875"). Artwork that does not meet this requirement will be edited accordingly. |
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| Our minimum resolution is 300 dpi. We encourage our customers to submit files that have a higher resolution. This makes dramatic improvements in quality especially when there is text on the label. Our maximum resolution is 800 dpi. We do accept files at high resolutions, however, there is a 15 mb maximum file size on our artwork upload page. This applies per file or label design that is submitted. |
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| When submitting a file that is not flattened (files other than jpeg, tiff, bmp) it is required that you change all text to outlines or embed the fonts into the file. We prefer that you convert to outlines to ensure that there will be no delay in your order. The minimum printable font size for black text on a light background is 5pt. The minimum font size for white text on a colored background is 7pt bold. |
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| We accept many file formats. Though, our prefered format is PDF. When saving your file as a PDF please make sure to do the following: Use the "Press Quality" preset, convert your text to outlines, make sure there is no color conversion, and make sure that there is no downsampling of the images (unless above 800dpi). |
| Please do not send compressed artwork other than Tiff using LZW compression. |
| Please do not send security/password protected files. |
| Other formats we accept are: .eps, .ps, .ai, .indd, .psd, .jpg, .tiff, and .bmp. |
| All other formats may not be readable or may require graphics fees to change the file into a format that we can use. |
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| Digital printing is a 4 color process. When creating your files be sure to create them using CMYK color. All files submitted as RGB will be converted which may cause drastic color shifts. Files saved in RGB will be converted and printed without consulting the customer. If you would like to guarantee accurate color reproduction, please build your files using the CMYK values from a Pantone Process Coated color guide. Printed colors are always different from what is represented on your monitor. Even PDF proofs are not an accurate representation of color. If color is crucial please request a press printed proof or specify the Pantone colors used to create your files in the customer comments section. |
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| Borders bleeding off of a label need to be at least 0.1875" in thickness and meet the bleed edge. This is an aesthetic requirement as well as a quality control requirement. Borders not bleeding off of a label must be contained by the safezone. The outer edge of the border may not fall outside of the safezone. |
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| Spot white is used for many different purposes. To set up a file with spot white we suggest using Photoshop. Create a spot channel called "spotwhite" and fill that channel according to where you want spot white to be printed. If you are unfamiliar with creating spot channels we are more than happy to add it for you. Most of the time we provide this service at no extra cost. Sandwich printing is available. Please contact us if you are interested in setting up a file for sandwich printing. |
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| Overprinting is used in traditional means of printing, but is not necessary when using a digital printer. DO NOT BUILD YOU FILES WITH OVERPRINTING ATTRIBUTES. These attributes will often change the appearance of the final product. We do our best to catch overprinting issues before printing, but they are not always detected. If you have created your file with overprinting attributes please contact us about your order. We are not responsable for incorrectly printed labels with overprinting attributes. You will be charged for the printed labels and any subsiquent reprints. |
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| We are happy to answer quesions about preparing your files for print. We do not offer assistance for learning software. If you have questions pertaining to learing software please refer to the software manufacturers website. |
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| PDF templates for all of our labels sizes will be available online shortly. |
| Frontier Label Artwork Requirements Page. |
