Send Us Print-Ready Files

Artwork & File Format Guidelines

For the sharpest print we like vector files. Here's a quick guide to what works best and what to avoid. Not sure what you've got? Send it anyway.

Best Quality Works Great Avoid If You Can

Best Quality

Preferred — Vector Files

.AI

Adobe IllustratorBest quality. Our favourite.

.EPS

PostScriptGreat for screen printing.

.PDF

Vector PDFVector PDF only.

.SVG

Scalable Vector GraphicsScales to any size.

High Resolution Needed

Works Great — Raster Files

.PNG

PNG300 DPI+, transparent background.

.PSD

Photoshop300 DPI or higher.

.TIFF

TIFF / TIF300 DPI or higher.

Avoid If You Can

Not Ideal For Print

Got one of these? Send it anyway.
If it's all you have, we'll take a look and let you know if it'll print clean or needs a quick fix.

.JPG

JPG / JPEGCompression can soften the print.

.BMP

BitmapBest avoided.

.GIF

GIFNot built for print.

DOC

Word / PowerPointNot accepted — export to PDF first.

Before You Send

Artwork Requirements

Resolution

300 DPI minimum at print size for raster.

Colour Mode

CMYK for full-colour, Pantone for screen print.

Fonts

Convert all fonts to outlines / curves.

Bleed

Add 0.125" if your design runs edge to edge.

Background

Keep PNG backgrounds transparent.

Not Sure About Your File?

Send us what you have and we'll tell you if it works or needs a tweak. We review every file before we print, so no surprises.