01274 532 100 Call us now! The Xpress Large Format Specialists Banner Printing Artwork Requirements Xpress Banners (Signs Direct) Unit 5,  Dockfield Road Industrial Centre Shipley , West Yorkshire  BD17 7AD 01274 532 100 sales@xpressbanners.co.uk Privacy Policy Home 1 Banners 2 Pull up Banners 3 Artwork Requirements 4 Contact 5 E-mail your artwork, images and / or text to artwork@xpressbanners.co.uk alternatively you can use the Upload Artwork form, to the right. We will email you a proof of the banner before printing. We check all artwork before printing however, we cannot take responsibility for errors in supplied artwork. We can help you make the perfect banner, please email or call if you need help with the design images on the banner. PDF - Supply at 300dpi, with all fonts embedded JPEG - Supply at 300dpi Photoshop - Layers flattened, at least 300dpi Illustrator - Fonts converted to outlines We prefer all artwork to be supplied as high-resolution PDF format. PDF’s are the standard file format for large format print but it is important to ensure they are prepared in the correct way. Ensure that you choose the High Quality Print or Press Quality from the adobe preset menu. Please also ensure that fonts are either embedded or converted to outlines. All artwork must be supplied in CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black). Please be aware that files converted from RGB to CMYK may alter the colour composition significantly. Ensuring the correct colour space is used. Files made in Microsoft office or Open Office  are generally not suitable for large format print due to such limitations within office. If you have your artwork in a Microsoft office or Open Office document then please ring or email to discuss how we can help rebuild the artwork using a suitable software package. Microsoft Office/Open Office Files When you spend over £100 on any product FREE DESIGN We design, print and manufacture under one roof. 48HR TURNAROUND The basics of setting up your file If supplying artwork, it needs to be supplied as a jpeg, pdf or eps at 25% of the final size and at 300dpi We accept a number of file formats for printing, to achieve the best results we recommend that you follow the simply guidelines below. Use our new upload facility to send us your artwork. There is a file limit of 50MB. File Upload The Xpress Large Format Specialists Home Banners Pull up Banners Artwork Requirements Contact We will email you a proof of the banner before printing. How do I send my files? What files can I upload? If you are supplying native files such as Adobe Illustrator then please ensure that all elements such as fonts and images are zipped into one folder before sending. Supplying Native Files Supplying PDF Artwork