What are your artwork submission guidelines?
When submitting artwork for a custom product, please follow the guidelines below to ensure timeliness and accuracy.
FILE FORMATS
Please submit original, layered files in one of the following formats:
- Adobe Illustrator (*.ai)
- Encapsulated Post Script (*.eps)
- Adobe Photoshop (*.psd)
- Editable PDF (*.pdf)
All images and fonts should be embedded into the design file. Please be sure to communicate any clear areas of the packaging (e.g., windows).
FONTS
All fonts must be converted to outlines in the document or included with design files. The benefit of outlined fonts is that design remains intact, while the drawback is text cannot be edited. Outlined fonts are preferred.
COLORS
Please submit artwork in Pantone color format. We will have to separate and reformat any artwork that is not given to us, layered by specific Pantone color. When using Pantone colors, you must include color codes (i.e., Pantone Number). Providing a printed sample to match colors will help ensure proper print matching (sample is not required). Providing a printed sample to match colors will help ensure proper print matching (sample not required). Please send any printed samples to the ClearBags representative you are working with.
If your art is in CMYK format, we will convert the colors to Pantone and try to color match to the best of our abilities. Colors converted from CMYK may not exactly match (we can typically get a 90% color match). Please provide Pantone colors if you want to ensure 100% color match.
DENOTING WHITE, CLEAR, AND SPECIAL FINISH AREAS
Use pink (or another color if you already have a pink color in your file) to represent clear, white, and special finishes such as a matte or glossy finish. The color layer can be layered on part or all of the image. Donte what this color means in the file.
BLEED
Please use a 1/8” bleed (i.e., extend artwork 1/8” beyond die line).
RESOLUTION
The resolution should be 300 dpi and 100% in size. Having our artists resize elements could result in image quality loss.
SUBMITTING ARTWORK
Please submit artwork to the representative assisting with your order via email (if less than 50MB), Google Drive, or WeTransfer.com.
QUESTIONS
Please direct any questions to the customer service representative assisting you with your order, chat with us, or call 800-233-2630.
