What is the difference between Kiss Cut and Die Cut?
Kiss cut is where the vinyl layer has been cut round the edge of your design but does not cut the backing paper therefore leaving multiple stickers on the same sheet. Die cut is where the backing paper is also cut to the same size as your sticker creating an individual sticker great for handing out.
Can you guys help me with artwork?
Sure. If you have any artwork queries, or need help setting up your artwork in the right format/size, we can help you with that! If you would like us to design the artwork for you, please put it all in an email and we will see what we can do!
Can you check my artwork for me?
scottydsWe certainly can! Feel free to email your artwork to info@printhouse68.co.uk and we will check it over for you!
How to set up your artwork
The basics on how to set up your artwork correctly and without any errors. Unsure with correct format? We are more than happy to assist you with minor alterations for no additional set up fee.
Correct Size
Always create your artwork to the correct size and proportion to the sticker you are ordering from us.
High Resolution
For the best possible printed results, please supply your design artwork at a minimum of 350dpi .
Bleed & Safe Zone
Make sure that your artwork has got a sufficient bleed to avoid in having white contours around your label.
CMYK Ready
We print using a CMYK print process, it allows finished product to maintain the highest print quality.
Bleed is the part of your artwork that extends past the edge of the label. This is usually the background of your artwork and gets trimmed off when printing. We have bleed to make sure your labels have no white edges. This is to ensure the print is right to the edge of the label if there is any slight natural movement when printing. We require the background of your artwork to extend at least 3mm past the edge of the label to make up its bleed. Most design tools have the option to input your bleed when starting a new project. Other programs such as photoshop don’t have this feature, so you will need to make your artwork 3mm larger on each side manually.
The safe zone is the ‘no cross’ zone at the edge of the label. We recommend that you keep all text/borders/important stuff within the safe zone boundaries. This will ensure that nothing gets cut off during print. We have a safe zone to ensure nothing gets cut off when printing. If you had text going right to the edge of the label, there is a chance it will get trimmed off due to the natural movement when printing. The only part of your artwork that should cross this area should be the background. You should aim to keep any text, borders or important information at least 2.5mm away from the trim lines (edge of label).
We print using CMYK. Our state of the art printer prints using 8 colours instead of the common 4 to give a wide range of colours from vibrant to every shade of grey – our printers use Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Light black, Light Cyan, Light Magenta & Orange.
Occasionally, artwork is set up using the RGB colour mode. You will be able to see the slight difference below. RGB is a colour mode that is made up of Red, Green & Blue light. It is used in screens and therefor backlit producing bright vibrant colours. This method of printing isn’t available using a digital press, however we will always print the closest CMYK equivalent. CMYK is the colour mode that we use to print – This is most common in digital print methods; the colours are made up from Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. As you can see from the example above, some of the brighter colours are not always achievable.
We accept a wide range of file formats, below we have listed the most popular. PDF, AI, PSD, IND, EPS, JPG, TIFF, PNG. If you don’t have your artwork in any of these file formats, don’t panic! We may be able to use it, just drop us an email & attach your artwork and will we advise.
We require your artwork to be a minimum of 350dpi for best printed results. 350dpi – As you can see the artwork is crisp and clear. This will produce high quality printed results. 72dpi – Very low resolution & pixelated. This will not produce good printed results. For any artwork with text, we recommend it to be at least 6pt. Use vector PDF whenever possible for the best results
