If you are supplying electronic artwork for your project, adhering to the following guidelines and tips will help insure you receive the results you expect. Or, if you need assistance with the creation or design of artwork, LGI’s Art & Design team offers professional graphic design services.

Preparing Art for Submission

• Color : Depending on printing process, art may need to be submitted as process (CMYK) or spot colors.
• Text : All text needs to be converted to outlines to prevent character or font substitution. If you do not have this capability you must provide the fonts with your files.
• Linked graphics : If any graphics are linked rather than embedded in the file, please provide linked graphics separately in one of the following formats: Adobe Photoshop (.psd), Encapsulated Postscript (.eps), Bitmap (.bmp), joint photographic experts group (.jpg), or Tag Image File Format (.tif).
• Resolution : A minimum resolution of 300 dpi is recommended, since lower formats may result in poor quality reproduction.
• Print ready format : Artwork should be provided in one of the following print ready formats: Adobe Illustrator (.ai), Adobe Portable Document File (.pdf), Corel Draw (.cdr), Encapsulated Postscript (.eps), or Macromedia Freehand (.fh).
• Bleeds : Elements that extend beyond the edge cut (bleeds) should extend a minimum of .125” beyond the edge cut.

Submitting Artwork

Artwork may be submitted using one of the following methods:

• Online file submission
• CD or Zip Disk sent to your account or customer service representative
• Email as an attachment to your account or customer service representative (files no larger than 10Mb)

When submitting artwork, please include:

• File name
• Name and version number of program used to make the file
• Fonts used in the document

In addition to submitting your electronic file, please fax your final art to the LGI Art and Design department at 503-620-3296. The fax serves as a quality check to make sure your art file is reproduced as intended.