Before you send the file to print ... Check the 5 most common mistakes in preparing projects

There's your final decision - I will print my own business cards! Next, you decide on advertising posters or printing leaflets. This is a great step towards brand promotion! However, before ready products reach you, we must receive your project. In order to complete it as soon as possible, it is importantto prepare carefully the file. What should you avoid so that the final print met your expectations? You must absolutely read

Errors in content and graphic

NIP entered incorrectly, or surname spelling,too much content ... These are just some examples of the most common oversights, when it comes to preparing texts. When creating a file, remember about turning any texts into curves! This will avoid mistakes resulting from font substitution and problems with Polish characters.

Another issue is the choice of graphics.It is a common mistake when somebody uses to many various ornaments, e.g. shading. For sureit's nice to play with the functions available in the graphics program. However some elements that look good on the screen, when are printed look terrible. Here, then, simplicity is included!

Lack of necessary margins and bleeds

You design subtitles for the leaflet. Everything looks nice on the screen and how will it look on the paper? Printing houses always prepare models for download. It is necessary to make sure that no part of the text was cut off - because was found beyond the safety margin.

You want to avoid a little esthetic, white borders around selected graphics? Take into account the so-called bleeds. This, in the simplest terms, a "stock" of an image that can be cut off. Thanks to that you do not risk the visual effect on the poster or on the cover of the catalog will remain destroyed.

Incorrectly prepared file for printing

The most common mistakes regarding the files themselves and sending them online are:

• wrong format (e.g. photo inserted in a text editor),
• inadequate (usually too low) resolution,
• ill-file name.

To help workers of printing house to work smoothly, it is worth paying attention to these issues.

No project-check before shipment of file

The project is ready. You attach the file to the email, you click "Send" ... Have you made sure that there are no defects in it? You must do it! Although our graphic designers are alert and report errors, they don't evaluate the content of the project - including the compliance of the content with the actual state (e.g. company data). So if you don't want to have leaflets with spelling mistakes or business cards with strange signs instead of Polish letters - check your design twice!

Failure to comply printing house directions

Many of the problems listed above can be avoided. Just use the templates we have prepared online, available for download next to each product. There are given, among others required formats and margins. Acting on your own, you need to know that printing house worker can send the file back to you, asking for appropriate corrections.

We hope you find these few tips for useful and will help you to prepare files correctly..Let's visit our website and place orders for reliable and cheap catalogs, notebooks and other products Design and act to promote your business!