Need help setting up artwork for print?

Below you’ll find some information to assist you in setting up your artwork in order to achieve the very best result for your print.

Contact us for further information.

How to set up your artwork for printing

Be sure your artwork is set up to the correct size.

Artwork for folded brochures/flyers should be supplied at the flat size, for instance, an A4 brochure folded to DL should be supplied as 2 x A4 pages, not as 6 x DL pages.

Bleed

3mm external bleed
In order to achieve borderless printing, all artwork should be set up with a minimum 3mm external bleed and should include trim/crop marks.

3mm internal bleed
All text and important information should be kept at least 3mm from the edge of the page.

Accepted file formats

Artwork should ideally be supplied as a press ready PDF file.

We accept the following file types:

.pdf (Preferred)
.ai (Illustrator files must have all links embedded and fonts outlined)
.eps (Any links must be embedded and fonts outlined)
.indd (InDesign files must have all links embedded and fonts outlined)
.jpeg (Must be print resolution – 300dpi)

File size

We accept a maximum file size of 50MB.

If your artwork is larger than 50MB, please contact us and we’ll supply you with alternate delivery options.

Colour

Artwork should be supplied using CMYK colours.

Artwork created using RGB or spot colours will automatically be converted to CMYK which may alter the colour slightly. It is up to the supplier of the artwork to ensure that colours are set up correctly. Rabbit Print does not accept responsibility of colour variation where appropriate file creation has not occurred.

Rich blacks should be set to C = 40%, M = 0%, Y = 0%, K = 100%.

Fonts, borders and stroke lines

Rabbit Print recommend text be no smaller than 6pt and stroke lines no thinner than 0.3pt. If your artwork has a border, it is recommended it be at least 5mm from the edge of the page. Due to automated trimming a +/- 2mm variance can occur.