Set up size proportionate to the exact size you are ordering (1:1 scale)
Bleeds
For art that bleeds (color goes to the edges) – Add an extra 1/8 inch to each side that bleeds. For example, a standard card (6 x 4.25) that bleeds on each side, make your canvas size 6.25 x 4.5 (1/8 inch x 2 sides). Remember: this extra 1/8 inch will be trimmed off.
Safezone
Keep all important information and images between at least 1/16” – 1/8” inside the edge on all sides – this will prevent critical information from being trimmed off when shift occurs on press. Shift is a natural part of the flexographic printing process, and taking “safe zones” into account is standard procedure.
Image Resolution
Higher DPI means higher resolution. Resolution is not “size”, but it’s often confused with it because higher resolution images are often bigger, but that doesn’t necessarily have to be the case. If you are providing a raster file, please refer to our chart below. You can also provide us with a vector file, which scales without losing quality.
Unwind
Unwind has to do with the way the label comes off of a roll. Please see the charts below for a visual explanation of unwind. There are links to download PDFs of each image if needed.