Signtech CI

Your design looks great on screen. But is it actually ready to print?

Artwork is where more print jobs go wrong than almost anywhere else and most of the time it comes down to a few things that sound complicated but really aren't.

Here's a quick glossary:

🎨 RGB vs CMYK - screens use light to make colour (RGB), print uses ink (CMYK). Send us an RGB file and colours can shift, sometimes dramatically. Always design for print in CMYK.

📐 DPI - stands for Dots Per Inch. It's how sharp your image is. 300 DPI = crisp and clear. 72 DPI (typical for web images) = blurry when printed. You can't fix a low-res image by making the file bigger, it just stretches the blur.

✂️ Bleed - if your design runs colour or images right to the edge, you need to extend it 3mm beyond the trim line. Without it, tiny variations in cutting can leave an unintended white border. That extra 3mm gets trimmed away and gives you a clean edge.

🖥️ Can I use Canva? - often yes, if you export correctly. Use PDF format at 300 DPI. Just be aware Canva works in RGB by default, so for brand-critical colour accuracy it's worth checking with us first.

Not sure if your artwork is print-ready? Send it to us to check over, we'd always rather flag something early. 👇

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