Art Guidelines
By following these art guidelines you will ensure your labels will be printed without art delays. The estimated ship date is generated once your art and proof are approved.
By following these art guidelines you will ensure your labels will be printed without art delays. The estimated ship date is generated once your art and proof are approved.
All images should be a minimum of 300 ppi (pixels per inch) at 100%.
Art files should be in CMYK color mode. If your art is RGB, please convert them to CMYK before submitting.
Art files should have a dieline. The dieline should have a spot color applied called “Dieline”.
All label printing art must have a bleed of .0625″ on all sides. Art must also have a minimum safe zone of .0625″ inside the trim on all sides (text and art objects should be at least .0625″ away from the trim on all sides to ensure that text/objects do not get trimmed off or into during die-cutting.
All label art printing on metallic or clear substrates should have a separate white layer above the art layer specifying content that will print with white ink. The white content should also have a spot color applied called “White”. Similarly, files that are going to be embossed or foil stamped should be marked with the spot color “Foil” or “Emboss”.
Acceptable file types: AI files (Adobe Illustrator) with “create PDF compatible file” enabled when saving the file, PDFs. Art files should be a single page only. Do not submit a multi-page file (if you cannot separate your art, please email the art to your Columbine Label representative).
Email it to our customer support team or upload it through the portal
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1. Please do not use special characters in the name of the art file or description.
2. Please do not upload ZIP files.
3. Art with White Layers: please keep it on one file and on a different layer ABOVE the art layer.
4. Single page art files only.
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