| Before you go any further..... If you
will be submitting CD booklet artwork please read this instruction
document....it outlines some common errors and shows how
to avoid them - thank you! :) |
This page contains all the templates you need to create artwork
for all our standard options. Please do read the help documents
for assistance. If you are not familiar with designing for print then please use our graphic design service.
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DISC ARTWORK
ALL CDs AND DVDs (EXCEPT BLACK TEXT ONLY)
PDF FORMAT / JPEG FORMAT CD
or DVD. This is a 120mm square with the centre marked. Right click to download (choose "save as", "save target as" etc)
Use with guidelayer:
a) FULL FACE GUIDE LAYER (PDF FORMAT
or JPG) Use this as a guide
to the positioning of your artwork.
b) "COLOUR TEXT" or "TEXT + LOGO" GUIDE
LAYER (PDF FORMAT
or JPG).
Right click to download (choose "save as", "save target as" etc)
Do not knock out the centre hole in your final artwork,
we will do that! |
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BLACK TEXT ONLY
CD OR DVD
You may submit the artwork using Surething
PC software to avoid set-up fees and for the crispest text
print quality.
Once installed please use this template.
Please also send us any unusual fonts used.
Please do not use Surething for the paper printed parts
(booklets etc).
MAC users - for black text only prints we can set up the text for you for a one time fee of £10+VAT. Email the text and fonts required. Otherwise you can submit a JPG/TIF/PDF file using the 40mm centre template above for guidance, but quality of print will be slightly less crisp. |
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BOOKLET ARTWORK
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INSTRUCTIONS AND HELP
FOR USING THE TEMPLATES (PDF)
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Please read the instructions above - this will help you avoid
any extra setup fees and speed up the process! Artwork should
be pasted directly onto our templates not just to a similar
spec.
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PAGE LAYOUTS
These are the 2-page spreads you will need to produce to make
a booklet which, once printed and compiled, will read correctly
from left to right.
| Booklet type |
Page Layout |
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| 4 page booklet |
Page 4 - Page 1
Page 2 - Page 3 |
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| 8 page stapled booklet |
Page 8 - Page 1
Page 2 - Page 7
Page 6 - Page 3
Page 4 - Page 5 |
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| 12 page stapled booklet |
Page 12 - Page 1
Page 2 - Page 11
Page 10 - Page 3
Page 4 - Page 9
Page 8 - Page 5
Page 6 - Page 7 |
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| 16 page stapled booklet |
Page 16 - Page 1
Page 2 - Page 15
Page 14 - Page 3
Page 4 - Page 13
Page 12 - Page 5
Page 6 - Page 11
Page 10 - Page 7
Page 8 - Page 9 |
BARCODES
If you require a barcode in your CD please leave a 3
by 2cm gap on the rear artwork. Barcodes can only be used on our
standard CD package (not the slimline option). This file is a
3 by 2cm white rectangle which you should use - download
now (right click and save, otherwise you will only see a white
screen!)
OTHER TEMPLATES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST: E.G. CARD WALLET
JPG
TEMPLATES MAY NOT DISPLAY IN YOUR BROWSER WINDOW - RIGHT CLICK
AND DOWNLOAD THEM ("SAVE LINK AS", "SAVE TARGET
AS" or similar - depending on your browser and version).
PLEASE SAVE ALL TEMPLATES
WITH YOUR OWN PROJECT NAME
VIEW OUR PRICES
NOTES:
We recommend Adobe
Photoshop for producing artwork. Some customers have told us they successfully used the
free software GIMP
(http://www.gimp.org), though we're unable to offer support or help with its use. |
