General Instructions:

Download the appropriate template from our website. For best results use Adobe Illustrator, In Design, or Quark Express to layout your design. Designs should be created using the CMYK color space. Linked bitmap images should be 300 DPI at final size in Bitmap, Grayscale, Duotone, or CMYK modes. RGB, Indexed and Lab Color modes will not be accepted. If at all possible, do not layout packaging designs in photoshop. Text created in photoshop will not produce the best quality.

The templates contain 3 lines aroud the edges. The outermost line is the bleed line. Make sure all bleeds extend to this line. The blue line is the Crop Line. The yellow line is the Safety Line. Do not place any critical text or graphics outside of this line. Blue dashed lines indicate center folds. Please leave all cropmarks and guidlines on a separate layer from your work.

Artwork may be submitted on a CD, by e-mail, FTP, or Web upload it here . Please include a hard copy, PDF, or JPEG sample of your art.

Supported Applications:

• Adobe Illustrator (preferred)
• Quark Express
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator Tips:

• Please convert all text to outlnes
• Keep all printing marks on a layer separate from your artwork

Quark Express Tips:

• Collect your project for output
• Please include all fonts and supporting files.
• If submitting via e-mail or FTP, Use stuffit to compress your project and all supporting files
• You may export your project to a PDF file for submission.