How To Prepare
Your Work For
CMYK Printing A quick guide to 
help you achieve 
printing success
Keep Images Sharp

Use quality photographs and images

Images a minimum 300dpi at printed size

Convert images to CMYK colour mode

Still need some help with your images?

DPI Guide

Keep text 3mm clear of the printed edge

Overlap colours / images with 3mm bleed

Add crop marks 3mm away from the edge

Watch Those Edges

More advice on bleed and marks?

Marks Guide
Show Us Your
True Colours

Need an exact match? Use Pantone

Just close? Check our CMYK samples

Never use RGB colour mode for print!

Are you looking for a bit more info?

Design Tips
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