Artwork
Please ensure all artwork for print is supplied in line with these specifications.
We will currently ammend your artwork free of charge if is not in line with these specifications. We cannot accept responsibility for print errors or late deliveries where artwork has been supplied incorrectly. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us on 01302 719137.
Menu Bleed.
Menus Sizes
Takeaway menus printing normally comes in A4 or A3, although occasionally we print menus which are different sizes. We can prin any size of menu you require. Files should be supplied including bleeds if needed. Print will be returned as the finished sizes. Please ensure all artwork is centred within the document page.
Resolution
When supplying your menu artwork for print please ensure images are of reasonable quality to ensure your takeaway menu printing is of high quality. If you require help with your images please let us know and we will be happy to help. All artwork and images should be supplied at a minimum of 300 dpi.
If you are providing us with images used on websites you will need to send the originals before they were resized for web use. Web images are of low resolution at 72 dpi. They look fine on a computer screen but will be very pixelated when printed.
Colour
All menu artwork for printing should be supplied in CMYK not RGB. If you need help with this please contact us now. Any RGB artwork that is supplied will be converted to CMYK and this may affect the appearance of your chosen colours. We cannot take responsibility for any unexpected results experienced from artwork that has been supplied in non-CMYK colours.
Colour Proofing
Digital proofs will not be 100% colour accurate to the final Litho print and should be used as a guide only.
Transparencies
If you are using the transparency functions in Illustrator generated files, transparencies must be flattened and the files then converted to PDF or eps.
We Can Print Your Takeaway Menus From Any Files You Have!
When it comes to supplying your artwork, we would prefer to receive the following files, although we will accept literally any kind of file you have.
- Indesign
- Quark
- Publisher
- Word
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
It is essential that there is a 3mm bleed around your artwork. This is crucial to ensure your printing is finished correctly. Please ensure that when setting the colour it is set to CMYK not RGB.
Artwork Guidelines
Indesign
Please ensure all fonts and pictures used in your artwork are supplied to us in a separate folder using the “package” function under the “file” menu. Compress the document using stuffit or winzip before uploading. Please supply a screen shot of the artwork or a PDF. This is for our reference to make sure that nothing is missing or moved on the artwork when supplying .
Quark Express
Please ensure all fonts and pictures used in your artwork are supplied to us in a separate folder using the “collect for output” function under the “file” menu. Compress the document using stuffit or winzip before uploading. Please supply a screen shot of the artwork or a PDF. This is for our reference to make sure that nothing is missing or moved on the artwork.
We request all our artwork to be supplied as high resolution (300dpi). It is important that you prepare your PDF file in the correct way. There are options which must be set for commercial printing:
- Resolution (Choose High Resolution).
- Compression Settings (for colour and greyscale should be down sampled to 300dpi (with “auto compression” set on high).
- Font Embedding (should be set to “embed all fonts”).
- Colour needs to be set as CMYK not RGB.
Illustrator
Include all embedded images and convert all text to curves. Save as a eps file.
Photoshop
- Resolution Set to 300dpi when starting your new document
- Save file as either .tiff, .jpeg or .pdf.
Other files not listed above must be saved either as an eps of jpeg. Please note if you require for us to make changes to your file (jpeg / eps), we would require you to re-supply new artwork as either a PSD, PDF or AI files as we are unable to make changes to flattered images (jpeg/ eps / tiff).
Please be aware that we may change margins to prepare your cheap takeaway menus for print. A proof will always be sent to you prior to print to ensure your requirements are met.