ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS

Our company manufacturers your thermometer according to your specifications. When sending artwork to our company, please make sure to follow the guidelines to avoid delays with producing your order.

These notes are general artwork guidelines ONLY.

Submit Artwork on CD, email or FTP (pending file size restrictions). 

Files can be PC or Mac in the following formats:  Adobe CS5 or lower (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), QuarkXpress 5.0.

EPS, PDF, TIFF and JPEG are also acceptable formats produced from the above mentioned programs. 

Graphics/Logos, etc. should be in vector/line-art form. 
 

ALL Rasterized artwork should be submitted at 300 DPI, 100% to scale using CMYK color format.  EVERYTHING submitted in RGB format will be converted to CMYK and the colors WILL change.

All JPG, JPEG and non-vector artwork should be provided in a high-resolution format with a print width greater than the face of the thermometer. We cannot increase the size of your artwork. We can only decrease the size. Please make sure your artwork is at least 300 dpi. and has the correct print size.
 

We prefer .eps files.
Text should be converted to paths to insure proper opening.
Also include Pantone numbers for all artwork that requires Pantone color matching.

If electronic artwork is not available, camera-ready artwork is acceptable. 
Additional charges may apply for non-electronic artwork. 

PROOFS:  

FREE Virtual Proofs are provided based upon your specifications. We will provide a Virtual Proof (usually within 24 hours) of your thermometer design. You can make changes to the design as needed. We will continue to provide a Virtual Proof until you are satisfied.  Please try to submit your complete specifications with your first request.