Screen Printing

Add that little bit extra to your display!

Personalise holders with your company logo, a message or advertising slogan.

We can offer you a customised screenprinting service to apply your message etc directly onto the brochure/information holder of your choice.

Requirements

We are PC based. MAC files should be saved in PC format.

Most common design and graphics programmes are supported, but we prefer files to be supplied as Corel X3, or Adobe illustrator 10. Please ensure that you "SAVE AS" using the version numbers above. All fonts must be converted to curves, paths or outlines (Vector files). This avoids font matching and resolution problems and enables us to apply trapping or to make modifications to suit screen process print.

EPS & TIF Files

TIF files must be provided to highest possible resolution and should be at least 1200dpi. For line work all colours should be set as Pantone spot colours and not as CMYK.

Portable Document Files (PDF)

PDF files are supported and all fonts must be converted to curves etc as above.

GIF – JPEG – BMP & Word files

GIF - JPEG - BMP and Word files are not acceptable for use as artwork. These files are normally not suitable for reproduction.

Camera ready Artwork

Camera ready artwork can be accepted but this will be scanned and converted to an electronic file.

Film Positives

Film positives must be supplied same size, emulsion up, right reading. Suitable trapping must be applied for multiple colours.

Brochure Holder & Leaflet Holder Artwork Preparation

It is preferable to supply line artwork for these products but this does not rule out halftone or four colour process work provided the design allows for any screen resolution restrictions. We suggest that any tints are between 30% and 70%.

Most brochure holders are printed on clear material, therefore White is counted as a colour. Backgrounds produced as a dot screen tint of the main colour are not advisable and will usually be printed as a special solid colour. When preparing designs for printing onto any of these products it is not possible to print right to the edge of the holder.

Allowance must be made for the curves at the sides, the print area can not be less than 5mm from any horizontal edge or 10mm from any vertical edge. Please refer to our product table for detailed information.

It is advisable to check the compatibility of your programmes with us before dispatching artwork. However, provided it is supplied as a vector file with all fonts converted to outlines there should not be a problem. Please ensure a proof is supplied showing any special instructions. Artwork should be adapted to suit screen process printing. Colour separations, trapping, order of printing colours can be significantly different to lithographic printing.

Brochure Holders & Colour Matching

Certain colours may appear slightly transparent when printed on to clear products. This is due to the pigments used in the manufacture of the inks. In many cases a background colour, such as White, will have to be printed.

Colour Matching

We use the Pantone reference system. If a reference colour is not available then a suitable swatch should be supplied. Adjustments have to be made to suit the substrate.

Design, Artwork, Origination & Digital Imaging

If you do not have the facilities to produce your own artwork then we are able to provide all you need from the initial brief, to design layouts, artwork and print production. We will be pleased to advise on the suitability of your artwork and to modify it if required.

Screenprint Areas