Art Guidelines

Artwork Guidelines to Prepare Your Design for Print by Gunderson Image Wear

ACCEPTABLE FORMATS FOR ELECTRONIC ART:

  • Adobe Photoshop .psd (only allowed for certain printing processes, please ask if it’s acceptable for your order)
  • Illustrator.ai or eps
  • Adobe Acrobat.pdf

NON-PREFERRED FORMATS FOR ELECTRONIC ART*:

  • jpg, gif, bmp, tiff, png files
  • PowerPoint
  • Word
  • Excel
  • Publisher
  • WMF
  • Scans of logo, letterhead or business cards
  • Page layout files (Quark, PageMaker, InDesign)

*The above formats are not preferred and do not comply with “camera-ready art 
standards”. If submitted, formats may be able to be read, but also may incur cleanup 
charges. This is not a comprehensive list; rather a list of the most common 
non-preferred formats.

VECTOR ART IS BEST FOR MOST DESIGNS. PLEASE CONVERT ALL OBJECTS TO CURVES (PATHS OR OUTLINES). If raster elements are part of the artwork: They should be embedded, provided at actual imprint size and from 300 DPI or higher source documents at the original size.

Major artwork changes require an artwork editing fee of $35.00 per hour.

When transferring artwork please include the following:

  • Subject: Artwork for Organization or Project
  • Company name & address
  • Contact person for this art
  • Phone number for questions on this art
  • Email for questions on the art
  • PDF rendering of artwork
  • Brief description of the art
  • Size of art

We deliver or send your items to your business or organization.

*Please note all sales are final. No returns or exchanges.

Email to: graphics@gundersongroup.com