If you're planning on preparing
your own label artwork, please refer to this basic guide.
Shoud you have questions please feel free to contact us at jim@logoh2o.com or
480-443-0907.
Macintosh
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12 oz. guidelines
• view 16.9 oz. guidelines
Adobe Illustrator version CSI
Adobe Photoshop 5.0/5.5: Files in
CMYK or grayscale must be 300dpi at 100% of use size. Spot
colors must be called out in a separate channel otherwise they
will be converted to CMYK. If a spot color is going to be used,
use the program’s default title given to the spot color,
don’t change the pantone name, i.e. Pantone® 485CVU,
don’t change this spot color’s name to "red".
QuarkXPress 3.3 & 4.0
Freehand Files: Must be saved as
EPS for importation into Adobe Illustrator.
Pagemaker: Not supported. Pre Press
not compatible with Flexographic printing.
Liquid Assets' preferred format
for receiving artwork is EPS with all of the fonts used in
the job converted to outlines (paths). Adobe Photoshop EPS,
TIFF and PSD files are acceptabled, however, these files should
be used for background artwork ONLY (images) and not for text.
All forms of Photoshop files that are to be used must have
an ORIINAL file resolution of 300 dpi or higher.
PC
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12 oz. guidelines
• view 16.9 oz. guidelines
Adobe Illustrator 8.0 (if using
non-Adobe typefaces, must convert text to curves)
Corel Draw must be converted to
text as curves and then exported out as .ai (Adobe Illustrator).
Placed files must also be included as they do not transfer
with complete file and must be repositioned.
QuarkXPress: Call for instructions
(All PC files will be converted to Macintosh platform.) We
try to match typefaces as closely as possible but cannot guarantee
an exact match. If you include the manufacturer name we can
usually purchase the typeface for Macintosh to ensure a perfect
match.
Label
sizes for the 12 oz are 1.75" x 5.25" and 16.9
oz are 2.0" x 5/375" in which we need 0.125" on
all sides beyond this for bleed.
Please
note that .PDF files will not work with flexographic printing
(the type of printing we do). Offset print houses can work
with those making film and plates straight from a .PDF
file, we canNOT.
