Text & line art design recommendations

There are some key points to remember when using text/line art in your designs:

Make sure text is at least 8pt - very small text can look good on screen but does not print well.

Make sure all fonts are embedded/outlined/ converted to shape.

When printing lines in a solid or dark color, make sure they are no thinner than 0.5pt. If you're using a lighter color, we recommend 1pt.

Make artwork a vector PDF, photographs at 300dpi or higher, and file size a maximum of 25Mb.

Try to keep text in bold colors, made up of one or two inks only (C, M, Y, or K). Fonts using 100% K will be crisper and more legible

Remove any cutting, crop, or trim marks. These are applied by InkPavo, as we send your files to print.

****Save your designs using the 'Adobe PDF/X-1a:2001' preset, where possible.

To make sure your design prints as expected flatten transparencies and turn off overprint

If you want to try your existing design on one of our templates, head over to the artwork guidelines and templates FAQ.