Artwork Advice & Print Guides

Bleed ensures your design runs cleanly to the edge, with no risk of white borders once trimmed. To achieve this, extend background colours, images, or key design elements beyond the trim edge.

Please don’t place important text or logos too close to the edge (trim line). The amount of bleed required varies depending on the print media. Here are our most common specs:

• Stretch Canvas (black back or backlit): 100mm bleed on all sides
• Foamex or any boards: 3mm bleed
• Vinyl: 25mm bleed

Not sure which print material is best for your project? We’re here to help. Different jobs suit different substrates, from rigid boards like Foamex or Dibond to flexible vinyls, stretch fabrics, or films.

With years of experience in large-format print, our team knows the ropes when it comes to selecting the right media for your project. Just tell us what you're planning and where it’s going, and we’ll recommend the best print media for your event.

RGB is the colour mode used for screens (Red, Green, Blue), while CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) is used for print.

Always supply your artwork in CMYK to avoid unexpected colour shifts during printing.

If your file is in RGB, colours may appear brighter on screen but can print very differently.Before exporting, convert all colours to CMYK for the most accurate print results.

We want to keep your print project sailing smoothly, so please download our Artwork Submission Guide here. Giving your files a quick check before sending means we can get straight to work, avoiding delays.

Resolution refers to the amount of detail in an image, measured in dots per inch (dpi), higher dpi means sharper, clearer print quality.

To keep your print looking sharp, we recommend artwork at 150dpi at full size. For very large graphics viewed from a distance, 100dpi may be acceptable.  Avoid low-resolution images, as they may appear pixelated when printed.

Most artwork will include a mix of text and images, and it’s important to set them up correctly before sending your file over.

For fonts, always outline your text before sending your file. This converts your fonts into vector shapes, preventing any unexpected font substitutions or layout issues when we open the artwork.

For images, use high-resolution files at the correct scale. Avoid screenshots or small web images, as they’ll appear blurry or pixelated when printed at large format.