Supply of Flag Artwork

Vector Images – Line Artwork

1. Artwork can be supplied using Adobe Illustrator up to Version 10 or Corel Draw to Version 8. Acceptable file formats would be - *.ai, *.eps, *.cdr. Other line drawn Vector files such as *.wmf may also be compatible. Please note Quark Express Files are incompatible.
2. Mac users should supply an Adobe Illustrator File. This must be saved as Illustrator EPS up to Version 10 and post script level 1 or 2. Select PC compatible.
3. All Vector files must have their fonts converted to curves, or have the fonts imbedded into the file if saved as text.
4. Images should be saved at a scale of 1:1 and proportioned correctly to its positioning on the final medium.
5. Drawings should generally be created without the use of outlines. If a key line is required around a particular letter or object, this should be created by the physical use of a boundary, not merely by the addition of the outline tool. If the outline tool is used please ensure that the line width is scaleable. We cannot be responsible for outline widths which do not translate to the correct size if the ‘scale with image’ check box is not highlighted.
6. If your artwork contains both vector and bitmap forms please supply these in any of the following ways:
   • as separate files one containing the vector image in curves, with the location of the bitmap marked
   • as a Vector file with the bitmap embedded. Please ensure that the bitmap is embedded in the right format – see below.
   • convert all to a bitmap – see notes below on the supply of bitmap images.

Additional Information

1. Please supply a physical print in colour, or with colours clearly marked to check against the output of digital artwork. We cannot be held responsible for image inaccuracies if this physical check is not provided.
2. Please ensure all details as to size, orientation, finishing and material specification are provided with the artwork. Any changes to these once work has commenced with will be chargeable.

Supply of Bitmap Images – Graphic or Photographic Artwork

1. Artwork can be supplied using Photoshop 6 or Photo Paint 7. Acceptable file formats are *.psd, *.cpt, *.tiff, *.jpeg.
2. Please ensure all files are saved in a PC format. We would strongly recommend the use of Tiff files (LZW Compression is advisable) instead of jpegs. Jpegs often result in the loss of detail due to the nature of compression.
3. For graduated or 4 Colour Process screen-printed work please supply the file in a scale of 1:1 at a minimum resolution of 50dpi. At a scale of 1:10 this resolution should be 500dpi.
4. For digitally printed images please supply as a Tiff file, in an LAB colour format. The file should have a minimum scale of 1:3 at a file resolution of 254dpi.

Supply of Colour References

1. Appliqued work will be produced against the nearest stock shades of material. Please supply coated pantone references or a colour swatch for matching. Where a specific colour is required the material can be dyed, in which case a coated pantone reference, or colour swatch will be required. CMYK or RGB colour references cannot be used.
2. For screen printed work please supply a coated pantone reference or colour swatch. CMYK or RGB colour references cannot be used.
3. For digitally printed work supplied as a bitmap, the file should be saved in an LAB 24bit colour format. If a colour management profile is assigned please indicate which profile this is. We suggest using an Adobe RGB1998, SRGB IEC619662-1, or colour match RGB profile. Please do not assign specific printer profiles. Please note that due to the variation in monitor, printer and software interpretations of colour a bitmap image where provided, and in particularly one supplied in a CMYK or RGB colour format, may exhibit colour variations. In these instances we cannot guarantee a colour match and the result must be accepted unconditionally.
4. If a vector file is supplied for digital print please supply the pantone references either as LAB colours or uncoated pantone references. Should other colour references or a colour swatch be provided we will endeavour to produce a best possible match.