Try to
design the pieces using bright colors. Avoid large areas of light
color as they can soil quickly. Darker backgrounds will wear the
longest before showing dirt.
Live area is 1" less all the way around mat. Keep all critical graphics and text
at least 1" from the edges of the final
live area. Because transferring is usually
done by hand. Try to stay away from designing even borders close to the
edges of the piece. Please allow 1"
bleeds on all four sides.
See
mat construction for
more detailed specs.
Vector
Keep vector images clean using bright
colors. If the art originates as a vector image, don't convert it to a
raster image. Please save images in eps or AI format.
Raster
Prepare raster images at 200dpi at 100%. Save as RGB with the
profile embedded. Avoid tightly detailed or drab colored images.
The brightest images work best. Please give us any layered files
if you have them.
Layout
You can use Illustrator or layout in Quark versions 3.3 - 6.1 or
Indesign versions 1.0 – 2.0
