Packaging artwork has to be right in ways that are not visible on screen. Bleed has to extend past the trim. An overprint black on a dark substrate has to be separated out or the whole area prints. Spot colours have to be defined. A dieline that looks correct in a viewer frequently prints with the wrong flap dimensions. We prepare artwork to a printer specification rather than to a screen.
What we deliver
- Artwork with proper 3mm bleed and safe margins
- Separated and named spot colours, with overprint set deliberately
- Barcode placement checked for quiet zones
- Legal copy and mandatory declarations positioned correctly
- Print-ready PDF, plus editable source files
- Dielines supplied by your converter, or drawn to specification
Working with converters and printers
Send us the converter specification or the printer specification, and we work to it. If you do not have one, we can produce artwork and a specification sheet for your printer to confirm, which is the normal way new packaging projects start. If you would rather we draw the dieline, we can, from a flat pattern or a sample.
Materials worth planning for
Corrugate, folding carton board, rigid box, labels on film or paper, and flexible pouch. Each behaves differently: board shows fibre, film shows every speck, and dark substrates swallow fine light text. Knowing the substrate before we start is what prevents a reprint.