Artwork Specifications

• In order to process your orders without delay - and to minimize your potential art charges - please note the following guidelines when creating your artwork for submission to ATdesigns (artwork@atdesigns.com)  
• PRODUCTION-READY artwork is best submitted as black and white (RGB) vector art created in a vector program.
• We can of course accept, and work with, almost any file format received - but you will save time and expense if this format can be used. Hard copies, grayscale and color scanned images (e.g.: jpg) are layouts only - artwork charges will apply as required.  

	Select from the 21 PMS colors offered on our standard 'color palette', or request specific color matching for a small additional charge Please click to see larger version of the palette

• E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR ARTWORK ONLY:  artwork@atdesigns.com  (PLEASE REFERENCE YOUR SALES CONTACT)
• Note that we work in Vector-based programs -  and 'primarily' ILLUSTRATOR
• For fastest service and to minimize your art charges - PLEASE SEND BLACK & WHITE (RGB) VECTOR FILES IN .PDF / .EPS / .AI FORMATS FROM THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE AS SHOWN:
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • CorelDraw
  • Adobe Photoshop (for 'Photo-etch' or 'Econo-Graphic' items only)
  • Scans should be at least 300 dpi
• PLEASE ENSURE ALL TEXT CONVERTED TO CURVES OR OUTLINES, and scans are placed or sent along as separate files (as a .tiff for example).
• Files should not exceed 5 megabytes when e-mailed - i.e. Zip or stuff whenever possible

Medals / Key Chains

• Art submitted should be 200% actual size.
• BLACK REPRESENTS RAISED AREAS, WHITE IS RECESSED.
• Outsides borders must be at least 2 pt. thickness for one-sided items, 3 pt. for 2-sided at 100%.
• Raised inside lines should be at least .75 pt. at actual size and recessed linework should be 1 pt. at 100%.
• All text under 12 pt. must be bold sans serif font at 100%.  Please note that any text under 5 pt. will not be readable in metal.
• Any two-sided pieces must align perfectly (ie: second side flopped, not just a copy).
• Please note our standard loop in diagram: Click for editable loop PDF file which can be copied from this file into any vector program (86 K)

This is our standard loop.

There must be at least this much raised area at the top of loops for production purposes.

Lapel Pins

• Art submitted should be 400% actual size.

• Outside borders should be at least 6 pt., inside lines 1.5 pt., and text 22 pt. size (sans serif bold font) at 400%.

• Everything to be color filled should be outlined (ie: every object to be filled with color must be walled off).

• Reference for PhotoEtch product must be grayscale / color images at least 300 dpi at 400%.

Note the following sample of how artwork translates into product

Sending Artwork

Please FAX hard copy of artwork and SEND artwork files:

artwork@atdesigns.com
To speed up processing, please reference your Account Representative in the subject line.

Difference Between Raster vs. Vector Artwork - 2:13

How Color is Added - 2:38