| To avoid an
art charge, camera ready artwork must be supplied .
Camera ready artwork is high quality black
and white (B&W) artwork that is ready to be processed by us
to be used for printing. If the design is multi-colored, a separate
B&W image is required for each color.
Camera
ready artwork is not:
- Photocopies
of any type
- A fax
- Business
cards or other printed items
- Continuous
tone images; i.e., B&W and color photographs
We will accept
artwork supplied to us by the above methods, but an art charge
will be applied.
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File Types
Images in
vector format such as files created in CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator,
Macromedia Freehand, etc., are the preferred file types and in
most cases we will not charge an art charge if you send your artwork
in this format.You may alternatively supply us with a high quality
digital image (150 - 200 dpi at actual print size) that has been
separated into different layers or channels in a program such
as Adobe Photoshop and no art charge will be applied. Do not use
"anti-aliasing" if at all possible. Anti-aliasing blends
the edges of text and other objects to make them appear softer
on screen, but cannot be reproduced in monotone printing.
Here is a
list of file types we will accept for artwork. We use the versions
listed and we can use files created by older versions as well:
- CorelDraw - *.cdr, *.cmx
- Adobe
Illustrator - *.ai, *.eps
- Adobe PDF
- *.tif
- *.jpg
If your file
is in a different format, e-mail
us and we'll let you know if we can import it into our graphics
programs.
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Image
Resolution
High resolution
images are required in order to produce a clean, sharp print.
Most images found on the internet are at 72 dpi, and will not
look good when enlarged and printed.
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Sending
artwork by E-mail
Please notify
us prior to sending us artwork by e-mail. You can either call
us at 215.997.2242 or e-mail us to let us know how large this file is and when you'll be sending
it.
If your image
file is large, you can use a compression program such as WinZip to compress the file before e-mailing
it to us.
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Large
Graphics Files
If your file
is larger than 4 megabytes there are 2 options:
- E-mail
or call us and we'll give you a name and password to use our
FTP site to upload the file to us.
*or*
- Mail us
a zip disk. The disk and file must be in PC format.
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Sending
Artwork by Mail
You can mail
your artwork to:
Progressive
Graphics, Inc.
2750 Bethlehem Pike . Hatfield, PA 19440
P: 215.997.2242 . F: 215-997-2268
We
can accept files on 3-1/2" floppy disks and on Iomega 100
meg Zip disks. Disks and files must be in PC format.
If
you mail camera ready artwork to us, be sure the packaging is
adequate and will not allow the artwork to become damaged while
it is in route!
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Credit
Cards
For your conveniance we accept Visa and Mastercard.
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Other
Payment Methods
We accept
payment by personal and company checks, money orders, and if you
are local you can come by our office and pay cash.
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Net
30 Terms
We do not
offer Net 30 terms to first time buyers.
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Turn
Around
Most screen
printing orders take an average of 5-10 working days to complete.
Embroidery usually takes 10-15 working days. Depending on complexity
of the artwork, number of items to be imprinted, and availability
of special ordered merchandise the jobs can take more or less
time.
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