Metro Printing & Design

NOT JUST A PRINTING COMPANY

Metro now has a full service Graphic Design Studio that specialises in innovative and eye-catching design solutions to make your company stand out from the crowd.

Our fully qualified and accomplished Designers come from backgrounds as diverse as manufacturing, corporate and skin care, and possess a full understanding of business principles and the importance of creating the right impression.

The Metro team of Designers are experienced in all facets of graphic design from logo development and stationery through to Annual Reports, Newsletters and Advertisements.

QUICK GUIDE TO SUPPLYING YOUR ARTWORK

Platform	Mac
Media Accepted	CD, Zip Disk, Floppy Disk
Programs Accepted	QuarkXpress 4.0 InDesign 2.0 Illustrator 10 Photoshop 7 Acrobat 5.0 Freehand 10
Bleed	2.5mm (minimum)
Trim/Registration Marks	2.5mm from image Use the colour 'registration' for all Trim Marks
Colour - General	CMYK
Colour - Pantone	Supply written confirmation of Pantone Colours used. Type Pantone Colour Name in the Pantone Colour outside the trim marks on your document.
Images - Colour	300dpi CMYK
Images - Duotone	300dpi Make sure you use the same Pantones as in the rest of your document.
Logos - CMYK	Please make sure that if Black appears by itself that it is only made up of K, not CMYK.
Logos	Vector Logos reproduce more clearly (Created in Illustrator/ Freehand)
Trapping	Print out separations to make sure you are only printing the colours you want. If 2 colours 'butt up' against each other, the lighter colour should be enlarged to create a slight overlap of approx 0.14pts. This is normally done by creating a stroke of 0.14pt and setting its Attributes to 'Overprint'. Set all black text and objects to 'Overprint'. Two colour jobs - set the darker colour to overprint. Please contact Metro if unsure.
Proof	Please supply a hard copy proof with your files.If emailing include a PDF or JPG.
Emailing	Email to: art@metroprinting.com.au

SUPPLYING ARTWORK

Digital files should be supplied on the following media:

• CD • Zip Disk • Floppy Disk

Small files can also be received via email at:

art@metroprinting.com.au

An approved signed hard copy must be supplied as a proof for us to check the supplied files against. This allows us know exactly what you want, so we can notify you of any differences.

An approved PDF or JPG will be sufficient as a proof for emailed artwork.

Please supply a list of filenames (including images & fonts) contained on the disk/cartridge/CD so we can ensure we have all required files.

Important:

You should retain original copies of the supplied files as Metro does not accept responsibility for damage or loss of supplied files.

FONTS

Metro may not have the correct version of your fonts on their system so it is important to supply your fonts in Mac format. Please include any fonts used in linked files, or alternatively the fonts can be converted to curves prior to sending the files to us.

COLOUR

All files should be CMYK format unless specific spot colours are to be used. If using spot colours please supply a hard copy list of the Pantone colour and type the number (in the pantone colour that it refers to) at the top of your supplied document.

Colour reproduction can vary from supplied proofs.

Colour reproduction can be influenced by the stock (paper).

IMAGES

All images should be CMYK format unless specific spot colours are to be used (eg duotones). If using spot colours please supply a hard copy list of the Pantone colour, and type the number (in the pantone colour that it refers to) at the top of your supplied document.

Minimum Resolution = 300 dpi

Minimum Dimension = Actual Image Size

File types should be EPS or TIFF

BLEED & TRIMS

Metro requires a minimum of 2.5mm bleed on all edges. Registration and crop marks should be placed outside bleed and image area.

TRAPPING

Where colours 'butt up' against each other, the lighter colour should be enlarged to create a slight overlap of the two colours that connect. 0.14 pts is the standard. This will help minimise the effect of print miss-register.

PROGRAMS

QuarkXPress V4.0

InDesign V2.0

Illustrator V10

Photoshop V7.0

Acrobat V5.0

Freehand V8.0

BOOKWORK

Artwork being supplied for bookwork should be imposed by Client into printers spreads. Creep should be calculated into your imposition - please contact Metro for these details.

Metro can do the imposition for you for an additional charge.

Failure to meet the above requirements when supplying artwork will result in additional artwork charges to you.

These specifications were deemed correct at the time of publishing
and may be subject to change.

For further information please contact your
Account Manager on 07 3399 7555