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Lettering
costs:
- Plaques .25¢ per letter
- Acrylics .25¢ per letter
- Crystal & Glass .30¢ per letter
- Mugs, Bowls (cylindrical items) .35¢ per letter
- Jewelry Min charge $12.00 per item, quoted on an
individual basis
- Stock logos $5.00
Set up charges:
- Acrylics, Crystal, Glass $40.00
- Mugs, Bowls (cylindrical items) $25.00
- Miscellaneous items $25.00 - $50.00
Art Charges:
- Artwork clean up & logo design $65.00 per hour
Discounts:
- Discounts on multiple repetitive engraving are
available, please inquire
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| Art
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Artwork Guidelines define the quality criteria that determine
the readiness of each of four common artwork formats.
The guidelines cover both vector and raster art files,
as well as including instructions to avoid common errors
related to fonts and linked images.
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Vector Artwork Files |
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Must be saved in the Postscript Format and contain
no Postscript errors, stray points or colors assigned
inconsistently to the supplier's published requirements.
All type that has been set must be converted to
outlines (curves). If future changes to the text will
be necessary, the original font file must be supplied
with the art file for use on the supplier's specified
computer platform (Mac or PC).
All design elements in the file must meet the supplier's
published minimums for line thickness. Failure to do
so may compromise the final imprint quality.
If the vector file contains any linked (placed)
raster images, these images must meet the supplier's
minimum requirement for resolution when rendered at
100% actual imprint size and must be submitted with
the original vector file.
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| Raster Artwork Files |
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All Raster elements and art files must be sized
to 100% or larger than the actual imprint size.
All Raster images must meet or exceed the supplier's
published minimum resolution (pixels-per-inch) when
rendered at the actual imprint size.
All raster elements must be submitted in the proper
color space (RGB or CMYK) as published by the supplier.
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| Page Layout Document |
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Page layout documents must be prepared to render
the artwork and all of its elements at 100% of actual
imprint size.
In addition to submitting the page layout documents,
all vector and/or raster files that are referenced
by the page layout document must also be included.
Include any fonts that were used in the production
of the page layout document or use on the supplier's
specified computer platform (Mac or PC).
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| Acrobat (PDF) Files |
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PDF files created from vector files must retain
the editing capabilities of the program that was used
to create them (e.g. Illustrator or Freehand).
PDF files that contain raster elements must meet
the minimum requirements for raster art files as outlined
by the supplier.
PDF files that contain vector elements must meet
the minimum requirements for vector art files as outlined
by the supplier.
PDF files created from page layout documents should
be submitted together with the source documents, fonts
and all supporting files.
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| Proofs |
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No matter what the format or transfer method, artwork
should NEVER be submitted without either a hard copy
proof or the electronic equivalent. Properly prepared
PDF files are often suitable as proofs.
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| Fonts |
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Any fonts used in the production of art files should
be converted to curves (outlines) prior to submission.
If future typesetting will be required, the original
font files must be included with the artwork file to
be used on the supplier's specific computer platform
(Mac or PC).
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| Other Than Above |
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Only professional software packages may be used
to produce artwork. Although programs like Microsoft
Word and Publisher are useful tools, they are not capable
of producing art files of a quality necessary for imprinting
purposes.
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