Make a poster

Reference, idea Pink snail, it has a café, nearby at the tables sits youth, drinking coffee from pink cups, children drink pink cocoa, in the background Kyiv. The color scheme is dark blue, pink, purple. The youth is active, sporty, developing, modern. The café is located in the very center of historic Kyiv, combined with the main landmarks and modern business centers.

The layout size must be 1:1

For orders with cutting to size, the layout must be made with a 2 mm bleed on each side.

For sets, layouts must be uploaded as an archive (each layout is submitted as a separate file).

Important information must be no closer than 5 mm from the edge of the finished product.

Files must not contain cut marks, registration crosses, scales, or any other elements.

For banners with eyelets - all important elements must be no closer than 5 cm from the edge of the finished product.

For banners with pockets - all important elements must be no closer than 10 cm from the edge of the finished product.

Resolution for printing, by quality:

720dpi : 75-120 px/inch;

1440dpi : 150 px/inch;

UV : 150 px/inch;

1440 Photo: 150 px/inch

* for small details, the layout must be submitted in vector

mandatory presence of a comment in the order "small elements in the layout"

Files are accepted in formats: TIFF, JPG, PDF, PSD, EPS, CDR, AI

Not accepted: GIF, BMP, PICT, DOC, XLS, etc.

General file requirements

Color model - CMYK

All layers flattened

Do not contain alpha channels

Fonts in curves

Does not contain ole-object

All effects rasterized

Do not contain locked elements

Do not contain links to embedded images (for CDR, AI, and EPS formats)

White (light) margins on all sides of the file - make a 1 pixel outline filled with (0.0.0.20);

The layout must not extend beyond the mounting area

PDF file

PDF version not lower than 1.5

Does not contain transparency

Does not contain gradient fill

Does not contain Clipping Mask, PowerClip

Raster images do not contain compression

All fonts in curves

The number of vector objects in the layout must not exceed 1000 elements

Images must be embedded (place) in the file, not linked (link)

Does not contain cut marks and other non-printing objects

Color model CMYK

CDR, AI, and EPS file

Does not contain effects

All fonts in curves

The number of vector objects in the layout must not exceed 1000 elements

Does not contain links to embedded images

Does not contain ole-object

Does not contain gradient fill

Does not contain Clipping Mask, PowerClip

Color model CMYK

It is prohibited to set the page background through document properties (Options / Document / Background)

Images must be embedded (place) in the file, not linked (link)

Outline position "outside" or "inside" is unacceptable

The layout must not exceed 8 meters on the long side

TIF file

LZW compression

JPG file

Only standard format

Saved with maximum quality

No compression

Color

CMYK or grayscale, 8 bit/channel

Minimum color density 15%

Maximum color density 300%

Do not embed color profile

Rich black C-60 M-60 Y-60 K-100

Font size

Font size for printing on a light background not less than 7 mm

Font size for printing on a dark background not less than 8 mm.

Common mistakes

Images in RGB color mode;

Incorrect resolution for the selected print quality;

Incorrect resolution of raster images (too small or too large), the resolution of images must correspond to the selected print quality.

Absence of bleeds for post-processing;

Non-compliance of non-standard post-processing with technical requirements;

Very small text formatted at low quality.