Upload Graphics for Menu Board

File Preparation for Print:

Please verify that artwork meets the requirements below before uploading:

Adobe Illustrator (.PDF, .EPS, or .AI) *preferred format

• Art can created in Adobe Illustrator and provided as an editable .PDF, .EPS, or native .AI file
  **Please provide any support elements (links, images, fonts) or Embed images within the file
   
  • Layered .PSD and .TIFF are also acceptable, but for the best turn-around time on revisions, please label the layers
    • If artwork is flattened, Howard can not make revisions or future edits 

  • If artwork is created in Adobe InDesign —Please export packaged file (Indesign: File/ Package) and submit the packaged folder (Indesign file, Links, Fonts)

    • Please Note: designing in Indesign versus Illustrator can result in a longer production time and design fees because the machine that cuts the graphics reads illustrator files. If a PDF (exported from Indesign) is submitted, the file will be opened in illustrator for production setup and can result in some graphic elements being dropped/lost (ie: gradients, RBG photos) from the program. If you see these errors on the layouts, it's due to the communication of the two programs, but our designers can recreate the lost elements prior to production

  • You may export files from Layout programs (ie: Quark, Corel, Publisher, PowerPoint, etc.), but note that Designers will likely need to recreate the design in Adobe Illustrator. This could lead to a longer turn-around time

• Fonts need to be supplied by the customer or outlined/rasterized

  • The minimum font size for printed (static) graphics is 36 pts

    **Howard cannot make edits for customers if fonts are outlined/rasterized

• Art should be actual size (.25” or .5” scale if over 225”)

  • For Outdoor Graphics, Please refer to Graphic Sizes for Drive-Thru or Download Templates to ensure graphics are created to the correct size

• Include 1/8” (.125”) bleed on all sides

•  Product images & supported backgrounds should be 300 dpi or above

  **Low-resolution images that have been re-sampled to 300 dpi in Photoshop are not high enough quality and will not be accepted

   

• Include Pantone color swatches for correct color matching and future reprints. Click here to choose Pantones. (You may also be provided a physical proof for color matching if Pantone colors cannot be specified). If Pantone swatch is not specified, designers will pick a Pantone that closest matches the artwork provided.

• Include all support artwork/photos

• CMYK color mode

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