Design

We want your sign to be effective since it is usually the first thing customers notice about your business. Your sign can be a powerful factor in establishing a first impression.

The beginning stages of the sign project starts with good design options and expert recommendations from our experienced designer. We consider many details in designing an effective sign. Utilizing Corel Draw and Adobe Photoshop, we have the capabilities to work with your corporate logo files or company standards to create unique design options for your consideration. We can also help you develop your signage criteria to ensure consistency of all signage on your property or signage at other locations.

DESIGN

We accept the following formats:

Mac or PC: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Acrobat, CorelDraw, and QuarkXpress.

We support Adobe CS4, CorelDraw X4

File types that work best: .eps, .tif, .ai, .psd, .jpg, .cdr, or .pdf. If there is any doubt, please call to confirm if we support the software or file type you are using.

All other applications can be exported as Adobe Illustrator (.ai), Encapsulated Postscript (.eps) or any of the above file types.

Recommended Resolutions:

Billboard Quality: 1” = 1” at 10 ppi
Banner Quality: 1” = 1” at 100 ppi or higher.

Fonts

Please send all fonts used in the files. Whenever possible, convert all type to curves, paths or outlines. If you do convert your type to outlines, we still request that you send your fonts for future editing purposes.

We accept the following for color matching

PANTONE solid coated numbers, PANTONE solid uncoated numbers, color accurate print outs, color chips, and anything else that accurately represents the final desired color output.

Via Mail

If you have decided to send your artwork via mail, please send it using one of the following media options:
CD, floppy disk, DVD, or DVD ROM