PREPRESS
IT ALL STARTS HERE
Whether you're designing a postcard, a brochure, or a magazine, our prepress department is in charge of checking the files to make sure they are ready to print.
Our expert specialists are ready to assist you when creating print-ready files. We take pride in our abilities from preflighting files to printing your job, making suggestions to help keep the projects moving forward and on schedule.
PREFLIGHTING FILES
Preflighting is when our prepress technicians make sure that files contain all the necessary elements to ensure a successful print run. Images are checked for the proper resolution, spot & process ink colors are set up correctly, all fonts are included, and all layout elements like crop marks, bleeds, and margins are included. Preflighting is essential for catching potential printing issues at the very beginning of the process while corrections can still be made.
PROOFING
A proof is a representation of how the finished work will appear once printed. Smaller or non-critical color projects can be proofed in a PDF format. Since PDFs are electronic files, they can be emailed for a speedy approval. A contract proof is a high-resolution inkjet representation of the project. It will ensure we are in agreement of the desired outcome. If your project involves any type of finishing, like folding or binding, we will also produce a low-resolution proof to show that the order of pages, trims, and folds are as expected.