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How to prepare a print file without unpleasant surprises

Good print production begins before the machine. The file has to be checked and adapted to the specific product and production process.

Good print production begins before the machine. The file has to be checked and adapted to the specific product and production process.

Why prepress matters

PrintVes describes prepress as the professional preparation of files for an accurate, high-quality printed result. That involves more than opening a PDF — it means judging whether the artwork suits the specific format.

Size and composition

Check that the document was created at the correct final size and that important elements are not too close to the trim areas.

Images and graphics

Use the highest-quality originals available. Enlarging a small image does not create detail that was never there.

Fonts and text

The file has to be reproducible without fonts being unexpectedly substituted or text shifting.

One file is not universal

Artwork for a business card, a vehicle, a shop window and a large-format poster may each need different adaptation. That is why PrintVes also offers corrections and adaptations of designs to technical requirements and specific formats.

If you do not have a finished file

The catalogue includes graphic design, branding and logo design, consultation and bespoke production. You can start from an idea rather than necessarily from a final file.

Next step

Send the file together with a description of what needs to be produced.

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