how to prepare your design file for
web / print

web vs print setup

 

Web Design

Print Design

CORRECT SIZE

Correct Size

Make sure your file is the correct size before uploading it to web for faster download or sending it to printer. Common File Sizes are:

Cover Photo 851px x 315px

Profile Picture 180px x 180px

Link Image 1200 x 1200

Shared Image 1200px x 1200px

TWITTER

Header 1500px x 1500px

Profile Picture 400px x 400px

Shared Image 1024px x 512px

Instream Photo 220 x 440

INSTAGRAM

Profile Picture 161px x 161px

Shared Image 600px x 600px

Shared Image 1048px x 1048px

A0 841mm × 1189mm 33.1” × 46.8”

A1 594mm × 841mm 23.4” × 33.1”

A2 420mm × 594mm 16.5” × 23.4”

A3 297mm × 420mm 11.7” × 16.5”

A4 210mm × 297mm 8.3” × 11.7”

A5 148mm × 210mm 5.8” × 8.3”

A6 105mm × 148mm 4.1” × 5.8”

A7 74mm × 105mm 2.9” × 4.1”

A8 52mm× 74mm 2.0” × 2.9”

A9 37mm × 52mm 1.5” × 2.0”

A10 26mm × 37mm 1.0” × 1.5”

IMAGE RESOLUTION

Image Resolution

All images used within your design must be saved at:

72ppi 300ppi

COLOUR PROFILE

Colour Mix

Your file needs to be saved out in RGB or CMYK in order for the colours to display or print correctly

RGB

CMYK

FILE TYPES

Format

Normally most print shops will prefer PDF, but will also accept InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator Files

TYPE

COLOURS

TRANS-PARENCY

ANIMATION

RASTER OR VECTOR

JPEG

16 MILLION

NO

NO

RASTER

GIF

256

YES

YES

VECTOR

PNG

16 MILLION

YES

YES

RASTER OR VECTOR

SVG

16 MILLION

YES

NO

VECTOR

TYPE

COLOURS

TRANS-PARENCY

RASTER OR VECTOR

JPEG

16 MILLION

NO

RASTER

EPS

16 MILLION

YES

VECTOR

TIFF

16 MILLION

YES

RASTER OR VECTOR

BMP

16 MILLION

NO

RASTER

RAW

16 MILLION

NO

RASTER

OTHER FEATURES REQUIRED

Other Information

  • Accessibility
  • Bleed
  • Outlined Fonts
  • Embedded Images

 

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