FAQ
What are RGB colours?
Red, Green and Blue are what we see in everyday life. Your monitor displays in RGB colour space.
RGB is used in web and digital designs.
What are CMYK colours?
CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. These are also known as process colours.
CMYK is used in all litho print jobs and digital print jobs.
What are Pantone colours?
Pantone colours are not a mixture of CMYK colours but rather a spot colour which provides more of a consistancy when running a print job. Example's of spot colours inclue Reflex Blue and Red 032, even metallic colours such as silver and gold are spot colours.
Can I supply my own artwork for print jobs?
Yes, but please note, we will require the following when supplying us with your own artwork.
• We will not accept Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, etc. We will have to re-originate your artwork into the correct format at an additional cost.
• Please can you supply us with a hi-res jpeg (min 300dpi) or a hi-res PDF file.
• Please make sure that everything is in CMYK for full colour jobs or Pantone colours for single
colour jobs.
• Please make sure that all your fonts are converted to curves.
• Please make sure that your artwork is done to size and we will require an additional 2,5mm bleed all round.
• Don't forget to add tick and registration marks.
• While every effort is made to check your artwork before going to print, we connot take responsibility for artwork supplied with incorrect colours, spelling errors, ommissions, etc.