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DESIGN PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST

t is not by chance that Air travel is so safe. n every

aspect of aviation everything is done Yby the bookZ

and Checklists are a key way that standards are

maintained and every *ight is Yright )rst timeZ.

Of course the consequence of Ygeষng it wrongZ

may not be as catastrophic, but in Design /ust as in

Aviation Pre-*ighting is an important aspect of the

Design process, and will help you make sure that

you produce Designs which will print successfully

and produce results which are exactly as expected.

Fonts

Photographs and Graphics

Flattening Artwork

Colour Matching

Bleed and Quiet Border

Artwork Central and Backing up

PRE-FLIGHT CHECKLIST

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SECTION N // ARTWORK

Each item on this checklist is discussed in depth

further on in our Artwork section.

Before sending any /ob to print please make sure

that you can Ytick oøZ that you have checked and

veri)ed every item.

Tick the “Embed all fonts” option

Fonts

When creating your PDF it is important to specify that fonts should

be embedded. This option is normally included as a tick box in the

export area of your PDF sođware, or as an option in an external

PDF creator. f fonts are not embedded they may revert to default,

resulting in unwanted font substitutions and print re/ection.

Photographs & Graphics

Photographs should be scanned at the siAe required in your

)nished design at 400dpi and saved as CM images.

t is very important that images are created at 400dpi quality.

Re-sampling an image of a lower resolution (e.g. 72dpi from the

internet) to 400dpi will lessen quality and reduce an imageZs

suitability for high quality print.

Monitor calibration is a big consideration when scanning

images and carrying out colour-balancing. f your monitor is not

calibrated, the image you see on screen may diøer from the image

on the )nal print. For this we recommend obtaining one of our

ard Copy Colour Charts. n addition to a comprehensive range of

colour swatches, this includes a standardised image which is called

YOle o MoireZ which is ođen used for basic monitor calibration.

We can email you the same image together with calibration

instructions. By opening the Ole o Moire image from a )le on

your screen and comparing it with the image on the Chart, you

can carry out a fair calibration of your monitor.

The Ole No Moire

image is useful in

carrying out basic

monitor calibration.

PRE PRINT GUIDE TO ARTWORK