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In order to receive Galaxy Design’s PRESS-READY PRICING,
all artwork must be supplied to the below specifications.
ACCEPTED ARTWORK FORMATS
The preferred Artwork Format for all jobs supplied to Galaxy Design is an Adobe Acrobat PDF.
To download our Adobe Distiller settings or to view how to format your PDF document settings, please click HERE.

Galaxy Design can also accept the following artwork formats on either Apple Macintosh or Windows platform:
Photoshop CS • Illustrator CS • InDesign CS • Acrobat 6 • FreeHand 11 • Corel 11 • Quark 6
supported applications
Files from these applications should be supplied in their native format or be converted to a PDF using our settings.
File formats accepted: PSD, EPS, TIF, AI, INDD, QXD, FHD, PDF and JPEG
Note: compressions settings may affect PDF and JPEG image quality - please use minimal or no compression
Microsoft Publisher: Additional charges will apply ($33 minimum) for artwork supplied in Microsoft Publisher. We do not accept Word, Excel or Powerpoint as final artwork files. Full retail price will apply for files supplied in these formats.
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COLOURS/FONTS/IMAGES
All colours used in an artwork file must be supplied in CMYK format.
Galaxy Design will not accept responsibility for colour accuracy for files supplied in RGB.
Avoid using 4 colour blacks in your artwork.
Black blocks should be 100% black only where possible.

Add 10-15% Cyan to blacks to make them deeper if required. When using Photoshop, edit image in CMYK to avoid large black blocks from becoming 4 colour blacks when converted to RGB.

All fonts/type in artwork files must be converted to paths/outlines.
If this cannot be done, all fonts used must be supplied with the job or embedded in the job.

All images supplied must be 300dpi minimum, at size and in CMYK format.
Images containing type should be supplied at 600dpi minimum at size. JPEG compression should be set to for minimum compression, maximum quality when supplying files so that minimal artifacts occur (12 in Photoshop). When supplying artwork from a vector drawing application (eg: Freehand, Illustrator and Corel), make sure all images are embedded.
   
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ARTWORK LAYOUT
Supply 1 artwork file per side of each job. Therefore, if a job is double sided, there should be 2 artwork files.
Each artwork file should be done to the correct page size.
eg: 90mm x 55mm card should be in a 90mm x 55mm document.

A 2.5mm bleed out side of each card for trim is required. A 4mm margin area inside of each card job is required. Please allow 5mm bleeds and margins for A4-A0 posters, stationery, booklets and flyers.
ACCEPTED MEDIA FORMATS
Please supply your artwork to Galaxy Design on one of the following media formats:
CD • CD-R • CD-RW • DVD • DVD-R • DVD-RW • FLOPPY DISC • 100MB ZIP DISC • FIREWIRE AND USB DRIVES
SENDING US YOUR FILES
There are 4 main ways to get your artwork to Galaxy Design:
1. Email your artwork files* to us at artroom@galaxydesign.com.au - we can accept emails up to 50mb
2. If you are registered, LOG IN to our online ordering system to submit your files* with your order.
3. Mail your artwork to us on one of the above listed media formats to: PO Box 8383, Heatherton, Victoria 3202 Australia
4. Bring your files into Galaxy Design. Please call prior to coming in to ensure someone is available to check your artwork.
* When send files to Galaxy Design, please put all files (front, back, images, fonts, etc) in one compressed file - sit or zip accepted.
IMPORTANT:
Any artwork supplied to Galaxy Design that does not meet with these
Artwork Specifications will attract additional artwork charges.


Any artwork that needs to be re-supplied because it does not meet our specifications or is due
to an error at the clients end, will attract an additional minimum $33.00 handling charge.

Please be sure to supply your artwork to our specifications, correctly, the first time.
If you require any assistance, please call: 03 9532 2599
If you wish to download these Artwork Specifications in PDF format, please go to DOWNLOADS or click HERE.
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