Graphics/Design Formats & Standards

• Acceptable Graphics/Design File Formats:
  • Adobe CS4 (Design Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator & In-Design)
  • Quark (v6 or prior only)
  • MS Word (all versions)
• Provide all images/designs in the native format in which they were created whenever possible, including all linked files.
• Provide all fonts required for a particular project (use .sit or equivalent compression on Apple systems to ensure the resource fork of the font file is kept intact).  Native Apple system fonts may be converted to PC formats for print purposes.
• Provide PDF files at a minimum resolution of 300dpi with all fonts outlined rather than embedded.
• Acceptable Paper Stock^*:

  1-Color Inkjet:	0.01" - 0.125" Thickness	4" x 3.5" - 14" x 11"
  B & W Laser:	20 lb - 100 lb Cover	8.5" x 11" - 11" x 17" (Standard paper sizes only)
  Full Color Laser:	20 lb - 120 lb Cover	8.5" x 11" - 12" x 18" (Standard paper sizes only)

^*Glossy stock may cause degradation of print quality. Please contact us for assistance in selecting compatible print media.

Data Formats & Standards

• Acceptable Data Formats: MDB, Excel, DBF, Delimited (CSV, tab, etc.), Fixed Width; other formats may also be acceptable, contact us for more information.
• Acceptable Physical Media: 3½" Disk, CD, DVD, Zip Disk (100/250MB), USB Flash Drive, or External (USB/Firewire/eSATA) HDD
• Acceptable Electronic Transmission Methods: e-Mail, FTP, or Web hosted
• Acceptable Encryption Methods: Zip Standard, Zip AES-256 Bit, or PGP
• Most standard compression methods and some self-extracting compression/encryption methods are also accepted.
• Other Formats, Transmission or Encryption methods may be available, however some may incur a conversion surcharge. Speak to an Account Executive for additional options or if you have specific requests.