Cassette ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONs

Below we have listed the various specifications you will need to follow in order to supply suitable artwork that will produce high quality print results. Please ensure all artwork for print is supplied in line with these specifications.

DMS cannot accept responsibility for print errors or late deliveries where artwork has been supplied incorrectly.

If you would like help setting up your artwork, our in-house graphic design team would be happy to assist you. Our team are fully trained to degree level and create bespoke and professional artwork for clients around the world on a daily basis. For more information please click here.

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J-Cards, O-Cards, Maltese Cross, etc.

Dimensions: All artwork should have accurate dimensions. If you are unsure how to prepare accurate templates in the software you are using please contact a member of our design team who will be happy to assist.

Bleeds and Safety: *All artwork should include a bleed of 3mm on all sides, and all text and logos should be at least a further 3mm from the crop guides. Our cutting tolerances are accurate to 1.5mm*. If you are uncertain, just ensure the background image goes right to the edge of the bleed line and that all text, logos or other images aren't within the safety areas (both of which are labelled clearly on our templates).

Resolution: All non-vector artwork should be supplied with a resolution of at least 300dpi, the minimum required to achieve a high-quality print.

Colour: All colour printing is full colour and should be completed and saved in CMYK. If you need to use a colour profile then we advise the closest match to be 'U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2'.

Type: All fonts should be embedded or converted to outlines. Alternatively, fonts can be flattened as part of the image pixels, but for the sharpest print, vector text is advised.

Overprint: If you are unsure of how to set overprint correctly, we recommend that you do not do this yourself. Using overprinting incorrectly can produce unexpected print results that our design team will not be able to check for while processing your artwork. For example, overprinting white will make your text disappear when printed. If at all in doubt, please contact us to assist you.

Overprinting is generally used to avoid the need for trapping and to avoid white gaps between colours in case of misalignment of plates during the print process. Normally when two separate colours overlap each other they will knock out, which means they will not print one over the other. Using overprint will ensure that one colour will print over another, black text on a pale background for example.

Formats: Artwork should be supplied as press quality PDFs, if you would prefer to supply in a different format please contact us.

IMPORTANT CASSETTE DESIGN INFORMATIOn

We check all of your designs very carefully and make every effort to ensure that your final product will be of the highest quality. If you have any concerns regarding the colour or quality of your art files please let us know immediately so we can advise of the best way to improve them.

Due to monitors and printers using different methods to display colours, some variations will occur when the designs are transferred from screen to print. The amount of variation will depend on the brightness and contrast settings of your monitor and also the colour calibration facilities available to you.

In most cases a printed proof of the artwork prior to the final run is not necessary, we have an experienced design team that will check all of your art files very carefully and contact you should they feel that a printed proof is advisable. We can however supply printed proofs upon request for an additional charge, if you wish.

We will be unable to print your designs if they do not meet the requirements listed above. These specifications are in place to guarantee that all of the products produced by DMS will be of the highest quality.

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Our in-house graphic design team are trained to degree-standard at a minimum, and have years of experience working in the music industry and taking care of many of our clients' needs. We offer a full design service from concept to proof, or can assist in more localised ways if needed.

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