Process & Lead Times:

Despite being a stock product, this item requires printing and thus incurs a 20 days lead time. (business days)

• Please download the template for this product and use it to create your "print-ready" artwork as outlined in the “Required Artwork” section below. Templates are available as both Adobe Illustrator EPS and High-Resolution PDF files and can be downloaded by clicking the links at the top of this page.
• Within 24 hours (1 business day) of submission of your "print-ready" artwork, you will receive an email with a digital proof for your approval.
• We will not proceed with printing until we receive, via email, your formal approval of this proof. Production lead times commence AFTER your approval of the email proof.
• We cannot be held responsible for delays in lead times resulting from failure to approve the digital proof.

Required Artwork:

PRINT READY ARTWORK MUST BE SUPPLIED.

Please read carefully and follow the instructions below as failure to meet the requirements could result in delays to the printing of your job.

• VECTOR ARTWORK (solid shapes) must be supplied for this particular product. This is due to the item being screen printed, rather than digitally printed on a CMYK printer. Gradients and photographic images cannot be used with this product. Please refer to the product page on the types of artworks that can be achieved with the screen printing process. You can also download an example file here illustrating the types of prints you can achieve with this process.
• Vector graphics are files created in programs such as Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw (and saved in formats such as AI, PDF & EPS). These files are ‘resolution-independent’ and can be scaled to any size without losing quality.
• All fonts must be converted to outlines.
• Please note that because of the way we see light, colours printed with ink look different to colours displayed on a computer screen. It is therefore essential that the correct corporate colours be specified by the client before printing. Providing pantone colours (PMS colours) ensures the colours are printed as close as possible to your corporate colours.
• Artwork must be created in CMYK colour mode. Colours may not be accurate when converted from other colour modes.

Accepted File Formats:

• Adobe Illustrator files AI or EPS.
• High-Resolution PDF files.
• We are unable to accept any other file formats.

Safe Areas, Trim Lines & Guides:

• The "Safe Area" on the template is the area that will be clearly visible after the graphic is installed.
• The "Trim Line" is where the graphic will be cut out. Anything beyond this area will be trimmed off the finished graphic.
• All other guides or instructions detailed in the template should be observed and followed; this may include "Bleed Line", "Obstructed Areas", "Folds", "Seam Lines", "Focal Areas", "Cut-Outs" and "Eyelets".

Submitting Your Files:

• Files can be uploaded to our FTP server by clicking on the Upload Your Artwork button at the top of this page or in the sidebar menu of our website and then following the instructions.
• Files of less than 10MB can be emailed to artwork@slimlinewarehouse.com.au

Colour Matching:

All printed graphics are created using CMYK printers. For this reason, the exact reproduction of spot colours is never 100% guaranteed.

If your artwork is colour critical, we require that all steps below are followed:

• Post two (2) colour correct physical proofs with critical colours noted.
• Note all critical CMYK values and Pantone values on the physical proof and the artwork file.
• A layered file must be submitted.

When all the above is provided, we will do everything in our means to match the critical colours.

Differences in colours and tones can also be caused by variations in the output of viewing devices. Unless your machine has been calibrated, the colours you see on your computer monitor will differ slightly from the printed output.

For these reasons, if the highlighted points above are not adhered to, we are not able to accept colour variation as a reason for complaints or refunds.