Art Specifications
Many of our clients have design or marketing firms developing their promotional materials. We can work with anyone you choose on the development of your card’s design, but here is a few of the things that they should know about our development process, to get the job rolling smoothly and productively.
Specifications For Creation Of Artwork
Card Dimensions
- Length: 3.375″ (3.41″ for bleeds)
- Depth: 2.125″ (2.21″ for bleeds)
- Corner Radius: .125″
Type/Graphics
Fonts should be minimum 5 pt. in size. Fine or reverse type should be minimum 7 pt. in size.
Magnetic Stripe
Standard position for magnetic stripe: 5mm from top edge of card to top of stripe. Depth: track 2 magnetic stripe: .330″ track 3 magnetic stripe .5″
Formats For Submission Of Artwork
Electronic art files should be prepared for use with the following PC / Mac Platform programs:
- Adobe Illustrator (.ai, .eps)
- Adobe Photoshop (.psd)
- Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
- Corel Draw (.cdr)
We strive hard to keep our software as current as possible, please call to find out our current versions. Files may be sent via e-mail to: sales@dolphinprinting.com or uploaded using our ftp site. (see Upload files below)
Notes On The Submission Of Artwork
- Include your name and contact information.
- Please include all support files and convert your fonts to OUTLINES/CURVES on your file submission.
- Please supply raster images at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi at actual size.
- Include any Pantone (PMS) colour references applicable to your job and whether it’s from the new chart (2024) or the existing one (prior to 2024).
- Dolphin will review all layers of all files to prepare for printing on plastic.
Special note: As there are many platforms and many versions of software, we prefer all finished files to be in PDF format, with fonts converted to outlines/curves. Supplied fonts are not always compatible with our systems.