Artwork Specification Business Card Artwork Specification

Artwork Dimension : (Refer to diagram)

Bleeding : 1.5mm each side

Margin (Safe Zone) : 2.0mm each side

Example Bleeding Size Actual Size Safe Zone Size

Business Card size

89mm x 55mm 86mm x 52mm 82mm x 48mm
86mm x 52mm

Bleeding size
Actual size
Safe zone size
86mm

82mm
52mm

55mm
48mm

89mm

FILE FORMAT
Adobe Acrobat Document (*.pdf)
Provide better printing quality

JPEG Image (*.jpg / *.jpeg)

Provide fairly good printing quality if the file is converted under certain specification but text or vector images appear
less sharp compared to PDF file format.
JPEG file format : Set resolution at or above 600dpi

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CREASING FOR THIN FOLD AND FAT FOLD

Only 1 creasing line Customized creasing are acceptable, minimum 10mm by the edge

THIN FOLD OPEN SIZE

Example : 52mm x 172mm
Minimum 10mm by the edge.
Standard Thin Fold Customized Thin Fold
10mm
52mm

52mm

86mm 86mm 162mm

FAT FOLD OPEN SIZE

Example : 86mm x 104mm

Standard Thin Fold Customized Thin Fold

52mm

52mm

10mm Minimum 10mm by the edge.

86mm 86mm

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HOLE PUNCHING
Diameter 3mm / Diameter 5mm
1 Hole at fixed position (Shorter side) at Centre of Top
Not applicable for Thin Fold and Fat Fold

Example :

8mm
54mm

89mm

ROUND CORNER
Radius 6mm
15 types of options
Not Applicable for Thin and Fat Fold
The round corner position if follow exactly as shown in ordering page diagram for either portrait or landscape.
No rotation required.

RC0601 RC0602 RC0603 RC0604 RC0605

RC0606 RC0607 RC0608 RC0609 RC0610

RC0611 RC0612 RC0613 RC0614 RC0615

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ARTWORK FONTS
Artwork is prepared in our Product Size Templates No fonts of less than 4 pts
Background design expand to Full Bleed size Curve / Path / Create outline all fonts
Vital elements are within Safe Zone
No crop mark are applied

DESIGN LINE WEIGHT

All images have been exported / converted : Background, No lines are less than 0.25pts
design effects, photos, images to TIFF files Color : CMYK mode
(not including text / vector images)
Never manipulate images in layout program
Resolution : 300 dpi
Color Mode : CMYK color mode

MARKING & TRAPPING

Remove all the crop mark or guide lines before submit the artwork.

FILE FORMAT
PDF File Format
Artwork is saved in required file format : Adobe acrobat Document (*.pdf)
Resolution : 300 dpi
Color Mode : CMYK color mode
Total File Size (front and back design) : smaller than 20 MB

JPEG File Format

Artwork is saved in required file format : JPEG file format (*.jpg)
Resolution : 600 dpi
Pixels Dimension : 2100 x 1300 pixel
Color Mode : CMYK color mode
Total File Size (front and back design) : smaller than 20 MB

FINISHING
For full details of how to prepare your artwork for finishing such as
- Spot UV
- Hot Stamping
- Round Corner
Kindly refer to the General Guidelines at our website.

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ARTWORK PREPARATION FOR FROSTED PLASTIC CARD

For order with 4C + White For order with 4C
Page 1: White artwork with Page 1: Printable artwork only (CMYK)
Process Black Colour (K100)
Page 2: Printable artwork only (CMYK)

White Base Artwork followed by Full colour Printing.

1st page - White Base Artwork

2nd page - Full colour Printing

Celine Lim
Sales & Marketing Executive

YOYO NATURAL SDN BHD

30, Lebuh Tenggiri 2,
137000 Seberang Jaya,
Perai, Pulau Pinang.

(012)123 4567

celinelim@xyz.com

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IMPORTANT NOTES IN PREPARING WHITE BASE ARTWORK

-Fill the artwork with black (K100) to indicate the area for white base.

-Rename colour to precisely “White” to indicate the area of white base instead “WHITE” or “white”
*Excard will not held responsibility on any wrong white spot colour naming error.
(eg. “WHITE” or “white”)

-Only use Adobe Illustrator to prepare the white base artwork.

Rename the color swatch name by using Adobe Illustrator

1. Fill colour with K100
2. Double Click the colour at Swatches
3. At Swatch Option Choose Color Mode to "Spot Color" and rename the Swatch Name to "White.
4. Double confirm by checking the artwork is filled with K100 with "White" swatch name.

STEP 1 STEP 2

Fill colour with

K100

STEP 3 STEP 4

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ARTWORK PREPARATION FOR CUSTOM DIE CUT BUSINESS CARD

Front Back
Page 1: Overview artwork (CMYK + Die Line) Page 1: Printable artwork only (CMYK)
Page 2: Printable artwork only (CMYK)
Page 3: Die Line only
*Die-line must ONLY in a single line with colour (C100,Y100)

IMPORTANT SAFE ZONE, BLEEDING, DIE LINE

1. Safe Zone: Vital elements of artwork Example:
MUST BE within the Safe Zone,
2mm from all sides of die-line. Input the artwork actual size at Ordering
2. Full Bleed: Expand your background design Page when you place order.
(bleeding), 2mm from all sides of
Artwork Height & Width dimension. Let’s say your artwork = 54mm x 89mm
3. Please refer to the example below how to
determine your Artwork Size, Safe Zone & Actual Artwork Size
Full Bleed. 54mm x 89mm (Input at Ordering Page)
Full Bleed Size
58mm x 93mm
Safe Zone
2mm from all sides of die-cut edge

EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2

93mm 93mm
2mm 2mm

2mm 2mm
2mm

Safe Zone Safe Zone

58mm

54mm

58mm

54mm

2mm

2mm 2mm

89mm 89mm

Die-line (Actual Artwork Size) Safe Zone Full Bleed

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PREPARING FILE FOR BUSINESS CARD WITH DIE LINE ARTWORK SPECIFICATION
Step 1

File 1: File 2: File 3:

File 1: Full artwork with artwork and die line for die-cut. Step 2
File 2: Artwork to be printed only. Zip all PDF files together
(In zip format)
File 3: Die line with transparent background. (JPEG file not accepted).
Note: Combine and save into
· Ensure die line is positioned accurately (as per File 1) to avoid 1 PDF file (3 pages)
mis-registration.
· You MUST fill the Die Line in PROCESS COLOUR
(C: 100, Y: 100, M: 0, K: 0) & Line Stroke: 1.0pts.
· Save your file with transparent background. Step 3
Upload your artwork to place
order.
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DIE LINE PRECAUTIONS

Cutting Edge Tolerance: + - 1mm
Below are mis-registration scenario that can be happen during the die-cut process when die line is not correctly placed,

Scenario 1: What happens when die line falls exactly on the artwork line.

When die line is exactly on artwork line, the result is, Solution :
die cut may not align accurately during the die-cut process. Allow min. 2mm between artwork line and die-cut line.

Welcome
10am - 6pm
Welcome
10am - 6pm
Welcome
10am - 6pm

Min 2mm
Jessie Low Jessie Low Jessie Low
TOYMASTER No. 3012, Lebuh Tenggiri 2, TOYMASTER No. 3012, Lebuh Tenggiri 2, TOYMASTER No. 3012, Lebuh Tenggiri 2,
TOY SHOP 137000 Seberang Jaya, TOY SHOP 137000 Seberang Jaya, TOY SHOP 137000 Seberang Jaya,
Perai, Pulau Pinang. Perai, Pulau Pinang. Perai, Pulau Pinang.

toymaster 012-123 456 toymaster 012-123 456 toymaster 012-123 456

Expore the life at ToyMaster! Expore the life at ToyMaster! Expore the life at ToyMaster!

Scenario 2: What happens when die line is exactly on different colour background.
When the artwork is prepared with the die line as shown below,
the final outcome may look like the picture shown on the right.

Sister Mama Sister Mama

Desserts House Desserts House

sismadesserts sismadesserts
012-123 456 012-123 456

Solution :
(a) Fill the background with White OR (b) Fill the background with Red

Sister Mama
Desserts House
OR Sister Mama
Desserts House

sismadesserts sismadesserts
012-123 456 012-123 456

* Member is advised to revise artwork when these problems are detected.

* Excard shall not be held liable for any of defect in printing outcome due to artwork sent not correctly
prepared as advised.
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GAP BETWEEN MULTI-EDGES DIE LINE

How to define “Multi-Edges Die Line” - More than 5 cutting edges within 10mm.

Shown below is the correct and incorrect multi-edge die-line edges:

10mm

10mm

10mm

10mm

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