Artwork check

Is the logo actually print-ready?

Half the delays in this business come from a logo that looks fine on screen but falls apart at the press — low resolution, wrong colours, live fonts, no transparent background. Answer a few quick questions about the file a client sent and get an instant print-readiness verdict plus the exact fix for anything that's off — before it costs you a reprint.

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Tell me about the file

What kind of file is it? Vector = .ai, .eps, or .pdf built from shapes; scales to any size. PNG/JPG = pixels; can look great small but break when enlarged. A screenshot or a logo pulled off a website is almost never usable for print. Resolution Print needs ~300 dpi at the final printed size. A big screen image can still be low-res once blown up on a banner. Vector files are resolution-independent, so this doesn't apply to them. Colour mode Screens use RGB, presses use CMYK. If a file stays in RGB, bright blues and greens can shift on print. Converting to CMYK (or providing Pantone/PMS values) keeps the colour true. Background A transparent background lets the logo sit on any garment or product colour. A baked-in white background prints as a visible white box on anything that isn't white. Text in the logo If the file still has live (editable) fonts, another computer without that exact font will substitute or reflow it. Converting text to outlines/curves locks the look permanently.

Looks print-ready.

Print-readiness100/100

Nothing's holding this file back. Good to go.

The one line to send a client

"Could you send the logo as a vector file (.ai, .eps, or .pdf), with the text converted to outlines and a transparent background? That way it prints crisp at any size. If you only have a PNG, the highest resolution you've got works too."

What "print-ready" really means

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Vector beats everything. A .ai/.eps/.pdf scales from a pen to a banner with no quality loss. Always ask for it first.
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Transparent, not white. A transparent background is the difference between a clean logo and a white rectangle on a navy hoodie.
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CMYK or Pantone. Nail the colour before production, not after — screen colours lie.

Not sure? Let us proof it before it prints.

Send us the logo and we'll clean it up, check the colours, and send back a free visual proof on the actual product — so what your client approves is exactly what ships.

A reprint costs you the job twice. Let's make sure the file is right the first time.

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