Decorating Method: Standard Imprint

Accepted Artwork Files:
AI file, vector format with all text converted to outlines. Please save as .eps or .ai file.

Additional Information:
Unsupported Art File Formats: QuarkXPress, PageMaker®, InDesign, Freehand®, Microsoft® Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) will also not be recognized through the art acceptance process.

Decorating Method: Embroidery

Accepted Artwork Files:
dst files, .emb files

Additional Information:
If digitizing is needed, please send in an acceptable file for all other methods. If a digitized file is provided, the setup fee is 50% off standard setup. Please note: Apparel products have different digitizing requirements than bags and other items. Existing files may need to be re-digitized.

Decorating Method: Full Color/4 Color Process

Accepted Artwork Files:
Adobe Illustrator (AI) file, vector format with all text converted to outlines. Please save as .eps or native .ai file.

Additional Information:
Vector art is always preferred. However, raster images are acceptable for these methods (graphics like jpg, tiff, png, psd, etc.). The file should be at least 300 ppi native resolution and at the size it will print or larger. There may be restrictions if the artwork is too complex. Any free-standing text should be included in vector format.

What is Raster vs. Vector?

If you take a .jpg at 300 dpi and increase its size in a graphics program, you can visibly see that the has gotten "fuzzy." The only thing that happened is the tiny pixel squares got bigger and created jaggy edges on your image.

In other words, raster images do not scale up very well. The quality of an imprint produced from a raster image is dependent upon the resolution (dpi) of the raster image, the capabilities of the printing technology and whether or not the image has been scaled up.