TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

What programs should I use for the label design?

Here is a list of the formats we accept.

1. Layout: Macromedia Freehand QuarkXPress Adobe Illustrator
2. Scans: Adobe Photoshop

Two common problems when sending art on disk:

1. Failure to include fonts.
   Always remember to send in your fonts. The primary font format for Macintosh is Postscript. The fonts come in two main parts: A screen font (Usually in a suitcase) and a printer font. If the font has multiple weights (such as plain, bold, italic, and bold italic), each weight will have a separate printer font. Make sure you are sending us all parts of a font, as this is one of the most common mistakes. We recommend using only PostScript Type 1 fonts on the Mac, it is possible to use True Type also. These will only consist of a single file (again, usually a suitcase). Some True Type fonts can be problematic with our partners, so avoid using them if possible.
2. Failure to include all linked messages.
   Before you send in your job, make sure you're sending in all linked files. Each application has a different way of checking this. In QuarkXPress, use the Collect For Output feature. Freehand and Illustrator have Links options, which will list all placed images.