ARTWORK: All e-mailed art must be accompanied with a .pdf file OR fax of original art for verification. E-mail art to artwork@brodi.net. Please do not send e-mail orders to this address. Photographs: Must be originals or high resolution scans from originals. Do not screen or bitmap photos. Camera-Ready Art Requirements: Black and white art must be clean and crisp, printed at 1200dpi (if 1200dpi is not available it must be at least 600dpi). Photocopies, faxes, business cards, letterheads, and all non-vector art from the internet, etc. may not be considered camera-ready. Laser prints must be actual size and/or 200% final imprint size. Inkjet prints must be sent at 200% of final imprint size. Film positives or negatives larger than 5" x 7" are not acceptable. For multi-color artwork, black and white, color separated artwork with registration marks is required (a color composite must also be included). Any art that requires "touch up" work, color separating, etc. will be billed at $50.00(G) per hour. Note: Our delivery schedule may change depending on the quality of the artwork submitted. We comply with sm@art Codes for artwork requirements. For more information go to www.smart-artwork.org.

Computer Generated Vector Artwork Requirements

Preferred Programs for Vector Artwork:

– Corel Draw (saved as Corel 11 or earlier)
– Adobe Illustrator (saved as an EPS, Adobe Illustrator version CS2 or earlier. If using Macintosh computers, you must save file with the .eps extension)

Please convert all text to curves, outlines or paths. This allows the art to be usable regardless of typestyles used. Do not send fonts.

All Files imported into Corel Draw and/or Adobe Illustrator (such as TIFFS) should also be included separately and must meet our Raster Artwork Requirements. Do not send any files with linked elements.

We can also accept files compressed with WinZip or StuffIt.

Computer Generated Raster Artwork Requirements

Digital Art Requirements:

Must be at least 600dpi. Logos off websites (usually 72dpi) are not acceptable. Monochrome bitmapped files must be 1200dpi at actual imprint size or larger; TIFF files are preferred. Grayscale, RGB and CMYK files may require additional charges.

Acceptable media: The above files can be e-mailed or saved on one of the following and sent to us: CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, USD Flash Drive

Unacceptable files:
– Files from word processing software such as Word, PowerPoint, Ventura Publishing and Word Perfect cannot be used.
– Quark XPress, Adobe PageMaker or files from any other page layout software cannot be used.
– Adobe Acrobat PDF files are to be used for reading or viewing only, and should not be used as a vehicle for transfer. If your file is an EPS then simply send that EPS as an attachment and do NOT save it in Acrobat.