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Art Information

 

Camera Ready Art

 

Camera ready art is required before production can begin on any new order. Camera ready art is a black on white PMT or a clean black copy on white paper laser printed at 600 dpi resolution or higher. Color separations are not useable in the production of our products.

Electronic Art

  Art furnished on computer disk must be either in Macintosh platform using Illustrator 8.0 or Freehand 8.0 or Windows platform using CorelDraw 13.0. Layout must be in vector format.

All type must be converted to paths or outlines; all art and logos must be converted to paths.

We accept the following media: 3.5" floppy, 100MB Zip disks, CDs and electronic mail. If you have any questions regarding submitting digital files, please contact sales@berlekamp.com.

Note

 

When camera ready art is not submitted with an order, we reserve the right to ask for better artwork or to produce it ourselves at a cost of $40.00 (V) per hour. We will then submit a paper proof that must be signed and returned before production can begin.

Design Information

The following information is provided to help create the best image possible in an injection molded item.

 

Size Calculation

 

All custom design items are priced by size, not by design. To calculate the size, measure the height and multiply it by the length to calculate the square inch area.

Square inch graphic

1.25" x 4.75" = 5.9 square inches

Decimal Equivalents

 
1/16
.0625
9/16
.5625
1/8
.125
5/8
.625
3/16
.1875
11/16
.6875
1/4
.25
3/4
.75
5/16
.3125
13/16
.8125
3/8
.375
7/8
.875
7/16
.4375
15/16
.9375
1/2
.5
1
1.0

Printing and Processes

We use 2 methods of imprinting colors on our plastic.
Foils: We use exterior and interior hot stamp foils for a wide range of pigments and metallic effects.
Inks:

For exterior applications when a foil color is not available, or when a color match is requested, we will use acrylic ink to coat the raised area of the item.

Also used for interior applications when a color match is requested. Color Match: $175.00 (X).

Due to variables in plastic and foil formulations, subtle color changes can occur beyond our control. Therefore, perfect color matches cannot be guaranteed.

Pebbled Background

  Add $50.00(V) to setup and .06(V) to unit cost.

Extra Color Charges

Color Registration

Color registration applies when printing colors that are separated by approximately 1/16".

Separation

 

Flat Printing

Flat printing applies when colors are adjacent to each other with no separation.

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