Send Files

• Download Specifications (.pdf)
• Standard Postcard (8.5" x 5.5") – Mailspace Setup Example (.pdf)
• Glossary of Terms

Where to Send Files

Files less than 4 MB:

E-mail to Production Coordinator, Emily Payne at epayne@kesslercreative.com

Files larger than 4 MB:

We are creating an updated version of our Online File Upload Tool, in the meantime contact Production Coordinator, Emily Payne, at 888-708-5700 ext. 16.

Mail a CD:

Production Department
Kessler Creative
12276 San Jose Blvd, Suite 115
Jacksonville, FL 32223

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Preferred Print-Ready File Format: PDF

• Press/high resolution (300 dpi minimum)
• Embed all fonts and images
• Include bleed but do not add crop marks
• CMYK color mode for all swatches (no spot colors unless specified in your project quote)

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Accepted Materials & Formats

Adobe PDF

• Press/high resolution (300 dpi minimum)
• Embed all fonts and images
• Include bleed but do not add crop marks
• CMYK color mode for all swatches (no spot colors unless specified in your project quote)

Adobe Illustrator – through version CS3

• Convert all text to outlines
• Embed all images and links
• CMYK color mode for all swatches (no spot colors unless specified in your project quote)

Adobe Photoshop – through version CS3

• 300 dpi resolution
• CMYK color mode

Adobe InDesign – through version CS3

• Collect and include all fonts and art/photos used. Fonts must be MAC Postscript or Type 1 (no true type fonts, please).

Quark Xpress – through version 7

• Collect and include all fonts and art/photos used. Fonts must be MAC Postscript or Type 1 (no true type fonts, please).

EPS, TIF, JPG

• Resolution should be minimum of 300 dpi when image is at 100% size
• CMYK color mode

We CANNOT ACCEPT:

Film, Adobe Pagemaker, Microsoft Programs: Word, PowerPoint or Publisher (you may send text in Microsoft programs, but we cannot print projects created in these programs).

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Setting Up Your Files:

Color Mode:

All files must be CMYK.

Margins:

1/8" (.125) minimum, set margins larger if possible. (All text and important design elements should be at least 1/8" from the finished edge of the piece.)

Bleed:

1/8" (.125) minimum to ensure that your design will still cover completely to the edge of the piece (no white paper stock showing) after cutting process. (PDF: Please save your pdf to include bleed, but do not add crop marks.)

Image Resolution:

300 dpi/ppi minimum resolution. Using resolution less than 300 dpi will result in reduced print quality.

Suggestion:

Flatten photoshop files with multiple layers to reduce file size and prevent font substitutions. SAVE A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL FILE BEFORE FLATTENING – you may want to go back to it and make changes later.

Illustrator .ai, .eps (Vector Art):

Convert all text to outlines. Embed all images and links.

Multiple Page Layouts:

Send files as separate pages, not spreads. Include bleed on all 4 edges of layout.

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QUESTIONS?

Contact our Production Coordinator, Emily Payne, at epayne@kesslercreative.com or call her at 888-708-5700 ext. 16.