We require Adobe Illustrator (.AI) or Photoshop (.EPS) vector files in order to
proof and correctly print your order. If your logo is in this format, we will be
able to provide the virtual pre-production proof within 1-2 business days (or 24
hours for rush orders).
We will always provide you with a virtual pre-production proof that shows the exact placement of your logo on the product.
We can always provide you with a Pre-Production Samples of the product you are ordering. This will give you the actual piece in your hand with your imprinted logo. ($50 Cost)
Once you have approved the virtual proof or the physical sample, your order will go into production and ship.
Screen Printing / Silk-Screening
An image is transferred to the printed surface by ink, which is pressed through a stenciled screen and treated with a light-sensitive emulsion. Film positives are put in contact with the screens and exposed to light, hardening the emulsion not covered by film and leaving a soft area on the screen for the squeegee to press ink through. Also, you must create a different screen for every color you are going to print, and then screen each color separately allowing drying time in-between.
Hot Stamp
Setting a design on a metal relief die or plate, which is then heated and pressed onto the printing surface to achieve a deboss.
Laser or Foil Stamp
Applying metallic or colored foil imprints to vinyl, leather or paper surfaces. Usually with a deboss.
4-color Process
A system where a color image is separated into 4 different color values by the use of filters and screens (usually done digitally). The result is a color separation of 4 images, that when transferred to printing plates and printed on a printing press with the colored inks cyan (blue), magenta (red), yellow and black, reproduces the original color image. These four colors can be combined to create thousands of colors just as your computer printer does.
Laser (Engraving)
Imprinting method by which art or lettering is cut into a material by a laser beam that vaporizes the portion exposed through openings in a template.
