Sign Making Beginner's Guide
We can make Vinyl or Backlit SIGNS for as little as $8.00/sq. ft.
Open Microsoft Word (or wordperfect, pagemaker, etc...)
Select fonts, sizes, colors and styles (anything
you want!)
Type what you want your sign to say (ex: Summer Sale On Now!)
Save this file to your computer and remember
the filename
When you order, select this file as your "design file"
or email it directly to:
support@downtownpublishing.com You can insert Clipart, Word-art
& high resolution photographs!
Intermediate's Guide
WE ONLY ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING FORMATS:
PC
Corel Draw
Adobe Illustrator
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Word
EPS,
TIFF, JPEG
MAC
Corel Draw
Adobe Illustrator
EPS, TIFF, JPEG
large
file sizes
are required for photographs!
If your design contains photographs
You CANNOT use web images for large scale printing!
web images are much too small to
be enlarged & printed
ALL photos must be obtained from either:
a) A SCANNER at HIGH RESOLUTION
or
b) A DIGITAL CAMERA at HIGH RESOLUTION
If your design uses custom fonts
You MUST include ALL fonts with the design file!
Either:
a) SEND A .ZIP FILE
WITH ALL FONTS INCLUDED or
b) CREATE OUTLINES / MAKE EPS or
c) SELECT 'EMBED FONTS' WHEN YOU SAVE THE FILE
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
SECOND WINDOW WHEN YOU SAVE AS .AI
Predesigned
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