Wobbler Artwork Specification
GENERAL ARTWORK DIMENSION
Bleeding : 2mm from all sides of edges (Artwork Dimension)
Margin : 2mm from all sides of edges (Safe Zone)
Example: Wobbler size 89mm x 54mm, therefore
Bleeding Size : 93mm x 58mm
Actual Size : 89mm x 54mm
Safe Zone : 85mm x 50mm
Gluing Area
Fixed at center of the back side of the printing sheet, please use Excard template when preparing the artwork.
FILE FORMAT
Adobe Acrobat Document (*.pdf)
• Provide better printing quality
TIFF Image (*.tiff)
• Provide fairly good printing quality if the file is converted under certain specification
• Setback: Blurred text or vector images compare with pdf file format
JPEG Image (*.jpg / *.jpeg)
• Provide fairly good printing quality if the file is converted under certain specification
• Setback: Blurred text or vector images compare with pdf file format
STANDARD CHECKLIST
ARTWORK
• Artwork is prepared in our Product Size Templates
• Background design expand to Full Bleed size
• Vital elements are within Safe Zone
• No crop mark are applied
DESIGN
All images have been exported / converted to TIFF files
• Background, design effects, photos, images (not including text / vector images)
Never manipulate images in layout program
• Resolution: 300dpi
• Color Mode: CMYK
FONTS
• No fonts of less than 4 pts
• Curve / Path / Create outline all fonts
MARKING & TRAPPING
• Do not apply any crop mark and trapping to your files, including box, bleeding marking, margin marking and custom die cut (Dotted line).
LINE WEIGHT
• No lines are less than 0.25pts
FILE FORMAT
FILE PREPARATION
Page Arrangement for Standard Wobbler in ONE PDF file
• Page 1: Overview artwork (CMYK + Die Line)
Page Arrangement for Custom Die Cut Wobbler in ONE PDF file
• Page 1: Overview artwork (CMYK + Die Line)
• Page 2: Printable artwork only (CMYK)
• Page 3: Die Line only
DIE LINE PRECAUTIONS
Cutting Edge Tolerance: +- 1mm
Below are mis-registration scenario that can be happen during the die-cut process when die line is not correctly placed, as + – 1mm cutting edge tolerance has to be taken into consideration.
Scenario 1: What happens when die line falls exactly on the artwork line.
Scenario 2: What happens when die line is exactly on different colour background.
* Member is advised to revise artwork when these problems are detected.
* Printboxer shall not be held liable for any of defect in printing outcome due to artwork sent not correctly prepared as advised.
GAP BETWEEN MULTI-EDGES DIE-LINE
How to define “Multi-Edges Die-Line”: More than 5 cutting edges within 10mm.
