Pre-designing cards before you upload to MOO is something we only recommend to design professionals or those very comfortable with graphic design applications. Some technical knowledge is required to use the templates and to save your work in the best format for print.
Below you'll find helpful tips:
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Get product dimensions Or download an Adobe template to get started on your design faster |
PDF Preset Save to PDFx1a 2001 and ensure the greatest print accuracy |
CMYK No Spot Colours. We use Coated GRACol-2006 if you're into ICC Profiles |
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Include a 0.08" Bleed Make sure all backgrounds extend to this area |
0.08" Margin / Safe Area Make sure anything you want printed is well with this area |
No crops or printers marks These are applied by MOO as we send your files to print |
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Resolution All imagery should be above 300dpi |
Transparency & Overprint To make sure your design prints as expected flatten transparencies and turn off overprint |
Opacity For the best print quality set opacities to no less than 40% |
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Font sizes 8pt and higher will ensure the best legibility |
No Rich Blacks Fonts using 100% K will be crisper and more legible |
Line weight Thicker lines print better. We recommend 0.5pt and above |
4 rules for designing the perfect fit
- Make sure you've accounted for the 'bleed' in your design, filling this area with any background colors or images. Ensure all important parts of your design are kept within a safe area.
- Where possible designs featuring graphics or text should be submitted as vector-based PDFs. To keep your text in vector format, we recommend applications like Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and more recent versions of Adobe Photoshop. Please note, saving text in JPEG format could result in 'fuzzy' edges.
- When your design features a mix of photography and text, make sure your placed photographs are 300 dpi, and where possible that your final design is saved as a PDF.
- Make sure you pre-flight your PDFs using the 'Adobe PDF/X-1a:2001' preset. This option can be found in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and more recent versions of Adobe Photoshop.
- Save each design as a separate single page PDF.
Ready to create your own printed products? Get started on MOO.com!