Proofs

Proofs are supplied via e-mail in PDF format. If requested, we can fax a proof of your artwork for approval before processing.
Please specify on your order.

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Maximum Imprint Area

Whistles - 5/8" (16 mm) diameter
Coaching Boards - 4-3/4" (120 mm) diameter

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Over/Under Runs

Plus or minus 5% shall constitute fulfillment of an order.

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Acceptable Formats (Mac or PC):

• Adobe Illustrator CC 2018 or lower (.EPS or .AI)

• PDF (generated from Adobe InDesign or Illustrator)

• CorelDraw (exported as .EPS or .AI)

• Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 or lower (.EPS or .TIF or .JPG @ 300 dpi) - only for single colour artwork

• 4 colour process jobs (Domes) must be CMYK

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Acceptable Format Details (also referred to as "Vector" artwork)

• Illustrator (EPS / AI) or CorelDraw (CDR / EPS / AI)

• PDF (generated from Adobe InDesign or Illustrator)

• Illustrations, line-art or solid colour artwork

• Much easier to edit, modify and colour-separate

• Images have to be actually created in this software, not "placed"

• Independent resolution - image can be blown up or reduced as much as you want without any resolution being affected

• Smooth curves, small file size

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Unacceptable Formats (Mac or PC):

• QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, Pagemaker or any other desktop publishing generated files

• JPG, GIF or any other web generated files

• Microsoft Word, Powerpoint or Excel

• BMP or PCX

• RGB colours

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Unacceptable Format Details (also referred to as "Raster" or "Pixel" artwork)

• Photoshop (ie. TIF / JPG / BMP / PNG)

• Continuous tone images, such as photographs or screen-based artwork

• Very difficult to modify if needing to create one-colour artwork with no shadows, screens, etc.

• Fixed resolution - pixel-based (like a grid) - when image is enlarged, the pixels become bigger and distorted; when image is reduced very small, the colours often blend and/or fill in

• Tend to be large file size

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Artwork Re-creation

Fox 40 offers the service of re-creating your logo into vector format to make it suitable for printing. We will provide you with a final
vector logo in digital format for future use. Fees apply for this service - please contact your Fox 40 Customer Service Representative
for more information.

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General File Information

• All text should be converted to paths, curves, or outlines

• Please compress all files in zip or stuffit archive

• Do not save artwork at a lower resolution to create a smaller file - once a file is saved in low-resolution format, we cannot do anything to change the artwork to a higher resolution

• Artwork should be supplied in digital format and e-mailed to your Fox 40 Customer Service Representative with your job information

• To ensure receipt, please fax or email a purchase order and copy of your artwork

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Spot Color Imprinting

• Use Pantone colours only; do not use process colours

• Please make sure that the colour information, such as Pantone numbers, is clearly indicated in the file or on a supplied hard copy

• See Acceptable Formats above for optimum file format submission

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Dome Imprints

• Artwork can be supplied in spot or process colour

• See Acceptable Formats above for optimum file format submission