Graphic Guidelines
Get ready to level up your printing prowess! In the wonderful world of print, you’ll come across some essential jargon. Let us help illuminate these terms so you can design with confidence: Print size is what an image looks like in real life - measured as inches or centimeters. Image file size describes how large a space it takes on our disk (up to 100 MB for Southern!). A pixel? Just think dots – one unit of measurement that helps create any digital masterpiece's width and height dimensions.
When it comes to printing images, DPI is the way to go. It's a measure of image resolution that takes digital devices' pixels per inch and turns them into dots for printers - the higher your DPI output, the more precise your printed masterpieces will be! In other words: if you want sharp prints without any blurriness then crank up those dots...per inch!
Get ready to nail that design, because it's time for the make-or-break guidelines! Print projects should be in PNG or JPEG format and embroideries can go with PDF, PNG (but JPG is not recommended—designs might look off due to its background). When deciding on a project size keep an eye out for product specifics such as t-shirt prints having up 12"x16" area limit. Resolution wise, shoot no lower than 150 DPI when printing; any higher won't increase quality but only enlarge file size—cap at 300DPI instead!
Ready to make your mini masterpiece? If you're printing smaller items - like mugs or personalized phone cases - know that the quality of your work will depend on how detailed it is. To send off a design with top-notch resolution, bump up those dots per inch (DPI) from 150 to 300 for best results!
If you're designing something and it suddenly looks blurry, don't panic. The fuzz in your image likely isn't from poor DPI - chances are some stray pixels just need to be removed! Make a few copies of the design with its transparent background; those pesky edges will become much more obvious for easy removing.
When it comes to printing images, DPI is the way to go. It's a measure of image resolution that takes digital devices' pixels per inch and turns them into dots for printers - the higher your DPI output, the more precise your printed masterpieces will be! In other words: if you want sharp prints without any blurriness then crank up those dots...per inch!
Get ready to nail that design, because it's time for the make-or-break guidelines! Print projects should be in PNG or JPEG format and embroideries can go with PDF, PNG (but JPG is not recommended—designs might look off due to its background). When deciding on a project size keep an eye out for product specifics such as t-shirt prints having up 12"x16" area limit. Resolution wise, shoot no lower than 150 DPI when printing; any higher won't increase quality but only enlarge file size—cap at 300DPI instead!
Ready to make your mini masterpiece? If you're printing smaller items - like mugs or personalized phone cases - know that the quality of your work will depend on how detailed it is. To send off a design with top-notch resolution, bump up those dots per inch (DPI) from 150 to 300 for best results!
If you're designing something and it suddenly looks blurry, don't panic. The fuzz in your image likely isn't from poor DPI - chances are some stray pixels just need to be removed! Make a few copies of the design with its transparent background; those pesky edges will become much more obvious for easy removing.