Cardboard Cutouts

Technical Specifications for Cardboard Cutouts | CMYK Print

When supplying artwork for Cardboard cut-outs, please supply as a multipage PDF document. As we require the cutting shape in a vector format, a vector-based software is essential to setting up your artwork files. 

• Page 1 should contain your print artwork without any crop marks or cutting guides

• Page 2 should contain your cutting shape. This must be a single vector shape, consisting of a 0.25pt line in 100% Magenta only without any fills. No other elements should be within the cutting page other than the cutting shape

• Scale of 1:1

• Include 3mm bleed on all sides

• Supply as a CMYK PDF, preferably in PDF/x1a format

• Outline or embed fonts

• 150dpi resolution

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We are working hard to introduce more environmentally credible products in our range and we encourage you to consider using more of those products.

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We are committed to reducing waste and in particular aiming to eliminate problematic plastics from our printing and fulfilment operation.

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