Art Specification

Customer-supplied artwork should be camera-ready and no smaller than 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm) for latex balloons, and 6" x 6" (15cm x 15cm) for Microfoil balloons. Art will be sized to the maximum imprint area of the balloon selected.

Laser-Generated Art - Should be minimum 300 dpi at size indicated above.

Black-and-White Line Art - (i.e. graphics and text) that is sharp in detail and not folded, wrinkled, etc. Fax transmissions are not considered camera-ready art.

Type, Rules, & Outlines - Factory cannot guarantee reproduction of fine serif and script type smaller than 8 points. Bold sans-serif fonts are recommended for type smaller than 6 points. No type should be less than 4 points. Avoid outline and shadow-effect fonts. All rules and outlines should be 1 point or greater.

Two, Three, Four, and Five Spot-Colour Print Art - There must be a minimum of 1/16" (1.6mm) to 1/8" (3.2mm) separation between colours due to movement during printing. Artwork must be submitted as black-and-white “colour-separated” line art. A separate piece of art for each imprint colour, including registration marks, is required. Also, include a colour composite print of the art. Due to the unique challenges involved in printing on latex balloons, order acceptance will be based on approval of artwork and printing capabilities. Approval of a spec sample may be required. See separate sheet for pricing and minimum order requirements.

Microfoil Screen Print - There must be a minimum of 1/4" (6.4mm) to 3/8" (9.5mm) separation between colours due to movement during printing. Order acceptance is based on approval of art. Additional separation may be required depending on the complexity of the art. Approval of a spec sample may be required.