Art & Printing Specifications

CAMERA READY ARTWORK
Should be clean black and white art. Low-resolution scans, Xerox or fax copies are not considered camera-ready artwork.

Low-resolution JPEG and clipart files are not considered line art.

Black and white submitted artwork should not contain screens.

Art should be to size. Enlargements and reductions may incur art charges.

Positive printing minimal type size is 8 point Helvetica. Positive print line width is to be a minimum of 1 point.

Reverse print or knock out printing minimal type size is 12 point Helvetica. Type with thin serifs should not be used. Reverse print line width is to be a minimum of 2 points.

Color separated artwork must have traps built into it. Traps must be a minimum of 4 points. Art that is not trapped may incur additional art charges. We suggest an electronic file be submitted when artwork contains 2 or more colors.

PRINTING CAPABILITIES
Metal Rotogravure:
Screens of 85 dpi to a maximum of 120 dpi. Solids and screens of the same color can print on the same station. Rotogravure plates are recommended and sometimes required when printing bags with heavy ink coverage, tight registration, screens, process art or fine detail.

Flexographic Plates:
Generally used for simple line art. Screens of 55 dpi to a maximum of 65 dpi. Screens may appear muddled due to press gain. The art department will determine if flexographic plates can be used with the screens upon reviewing the artwork.

Graduated screens less than 20% may not be noticeable. A 5% tolerance when printing screens is standard.

Ink colors are to be chosen from standard Plus Series Pantone Books. Pantone colors are to be specified as “C” (coated) or “U” (uncoated).

When printing 4 Color Process images, type that is not black should not be used as to avoid type becoming blurry due to movement in registration between the colors. The same is true if small type reverses of out a 4 Color Process images.

Solid ink panels in side gussets will be cut back 1/8” from side folds to keep ink from appearing on the faces of the bag when being converted.

As our printing plates incorporate one face and one gusset, when the 2^nd gusset meets up with the first face, there may be a slight break in art.

All type is to be kept 1” from the bottom fold, ½” from all side files and ½” or more from handle areas.

ELECTRONIC ART FILES
All emailed artwork must be sent to art@kalpac.com. All emailed files should reference the company name and corresponding purchase order. If art is sent without an order it will be archived for a period no longer than 6 months.

Electronic files should be submitted as final digital vector art in Adobe Illustrator .eps, .ai or .pdf files. Our art department is Macintosh based.

Color composite(s) of electronic file should accompany disks.

All type and copy should be spell checked and outlined to avoid defaulting of the typefaces. If type is not outlined, the fonts should accompany the artwork.

All non-essential art should be deleted from the file before submitting it and all layers should be shown and unlocked.

All artwork should be submitted as Pantone spot colors, not CMYK, unless printing in 4 Color Process.

4 Color Process art should include all linked images and be at actual size it is to print. 4 Color Process placed/linked images are not to be any less than 300 ppi.

Artwork for completed orders will remain on file with the art department for 2 years.

Emailed artwork should be compressed in .zip or .sit formats for easier retrieving.

SERVICES
Proofing is done on an “as needed” basis by Kal Pac Corporation’s art department. If proofing is required or viewed by the art department as necessary, the order will not be processed until all proofs are approved and signed.

Any change in artwork that must be made to accommodate our printing capabilities will be noted during the proofing process.

If artwork size is not specified, art will be sized to fit the imprint area accordingly.

Artwork received in the proper format will receive a fax/email proof at no charge. Excessive changes/alterations to the original proof will incur art charges.

Art submitted needing any cleanup, recreating or touch ups will incur art charges based on the time spent and complexity of changing the art to camera-ready art.

If a specified typestyle is requested and we do not have it available, we will match as closely as possible from a font in our library or the font may be provided.

Color hard copies of proofs may be provided for an additional charge.

All art charges will be determined upon reviewing the artwork.

Templates are available for any custom bag size/style.