Keep it simple - A simple high-contrast design works best. Most stickers we sell are the smaller sizes than a traditional "bumper sticker." Therefore, designs should be clear and easy to read, and use bold lettering. Decorative and serif fonts with point sizes smaller than 6pt will close up when printed and may be unreadable. Although we will try to foresee and anticipate any problems before printing your design and notify you, we cannot be responsible for art that doesn't reproduce well due to small type and/or art not submitted to our printing specifications.

Use solid colors - Shading, gradations, blends, and percentage fills are not possible to reproduce accurately on Standard orders, and may be rejected. We print with 55 to 70 linescreen and designs with shading may drop out, or photos may appear banded and uneven. Also, on designs with halftones your text may appear "dotty" at the edges. We recommend that you always use solid fills and outlines for best results. We will try to foresee and anticipate any problems before printing your design, but we cannot be responsible for art that doesn't reproduce well due to halftones and gradations in your design.

4 Colors doesn't mean "process color" - We can print up to four spot colors on your custom stickers, but this does not mean to imply that we print stickers in CMYK or process color (sometimes called four-color process or full-color). We do not print process color stickers at this time.

Use reversed images and colored backgrounds as additional colors - A white sticker with black letters is pretty plain.

Try reversing images for higher contrast - Be careful though - some graphics look poorly when reversed and need another step in editing to show the highlights properly. We are always happy to take a look at your art before you place an order to make sure it's ready to print.

Avoid tight registration and complex images - Tight registration (1/16" or less space between colors) is not available on standard stickers. We will print your art to film as-is and cannot be responsible for slight misregistration.

Send art for multicolor stickers color separated - Submit multicolor art as individual TIF files for each color or use layers in Photoshop to provide color separations. Art not color separated before submission may require additional preparation and costs.

File types accepted: We can accept your artwork in many different formats. The most common file types are TIF files and JPG. We can accept files in the following formats: TIFF, EPS, AI, PSD, JPG and native Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark files. Font substitution is always consideration when using native files. Fonts should be converted to curves or outlines whenever possible. We highly recommend using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and CorelDraw for designing and preparing files for submission and printing. Below you will find detailed information on each native format and special requirements that may need to be considered.

Mac users: We are a PC based shop but can accept Mac files. Fonts must be converted to outlines or curves to avoid font substitution. Font substitution may be a problem if uncommon and decorative fonts are used. File conversion is available but will add art charges to your order.

CorelDraw 12 (.CDR, .CMX; also exports file types including TIF, JPG, BMP, EPS and Illustrator AI) Convert fonts to curves, and save as version 10 or earlier CDR.

Illustrator CS (.AI, .EPS; also exports as Photoshop PSD) Convert fonts to outlines, save as version 9 or earlier.

Photoshop CS (.PSD, also exports file types including TIF, GIF, JPG, BMP, EPS) Create color seps on layers, save as version 5.5 or earlier, or save aech layer as a different bitmap (preferably TIF) file. Fonts should be rendered before sending or you will need to include any fonts used so we can view and print it properly.

Photo Paint, Paint Shop Pro: Create art and layers, export as TIF or JPG.

Microsoft Word, Powerpoint: We can accept files created in Word or Powerpoint for reference only. The only way for us to get the file ready to print is to print it on a laser printer and scan it in, so make sure any art or logos are at 300 pixels an inch. Fonts must be included along with the document.

Quark Xpress: You can submit a QXD file as long as all files in the document, including fonts and graphics are in the file you send us. You can also export a Quark document to an EPS but we will still need fonts included with the EPS file.

Pagemaker, InDesign, and other page layout programs: Check your manual to see if your program exports one of the many file types we accept or try a commercial or shareware conversion program. If we need to convert your file it will add additional art charges to your order.

Please see the Examples and FAQ pages for additional info on how to lay out a sticker and prepare a file for printing. Also, please read through our Policies & Standards page before calling or submitting a file.