Spot UV
Spot UV is applied to chosen spots (areas), of a printed piece. This has the affect of highlighting and drawing attention to that part of the design, but it also provides the additional visual stimulus of having varied textures on a single printed surface. This adds a lot of interest, and can identify the printing as a premium card in the perception of the reader.
One very effective technique is to apply a Spot UV on top of matt laminated printing. This achieves maximum contrast between the highly reflective shiny UV coating and the light-absorbing matt laminate, and can, for instance, create a striking first impression on Business Cards or Post Cards.
FILES ACCEPTED
We accept the following file format: .TIF, .TIFF, .EPS, .AI, .PSD, .JPG, .PNG & .PDF.
RESOLUTION:
All file formats must have a minimum of 350 dpi (dot per inch) resolution.
The images designed for the web done at a low screen resolution of 72 dpi. Print images need to be created at 350 dpi or there will be a substantial drop in the image quality.
COLOR MODE:
All color artwork and/or images must be provided in CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) color mode.
All black & white artworks and/or images must be provided in grayscale color mode.
BLEED:
Please build your press-ready digital files by adding 0.1" dimension for business cards, postcards, rackcards, and add 0.125" for all other products.
