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PLASTIC BAGS PLASTIC BAGS DESIGN CENTER REQUIREMENTSQUIREMENTS
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For best printing result, we prefer vector art in Adobe
Illustrator. Vector art consists entirely of lines that are
100% black on a white background. The most common
way to print our bags is spot color printing.

Spot color printing: Spot color printing is a method
of specifying and printing colors in which each color
is printed with its own ink. Each specified ink color
will be assigned with a Pantone number. In contrast,
process color printing uses four inks (cyan, magenta,
yellow, and black) to produce all other colors.

Artwork preparation for spot color printing:
1. File format: Please provide artwork in LINE ART format (Adobe Illustrator file, or PDF file) for
running “spot color” printing jobs. We prefer the art files to be saved on a PC with file formats of,
Adobe Illustrator or PDF formats. If you have any questions with file formats please contact the art
department with any questions.
2. Color indications: Please assign Pantone numbers for the spot colors used in your art file. We are

using Pantone Solid Coated system swatch for Non-Woven or Polyethylene bags.
3. Screens & half-tone image: For one spot color job, a high-resolution, black and white (grayscale)
image may be acceptable. The image needs to be above 300 dpi and saved as tif file (or tiff file)
format. Jpg or gif files are for web or review purposes only, they have low resolutions, 72 dpi
or 100 dpi, therefore jpg or gif files are not desirable for printing purposes. If the image contains
screens, like 20% of black, the “halftone screen” value is between 35 to 60 lpi (depends on the
image and print size). We will help to set up the screen value.

Please remember “Embed” the images before saving the file.
So the actual image will be carried with the ai or pdf file.
4. Font treatment: Please create outlines of all the fonts
of the artwork before sending the art to us. Usually, the
procedure is done like this: First, SELECT ALL the type, then,
select the function “Create Outlines” under Type menu in Adobe
Illustrator. After applying this function, the fonts are converted to
a graphic state that no longer needs the fonts information. We will

not ask for the fonts because sometimes customers may use Mac or PC
fonts that we don’t have or are not compatible and can create a delay in the process.
5. Art size and print positioning: Please specify the exact art size if provided art file is not in the
size you would like to output. The # 1 position (centered) is used as our default print position. Please
specify the print position when you wish to print the artwork off center.

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