1. ELECTRONIC MAIL
E-mail the file to design@threds.com. Be sure to include your contact information and job reference so we can get in touch with you.2. POST
Mail the digital artwork on accepted media to:
Threds
10529 Lexington Drive
Knoxville, TN 379323. FTP UPLOAD
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ART REQUIREMENTS
Threds/Ad Print art department is billed at a rate of $40.00 per hour or any part thereof. Not all art can be done within one hour, please notify the artist if there is a time restraint.
Camera ready art:
Imprint quality on your order depends upon the artwork supplied with it. To avoid delays and additional charges, please supply clean camera-ready artwork. If art needs to be touched up, add $40.00 per hour.The following three forms of (hard-copy) art are the best and most recommended form to present the art department with for use or recreation:
- Black & White line art on flat photographic paper
- 600 dpi (or higher) laser prints, preferably at 200% of final size.
- Glossy, fine grain paper works better than matte copier paper.Artwork for multi-color imprints:
MUST send black & white color-separated art with registration marks for each color. Always include a color composite. An order that requires provided art will not be put on the art schedule until the art is received by the art department and deemed usable.Our Art Department uses Macintosh computers. We cannot guarantee files sent from PC formats (IBM or compatible platforms), will be usable.
Computer Software:
Threds/Adprint supports the following computer programs: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Freehand. PC versions of these software programs must have all text converted to outline or vector form. If not possible, all fonts must be included with art, (Mac fonts only).Recommendations:
Vector art such as Illustrator or Freehand files provide superior reproduction quality and allow images to be resized without loss of sharpness or detail.Unacceptable artwork/text files:
Faxes, copies of faxes, photocopies, slides, transparencies, negative stats or films that need to be reversed to positive, halftone art that needs to be resized, low resolution laser printed artwork of less than 600 dpi, letterhead, business cards, actual product or any other art that needs to be touched-up, color separated or made one color. Text files from word processing documents such as Powerpoint, Word Perfect or Windows Metafiles cannot be used.Acceptable Media:
To expedite your order, artwork may be sent on a Macintosh formatted 3-1/2" diskette or on 128MB or 230MB optical, ZIP, CD-Rom or via e-mail. A laser printout of art should be included with your artwork.Request for artwork on file:
Threds/Ad print will be happy to e-mail your artwork or supply you with your art on disk. There will be a $15.00 charge per incident for this service. This does not include the cost of the disk or CD-ROM. Request for artwork/logos to be sent to a third party for any type of ad will require a minimum of 48 hours notice. When an order is placed that requires company logos, a final list and usable logos must be given to the artist no less than two business days prior to print date. If the logo and list are not provided by this time, a list of the company names will takes its place or the print date will be pushed back. When art is provided and the above criteria is not met, the art department cannot guarantee exact replications, but will do their best to produce art as close to original as possible.
