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          • Flyers and Leaflets
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        • Roller Banners
          • Single Sided Roller Banners
          • Double Sided Roller Banners
          • Super-Wide Roller Banners
          • Thunder Outdoor Roller Banner
          • Emblem Desktop Roller Banner
          • Roller Banner Light
        • Exhibition & Indoor Displays
          • Tension Frames
          • Counters
          • Pop Up Displays
          • SEG Fabric Displays
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        • Outdoor Displays
          • Cafe Barriers
          • Banner Frames
          • Stowaway
          • Bollard Covers
          • Mistral Lamp Post & Wall Display
          • Wind Dancer
        • Flags
          • Flamingo Economy Flag
          • Crest Flag
          • Feather Flag
          • Fin Flag
          • Teardrop Flag
          • Flag Accessories
        • Accessories
          • 30cm Cable Ties
          • 8mm Bungee Cord
          • Bungee Ball Ties
          • Flag Accessories
          • Literature Stand
          • Pop-Up Carry Case Graphic
          • Roller Banner Light
          • SEG Fabric Pop-Up Accessories
      3. Materials
        • Banners
          • 440gsm PVC
          • 340gsm Mesh
          • 500gsm PVC
          • 740gsm PVC
        • Rigid Signage
          • Foamex
          • Correx
          • DiBond
        • Fabric
          • Knitted Polyester
          • Display Polyester
          • Backlit Polyester
        • Point-of-Sale
          • 200gsm Poster Paper
          • 400gsm SoFlat
          • CrystalFlex
          • Self-Adhesive Vinyl
          • Wallpaper
      4. Artwork
        • Artwork Requirements
        • Artwork Setup Guide
        • Artwork Upload
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        • 07956 553299
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      1. Homepage
      2. Products
        • Back To Business
          • B2B Banners & Posters
          • B2B Roller-Banners
          • Floor Graphics
          • Sanitising Stations
          • Sneeze Guards
          • Clear Roller Banners
        • Business Print
          • Presentation Folders
          • NCR
          • Wrapping Paper
          • Wrapping Paper
          • Wrapping Paper
          • A-Frame Signs
          • Cafe Barriers
          • Canvas Prints
          • Business Cards
          • Business Stationery
          • Flyers and Leaflets
          • Booklets
          • Invitations & Greeting Cards
          • Posters
        • Roller Banners
          • Single Sided Roller Banners
          • Double Sided Roller Banners
          • Super-Wide Roller Banners
          • Thunder Outdoor Roller Banner
          • Emblem Desktop Roller Banner
          • Roller Banner Light
        • Exhibition & Indoor Displays
          • Tension Frames
          • Counters
          • Pop Up Displays
          • SEG Fabric Displays
          • Stretch Fabric Displays
        • Outdoor Displays
          • Cafe Barriers
          • Banner Frames
          • Stowaway
          • Bollard Covers
          • Mistral Lamp Post & Wall Display
          • Wind Dancer
        • Flags
          • Flamingo Economy Flag
          • Crest Flag
          • Feather Flag
          • Fin Flag
          • Teardrop Flag
          • Flag Accessories
        • Accessories
          • 30cm Cable Ties
          • 8mm Bungee Cord
          • Bungee Ball Ties
          • Flag Accessories
          • Literature Stand
          • Pop-Up Carry Case Graphic
          • Roller Banner Light
          • SEG Fabric Pop-Up Accessories
      3. Materials
        • Banners
          • 440gsm PVC
          • 340gsm Mesh
          • 500gsm PVC
          • 740gsm PVC
        • Rigid Signage
          • Foamex
          • Correx
          • DiBond
        • Fabric
          • Knitted Polyester
          • Display Polyester
          • Backlit Polyester
        • Point-of-Sale
          • 200gsm Poster Paper
          • 400gsm SoFlat
          • CrystalFlex
          • Self-Adhesive Vinyl
          • Wallpaper
      4. Artwork
        • Artwork Requirements
        • Artwork Setup Guide
        • Artwork Upload
      5. Contact
        • Log In / Register
        • My Orders
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      1. Artwork Setup Guide

        Setting Up Your Artwork Canvas

        For customers not familiar with creating artwork for large-format print, we have created this guide to make sure your designs can be processed and printed as quickly and accurately as possible.

        Canvas Size

        When creating your design canvas, the most important thing to remember is that your artwork should be setup at an equal proportion to the print you are ordering. If your order is for a banner with a 3:1 proportion, your artwork should perfectly match this.

        It's often best to use a smaller scale, such as half-scale or quarter-scale as this can reduce filesize. Also, many design applications have a maximum canvas size that do not allow canvases over a certain size.

        For instance, a 5m x 1m design could be created like so:

        ScaleArtwork Canvas Size
        100% (Full) Scale5000mm x 1000mm
        50% (Half) Scale2500mm x 500mm
        25% (Quarter) Scale1250mm x 250mm
        10% Scale500mm x 100mm

        To calculate the canvas width and height you'll need for a smaller scale, simply take your full-size measurement (eg. 5000mm) and multiply it by your desired scale. We've included these below:

        ScaleFraction
        50% (Half) Scale0.5
        25% (Quarter) Scale0.25
        10% Scale0.1

        So, for a quarter-scale design:

        5000 x 0.25 = 1250

        Bleed

        All artworks should be supplied with at least 5mm bleed (when scaled to full-size). This ensures your printed design can be hemmed or trimmed with no white edges showing.

        Colour Mode

        All artworks should be created in CMYK colour mode. Artworks sent to us in RGB mode will be converted to CMYK by our pre-press system, and will nearly always render unsatisfactory results.

        For Roller Banners

        The easiest way to create your Roller Banner artwork is to use our pre-made templates, which are available for you to download. These are setup at the correct proportion, and also include guides to ensure your design fits perfectly in the unit.

        However, if you need to create your Roller Banner canvas yourself, please make sure to get the width and height correct as these come in a variety of sizes.

        Roller Banners also require an additional section at the bottom of your graphic, which will be rolled into and hidden within the unit mechanism. This area is very important and can vary in size, depending on the model of unit you will be using. For our units, the height of this area is 150mm, so typically the height of the graphic will be 2150mm. This 150mm section should be kept free from any important content (text, logos) and only used for background images and colours.


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        Cowgum Limited
        Address
        Unit 8
        The Warren Estate
        Lordship Road
        Writtle
        Chelmsford
        CM1 3WT
        Telephone
        01245 423754
        07956 553299
        Email
        paul@cowgum.org.uk
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