Print Layout

How To Plan Your Print Layout

Trim Line: This is the finished size of the piece.

Live Area: Keep any important information within this area. The live area is smaller than the trim size to take into consideration the binding if the content is placed on the left or right of a spread so that you don’t lose any copy that is too close to the spine.

Bleed Area: The more bleed you can offer, the better. The minimum bleed for a printed piece is 0.125in (1/8in) but some specs require more than that (wide-format, for example, is 0.25 inches). Take special consideration to keep the bleed area in mind when working with an image in Photoshop that you are placing into InDesign for print preparation.

Crop Marks: Indicate to the bindery department where to cut the paper. Do not use bleed marks, as this sometimes confuses the cutter.

SunDance University - October 13th, 2016

SunDance University Courses

SunDance, continuing the tradition of education seminars intended to empower designers, buyers and marketers, has announced the latest installment. SunDance University will be held Thursday October 13th, 2016, 11am-3pm. This two class mini-course will focus on ways to expand your expertise and brand through new ideas and strategies. Join instructor Daniel Dejan from Sappi North America as he covers “Haptic Brain/Haptic Brand” demonstrating how to apply the fundamentals of neuroscience to marketing strategy, and “Special Effects & Finishing” a study of the tactile and interactive design covering the latest in print effects and finishing. SDU Students can stay for both classes with a complimentary lunch in between.

Spots are limited, so signup today at SunDanceSDU.com. Signup before Sept. 30th for your chance to win an Apple Watch!

SunDance Brand Resources

SunDance Brand Standards

SunDance Logo Brand Guidelines

Guidelines PDF

SunDance Logo Concept

Logo Concept PDF

Horizontal Logo (preferred)

Full Color Horizontal

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
CMYK JPG
RBG PNG

Dark Background Horizontal

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
RBG PNG

PMS Separations Horizontal

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
CMYK JPG
RBG PNG

2 Color Horizontal

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
CMYK JPG
RBG PNG

Greyscale Horizontal

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
CMYK JPG
RBG PNG

Black One Color Horizontal

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
CMYK JPG
RBG PNG

White One Color Horizontal

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
RBG PNG

Vertical Logo

Full Color Vertical

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
CMYK JPG
RBG PNG

Dark Background Vertical

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
RBG PNG

PMS Separations Vertical

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
CMYK JPG
RBG PNG

2 Color Vertical

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
CMYK JPG
RBG PNG

Greyscale Vertical

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
CMYK JPG
RBG PNG

Black One Color Vertical

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
CMYK JPG
RBG PNG

White One Color Vertical

CMYK PDF
CMYK EPS
RBG PNG

Die Making 101 Seminar

Die cutting is an impressive way to give print pieces a unique and eye catching finishing cut or score, turning seemingly impossible jobs into gorgeous realities. You may know dielines are used in print files to dictate where the die will cut the piece, but do you know how they're made? How does a simple line in Illustrator become a die and ultimately the perfect shaped piece? Let us show you how to take a project through the entire process from concept and design to printing and finishing for a successful final piece. 

At SunDance's Open House in 2015, we held a seminar called Die Making 101 which showed the entire process of actual production pieces. Creative Director Susanna Toppa lead the first half of the seminar with a focus on the pre-production aspects of design: how to set up dielines, paper choice, prototyping, required layout and dieline exporting to get the piece into production. Finishing Expert, Dave Leyrer then demonstrated how the dielines are cut into a die board and how the die rules are bent to shape. He then moved on to show a live job on the die cutter and let attendees fold the final product.

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How to prepare artwork for printing

Many files sent to us cannot be output exactly as delivered. File problems (ranging from missing fonts to incorrect page size to overprint issues) can result in anything from a minor inconvenience to delays, cost overruns, unanticipated proofing rounds, late-stage design changes or even unhappiness with a finished job.

The best way to avoid any issues is to factor in printing from the earliest possible point in the planning stage. Prepress doesn’t have to start when you deliver the file to us – it starts when you begin planning your project. Preparing printing specifications(specs) may seem like a distraction from actual designing, but if done early and correctly, we can become your best ally in making exactly the project you envision, on-spec, on-time and on-budget.

When in doubt, consult us! Our experienced and knowledgeable staff is always available to assist you with any questions you may have.

Print Layout

Print Minimum

Image Resolution

CMYK vs RGB

Deciding To Use Black or Rich Black

Crossovers

Preparing A File With Spot UV / Varnish Coating

Dielines / Score Marks

Using Adobe Illustrator

Using Adobe Photoshop

Preparing a document using Adobe InDesign

Packaging Files in InDesign

Preparing Art for Canvas

Exporting PDF Files

Digital Plotter (Zund) Cutter File Preparation

SunDance Large Format Sample Box

Fresh Ideas

There are many sources of inspiration for your marketing communications and promotional materials. We think our sample kit will be one of your preferred inspirational choices! It includes a wide range of substrate ideas, from our house stocks for offset and digital printing to Coroplast, Gator Board and Backlits for all of your sign & display graphics needs, all printed with brilliant images that show off the effects you can achieve.

And if you don’t see what you need? Just let us know and we will find the appropriate material! With our wide range of printing technologies, we can print on just about anything. The only limit? Your imagination.

Get your sample kit now.

Foil Brochure

This handy Foil Brochure is a great visual aid when trying to pick just the right foil to add the finishing touches to your project. All of these foils are in stock and ready to go at SunDance. Call today and request your foil brochure 407-850-2366.

Order our sample foil brochure!

The SunDance Stock Book

The SunDance stock book is a great tool for picking just the right paper to bring your project to life. This coil bound book contains samples of papers SunDance has in stock for those quick turn and specialty projects. Call today and request your Stock Book for quick and easy reference 407-850-2366.

Get your Stock Book

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