Artwork for Laser Engraving

Logo artwork used for laser engraving must be submitted in an acceptable format to ensure good quality results of the image.  The process used for laser engraving is different than the process used for printing on regular home and office printers. Home and office printers can handle grayscales of artwork which create a smooth, fluid effect on paper.  However, laser engraving burns the image into the product and thus burns each pixel regardless of the shade level in the image.

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Acceptable File Formats for Laser Engraving​

• BMP

• JPG

• PNG

• EPS

• Other Raster images that are 1-Bit black and white camera ready artwork.

 

No Grayscale or other 3D effects. Should be in a minimum of 300 DPI resolution. CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, EPS, PDF vector artwork that has all text converted to curves or outlines.

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Artwork for Sublimation Processing

Any artwork or logos submitted for sublimation processing must be at least 300 DPI.  The larger the resolution the better.  Lower resolution images tend to pixelate too much and are grainy in appearance.  

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Unacceptable Files

JPG or GIF images or other low resolution images converted to a TIFF or BMP and even if the resolution is changed to 300 dpi, are not acceptable if the original image was less than 300 DPI. Simply resaving a file as a new file type, does not increase the quality of the pixels in the artwork itself. Images from web sites are typically in 72 or 96 DPI. Please contact your company's graphic department to obtain a High Resolution logo, vs using one off your companies web site.

 

Do not embed image files inside of word documents or other documents such as spreadsheets, rather provide the raw artwork file itself.

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If you do not have a high resolution image, we can re-design the artwork you supply, however there is a graphic design charge of $30/hour billable in 15 minute increments.  Please contact us with any questions you have about using your artwork or creating artwork for you.

 

Stock Artwork

Our company maintains a large database of standardized designs and artwork files. In most cases, we may have a design that works for you already on file in a laser engravable or sublimation format. 

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Artwork/Logo Trademarks

All liability for the mis-use of trademarks in submitted art and copy rests solely with you as our customer and not with Awards South, LLC. All art and copy submitted to us must be used in full compliance with all laws regarding copyright, patent, trademark or any similar protection. Major league sports logos are the intellectual property of the league or team so we will not use those logos on any products we manufacture unless you have permission to use them and we verify the permission with the respective licensing authority. By submitting artwork, including logos and photographs, the customer agrees they (and we) have the right to use the images in the order.