Beginner's Guide

1. Open Microsoft Word (or wordperfect, pagemaker, etc...)
2. Select fonts, sizes, colors and styles (anything you want!)
3. Type what you want your sign to say (ex: Summer Sale On Now!)
4. Save this file to your computer and remember the filename
5. When you order, select this file as your "design file"
   or email it directly to: info@i2irepro.com

You can insert Clipart, Word-art & high resolution photographs!

Intermediate's Guide

We accept the following file formats:

   PC  

• Adobe Indesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Quark
• Corel Draw
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Word
• AutoCAD
• PDF, EPS, TIFF, JPEG, PSD

   MAC

• Quark
• Adobe Indesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• PDF, EPS, TIFF, JPEG, PSD

 Large file sizes are required for photographs!

 If your design contains photographs:

• You CANNOT use web images for large scale printing!
  web images are much too small to be enlarged & printed
  
  
• ALL photos must be obtained from either:
       a) A SCANNER at HIGH RESOLUTION or
       b) A DIGITAL CAMERA at HIGH RESOLUTION

 
If your design uses custom fonts: 

• You MUST include ALL fonts with the design file!
• Either:
       a) Send a .ZIP (Stuffed) FILE WITH ALL FONTS INCLUDED or
       b) CREATE OUTLINES / MAKE EPS or
       c) SELECT 'EMBED FONTS' WHEN YOU SAVE THE FILE

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
SECOND WINDOW WHEN YOU SAVE AS .AI

Photographs vs. Illustrations

Photographs stored in a computer are Bitmaps.  Bitmaps have a limited quality and therefore cannot be greatly increased in size.  Photographs (Bitmaps) intended for large scale printing must originally contain a high-resolution and thus producing a large file size.

Illustrations that are drawn on computers are called Vectors.  Vectors contain an infinite amount of quality.  As a result, you can increase the size with out losing quality.  Unfortunately, images and photographs cannot be saved as a vector.
 

(above) Increasing the size of a Photograph/Bitmap vs. an Illustration/Vector.

The Bitmap looks cloudy and unfocused while the Vector retains flawless quality.

Remember, ALL photographs, pictures, and images stored on a computer are Bitmaps and need to be High Resolution in order to print High Quality Signs!