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Collaborative Graphic Design
Collaborative Graphic Design
    “Get a helping hand with your first step”
Happy to design yourself but don’t know where to start? – No Problem. Â Intertype will help you get started with guidelines and templates to get you going in no time. Â
Where to begin
Take control of your print. We make it easy.
Our collaborative artwork service gives you everything you need to create professional, print-ready files from the comfort of your own desk — no guesswork, and no unexpected results when your job comes off the press.
We provide you with clearly marked artwork templates for every product we print, showing you exactly where your design needs to sit. Bleed areas, trim lines, and safe zones are all mapped out so you can build your artwork with total confidence, knowing your content will be positioned correctly and nothing important will be lost in the cut. Alongside the templates, our print specifications guide covers everything from colour mode and image resolution to font embedding and PDF export settings — written in plain language so it’s straightforward to follow, whatever software you’re designing in.
When you’re happy with your design, export your file as a print-ready PDF using the settings we recommend and upload it directly to us. Our team will run a preflight check to confirm everything is in order before we go to print — giving you an extra layer of assurance that your finished product will look exactly as intended.
Get in touch today to find out how we can help you get started.
Common Errors In Graphic Design for Print
Understanding where things go wrong is the first step to preventing it. The most frequently encountered issues include:
Colour space errors
Print uses CMYK ink, not RGB light. Files built in RGB must be carefully converted with the correct colour profile. Without this, colours can shift dramatically between screen and print.
Insufficient image resolution
Images that look sharp on screen are often only 72 dpi — well below the 300 dpi required for quality print. Scaling a low-resolution image up doesn’t recover detail; it makes the problem worse.
Missing Bleed
Printed materials are trimmed after printing. Without bleed — artwork extended slightly beyond the trim line — cutting tolerances can leave unwanted white edges on the finished piece.
Non-compliant PDF files
The PDF/X-1a standard ensures files are self-contained, colour-managed, and consistently reproducible. Files that don’t comply introduce unpredictable variables into production.
Incorrect trim sizes and safe zones
Content placed too close to the trim edge risks being cut. Understanding the relationship between bleed, trim, gutters, printable areas (ie: safe zone) is essential for a print result that meets your graphical design intention.
Missing Fonts
When a print file uses a font that is not embedded or outlined, the printing press system will substitute to the nearest alternative it has available. The result is changed text spacing, unexpected line breaks, and a layout that no longer looks the way it was designed. To avoid this, fonts should always be embedded when exporting the PDF, or outlined in the design application before the file is sent.
We are here to Help
If you are in doubt or need some help, we are only a phone call or email away.  We offer three different levels of artwork design support, including DIY support, collaborative desig, full service artwork design and Advanced CMYK+ design.  Or simply reach out and have a chat with a publish and print expert. Â
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