FAQs

High Quality Printing at Competitive Prices

At Blue Moon Direct Printing we understand you need your printing to make a statement and that deadlines are crucial.

Let us take the stress our of ordering your pricing needs.

 
All files should
be provided
in CMYK Format

 
Bleed Needed:
Business Cards &
Postcards 
= .0625"
Catalogs, Flyers = .25"


PDF or Tiff files

are preferred
for best quality

 Catalog & Booklets:
Send individual pages 
not spreads

Each individual page
needs a .25" bleed

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Keep all text and 

images at least 0.125"
inside cut-line


PDF Proofs will be
provided at no

expense for approval
if requested


Resolution on files
must be at least
300 DPI for print.


Turnaround on most
projects is 3 - 5 days after
approval. Give 7 - 10 days for
more involved bindery such
as booklets, catalogs, roll labels,
or specialty packaging.

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Always check the CMYK values of your grayscale in final CMYK document. If there are values other than K in your grayscale image, there is a chance that the color will vary.

Projects with heavy ink coverage
or UV coating may crack
when scored & folded. During
use, the cracks will become bigger
& the ink may start to chip off.

If you send in a job with Pantone colors, the CMYK conversion will change the Pantone color. Before sending your order, make sure all Pantone colors have been converted to CMYK.

Digital Letterheads are not recommended for laser imprinting applications. Offset letterheads are optional for this use.

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Files created for foil stamping or embossing must be vector art and should have no fine lines or small text. Any thing too small will plug up and will not hold definition.


For rounded corner projects, we offer 1/4" and 1/8" radius round corners to all of our customers.


When creating a Spot UV job, you must include a Spot UV template file along with the regular print file. The Spot UV file should be created as 100% black and preferably a vector file.

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