Start Your Art
At BookWear®, our staff is eager to collaborate with you, sharing energy and ideas to create a unique way for you to reach your audience and have a lasting impression. For design ideas, you might want to check out our online "Gallery".
Below, you'll find some guidelines to follow when considering various products. You can also download templates for book covers, inserts and other products.
Book cover art
Templates are available for download. Front and back of covers measure 5.75" tall x 4" wide. (Please include a 1/8" bleed if print extends to the edges.) Spine sizes vary according to the product, t-shirt size, style and color. Light colored t's sized from S - XL use a 1.25" spine. XXL book spines measure 1.5". Dark t's sized from S - L use a 1.25" spine. Sizes XL - XXL are 1.5". Spine sizes for other products vary. Please view or download a template for the specific item you will be ordering.
Book Cover (1.5" Spine) |
Book Cover (1.25" Spine) |
Guidelines for submitting artwork
Artwork created in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop or Quark may be submitted. All linked files must be embedded. All type must be converted to outlines. Programs that do not support type-to-outline conversions must be accompanied by a font folder that contains all fonts used in the design. All Quark files must be accompanied by a hi-res PDF. All hi-res PDF's submitted must either have all type converted to outlines, or fonts must be submitted with the file. Photos must be 300dpi. We do not accept artwork created in PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Publisher or PageMaker. Our Art Department is Mac based, please format your submissions accordingly.
T-shirts and product art
SPOT COLOR designs and logos must be submitted as vector art (line art), in .ai or .eps format ONLY. Pantone Coated #'s must be assigned to each color. Do not convert your colors to CMYK. Please specify location of print. Artwork should be submitted the same size you would like it to be printed on the product. Common print sizes for t-shirt Left Chest designs are 3.5" wide and under. Full Front and Full Back designs are commonly 10.5" wide, with a maximum imprint area of 12" W x 14" H. Actual design sizes are your preference. Oversized prints are available for an additional fee. Ask your customer service rep for details. Please see brochure for maximum imprint areas for our other products.
4-COLOR PROCESS designs must be submitted as at least 300 DPI .jpeg files for light colored shirts and at least 600 DPI for dark colored shirts. Please specify location of print. Artwork should be submitted the same size you would like it to be printed on the product. CMYK or RGB colors accepted.
Inserts
You may provide printed material and we'll insert it into BookWear® for no extra charge. Campus maps, reply cards, schedules, etc. must have a finished size (actual or folded) of no larger than 3.75" x 5.5".
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