Frequently Asked Questions

“Bleeds” is a term that refers to a printed design that extends past the paper’s trim area. This ensures that when trimmed, your printed piece has a clean, colored edge.

Pantone Colors, or "PMS Colors," refer to the standard color matching system used in the graphic design industry. Pantone Mixing System colors are mixed from specific base inks in combinations that result in thousands of unique shades. Each color is coded with a number, making color communication and matching easy. Designers use the PMS system when color counts!

The terms "spot color" and "process color" refer to how color is represented and printed on a page. A spot color is a premixed ink defined using the Pantone Matching System. Corporate colors or branding often require the color consistency of a premixed ink to accurately communicate brand identity.

Process color, on the other hand, uses a system of four inks—cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK)—to produce a wide range of colors. These colors are printed using a very fine dot pattern. When all four inks are overlaid on top of each other, they blend visually to form solid colors or detailed images such as illustrations and photographs.

Vedda Printing+ can handle all professional graphic application formats. The preferred format for Adobe applications is a packaged file that includes all linked assets and fonts. If no further editing is expected or required, a press-ready PDF with bleeds and crop marks is acceptable.

For projects created using AI design platforms such as Canva, please ensure bleeds and crop marks are included, and export the file as a high-resolution, press-ready PDF.

Although applications often overlap in their capabilities and intended use, each program typically serves a specific purpose: page layout (InDesign), photo manipulation (Photoshop), and logo design (Illustrator).

A raster file contains rows of color pixel information organized on a grid called a raster. It is one of the most commonly used file types for photos, web logos, and web graphics. Common raster file formats include .jpg, .tiff, .gif, and .png.

A vector file is an image file defined by mathematical points and connecting lines. Vector graphics are infinitely scalable due to their mathematical construction, unlike raster files, which are made up of a limited number of pixels. As a result, vector graphics print crisp and clear with no loss of image quality.

Though not exclusive to vectors, common file formats include .ai, .eps, and .pdf. These file types can also contain raster information, so caution must be used when incorporating them into a project.

Images on a computer screen can look different from the same images printed on paper, and it’s important to take this into consideration when designing a project. Phones, tablets, and computers emit light to display colors and can show a wide range of colors (known as gamma). Printed pieces, on the other hand, use ink on paper, and the range of colors they can reproduce is much smaller than that of a screen.