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FAQS

  • What is 'Full colour printing'?

    • Full colour printing utilises (CMYK) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black. These four colour inks reproduce all the different colours and shades in the printing process.

  • What is RGB?

    • RGB is the way screen technology uses three primary colours Red, Green and Blue to produce millions of colours
      on screen. RGB is not suitable for full colour printing. During the design process, RGB colours should converted to CMYK.

  • What is CMYK?

    • (CMYK) Cyan,Magenta,Yellow and Black are the four main ink colours used to reproduce all the different colours
      and shades in lithographic print.

  • What is bleed?

    • Bleed needs to be added to your design to ensure a quality finish to your print product. Your design needs to be extended by 3mm on each edge, so that when your artwork is trimmed, there is nothing unexposed or important infomation lost.

  • Do you offer bespoke printing?

    • Yes we provide our customers with bespoke pinting solutions. Our website contains a small selection of our
      general print services. Please contact us to discuss your print requirements on   0207 375 3995.  or email us.info@slimdesigns.com

  • What type of files do you accept?

    • We accept Tiffs, JPEGS, Adobe Acrobat (PDF), Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop.

  • How do your receive my artwork files?

    • Files can be emailed to us at info@slimdesigns.com. Large files can be uploaded to our server using our free
      upload service.

  • How will my order be delivered?

    • All orders within the London area will be delivered by our own delivery drivers. If your order is outside Greater
      London it will be dispatched by a courier service. You can also collect your order direct from us. Please note that
      deliveries will only be dispatched, once full payment has been received.

  • How long will it take to receive my finished print?

    • Our premium service is 24 hours from approval of artwork. Our standard service is 48 hours from approval of
      artwork. This is subject to receipt of payment.

  • Are your products environmently friendly?

    • All of our lithographic print products are environmentally friendly. Paper and card stocks are .FSC certified from
      forests which are 100% sustainable. Our inks are made from vegetable oil rather than solvent based products.
      We also give you the choice to use fully recycled print products.