Designing Guidelines

These guidelines are intended to help the designers and the prepress department to improve the printability and performance of the Stafix® material. Please review these instructions in order to achieve the desired results.


SHEET SIZE AND PRINTABLE AREA

Please confirm the size of the artwork and the sheet before you start designing the layout. The bleeds should be 3-5 mm over the clean-cut sheet size.

  • For the sheets size 320x450mm, the maximum printable area is 300x440mm.
  • For the sheets size 480x650mm, the maximum printable is area 440x640mm.
  • For the sheets size 707x1000mm, the maximum printable is area 640x990mm.

INK USAGE

Avoid Total Ink Coverage (TIC) greater than 240%. Use Under Color Removal (UCR) and Grey Component Replacement (GCR) when possible.

Heavy deposits of ink should be avoided, especially near the edges of the artwork, to prevent the film from curling or rippling. Leave an unprinted border at the edges of the artwork if possible.

Try to avoid overlapping a combination of two or more solid colors. Heavy layers of ink may cause the film to swell.

PICTURES AND TEXT FONT

When printing on Stafix® a raster of 60 - 70 l/cm is recommended.

Please consult your printing house what is the smallest recommended line weight and the minimum font point size for one color and negative text.

Make sure that black text consists of only 100% black for better registration.

STAFIX® CLEAR

When designing artwork that will be printed on Stafix® clear, create a separate file for the covering white. Please rasterize the covering white to 95%.

If the artwork printed on the clear material would be displayed on a glass surface from the inside, you can print the image mirror-wise and apply the covering white on top.

POSITION ON THE PRINTING PLATE

It is recommended to place the artwork close to the front of the sheet and leave an unprinted area on the tail of the sheet for better registration. The color bar should be placed 2cm from the tail edge of the sheet.

FINISHING POSSIBILITIES

Stafix® can be die-cut and kiss-cut. Please avoid long thin shapes as they might curl away from the surface and try to round the inner corners because the inner-sharp corners might cause the film to tear. Perforating, binding and direct mail inserting is also possible. Please consult your printing house for finishing possibilities.