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What source file formats are required for a contest I've won?
Posted by Alan Smith on 03 April 2015 04:06 PM

Below are the file types which are required to be sent once you have won a contest:

  1.         i.            .AI or Adobe Illustrator in PMS or CMYK
  2.       ii.            .EPS or Encapsulated Postscript in CMYK
  3.     iii.            .FH or FreeHand in PM or CMYK
  4.     iv.            .GIF or Graphic Interchange Format in RGB
  5.       v.            .JPEG or Joint Photographic Experts Group in RGB
  6.     vi.            .PDF or Portable Document File in CMYK
  7.   vii.            .PSD or Photoshop Document in RGB
  8. .PNG or Portable Network Graphics in RGB
  9.     ix.            .TIFF or Tagged Image File Format in CMYK

* Sometimes spot colors are also required if a client requests for it.

* Kindly use only Pantone shades.

* For the fonts used in the logo and tag line text, you are required to embed or convert them before sending.

Below are the file formats required for stationery contests:

  1.         i.            .AI or Adobe Illustrator in PMS or CMYK
  2.       ii.            .EPS or Encapsulated Postscript in CMYK
  3.     iii.            .FH or FreeHand in PMS or CMYK
  4.     iv.            .PDF or Portable Document File in CMYK
  5.       v.            .PDF or Portable Document File in RGB
  6.     vi.            .JPEG or Joint Photographic Experts Group in RGB

Files required for a brochure or other print contests:

You are required to provide clients with editable .AI Adobe Illustrator or .FH or FreeHand in CMYK format.

Alternatively, .TIFF in CMYK 300 DPI for printing purposes can also be provided.

* All stationery contests related to business card, letterhead, and envelope etc. need to be saved and sent in separate files, showing crop marks and bleeds for printing purposes.

Files required for a web contest:

You will be required to provide the following file formats for your web contest:

  1.         i.            .JPG or .PNG formats of images
  2.       ii.            .PSD or Photoshop Document in RGB

Additional graphic files used for completion of the web contest will also be required.

Compression Utility Software Used at Logo Design Guru:

* For Windows Users: Win zip

* For Mac Users: Stuff it

Please add a file named "Information.txt" along with each set of final files for logo, stationery and brochure and include the following information:

Color:

* Pantone --- C

* Blue: C=100, M=80, Y=0, K=0

* Orange: C=0, M=40, Y=100, K=0

Fonts:

* Camilla

* EA Fonts

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