Coaster Design Specs
400DPI • MONOTONE • WATER-BASED INK • 100% RECYCLABLE
DESIGN YOUR OWN COASTERS OR WE CAN DO IT FOR YOU!
DESIGN SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR $35.00/ PER HOUR (PRO-RATED TO THE QUARTER OF THE HOUR)
Coaster Artwork Guidelines
IDEAL FILE SPECIFICATIONS
100% VECTOR graphics – .pdf or.ai
Design formatted in the actual size of your sleeve’s print area.
Print area is:
3.5″ Coasters: 2.9ʺ x 2.9ʺ square or 2.9″ diameter for round coasters
4″ Coasters: 3.5″ x 3.5″ square or 3.5″ diameter for round coasters
CMYK Color Mode
9pt minimum font size. All fonts turned to outlines or packaged.
ACCEPTABLE FILE SPECIFICATIONS
RASTER Image – .psd (preferred), .jpeg, .tif, .gif, and .png
Design created in the correct dimensions of coaster print area
Print area is:
3.5″ Coasters: 2.9ʺ x 2.9ʺ square or 2.9″ diameter for round coasters
4″ Coasters: 3.5″ x 3.5″ square or 3.5″ diameter for round coasters
300DPI or higher
CMYK Color Mode
What if your artwork doesn’t adhere to the above specifications?
Our in house staff of designers can help perfect your branding or can create something completely new.
These designs services are billed at $35/hour, prorated to the quarter of the hour.
What if I’m not sure if it meets the specifications?
Don’t worry! We’d never run an order that we knew would produce subpar results. If there’s an issue with
your artwork – such as the design running outside of the bleed zone or the resolution being too low to
produce a quality print – we’ll let you know before we begin manufacturing your order. Should that be the
case, you can either have your designer make the necessary changes to meet the above specifications or we
can do it for you for the additional design fee.
Tips & Information For Coaster Designs
If you use a wide range of colors, the colors will shift or get cloudy when printed on the coaster pulp board.
The pulp board is an absorbent material and some colors or fine detail may bleed into the material.
We can match Pantone colors as long as there is a CMYK value provided, however results may differ from
on-screen viewing.