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Page 1: Touch Music Artwork Guide 2016 - Mint Copies...CD FACE SPECIFICATIONS ARTWORK GUIDE • Compact Discs have a diameter of 120mm. The printable area is 118mm and the hole in the centre

ARTWORK GUIDE

Disc artwork is the copyright of Northern Uproar. © 2015.

Page 2: Touch Music Artwork Guide 2016 - Mint Copies...CD FACE SPECIFICATIONS ARTWORK GUIDE • Compact Discs have a diameter of 120mm. The printable area is 118mm and the hole in the centre

CD FACE SPECIFICATIONS

ARTWORK GUIDE

• Compact Discs have a diameter of 120mm. The printable area is118mm and the hole in the centre of the disc is 20mm in diameter.

• When producing disc-face designs you should allow for bleed of atleast 3mm for both the inner and out diameters.

• Ideally artwork should cover the centre hole completely. However beaware that any details placed in this area will be removed during theprinting process.

• Please remove all guides from your designs before providing us withthe finished artwork.

• Disc artwork should be supplied in PSD, PDF, EPS, JPG or INDD formats(preferably unflattened) at a minimum of 300 dpi, colour mode RGB.

20 mm

Printable Area

118 mm

120 mm

Please note, if your CDs are being manufactured via the glass mastering process disc artwork shouldbe supplied in the CMYK colour model.

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JEWEL CASE SPECIFICATIONSCD Inlay Front

No text area Bleed FoldTrim

ARTWORK GUIDE

119.5 mm

120.5 mm120.5 mm

CD InlayFront

• When designing avoid placing text too close to the edge of the artwork. This is to prevent such details from being cropped when artwork is guillotined.

• Artwork must 'bleed' beyond the edges of your design to help facilitate the guillotining process.

• Insert/inlay artwork should be supplied in PSD, PDF, EPS, JPG or INDD formats (preferably unflattened) at a minimum of 300 dpi, colour mode CMYK.

• Any fonts used should be provided along with the artwork. Alternatively, type can be 'converted to outlines' prior to the document being supplied.

• Slimline CD cases are also available. The specifications for the front inlay are the same as the Jewel case.

Page 4: Touch Music Artwork Guide 2016 - Mint Copies...CD FACE SPECIFICATIONS ARTWORK GUIDE • Compact Discs have a diameter of 120mm. The printable area is 118mm and the hole in the centre

JEWEL CASE SPECIFICATIONSCD Inlay Back

No text area Bleed FoldTrim

ARTWORK GUIDE

117.8 mm

138 mm

6.5 mm6.5 mm

CD Inlay Back

• When designing avoid placing text too close to the edge of the artwork. This is to prevent such details from being cropped when artwork is guillotined.

• Artwork must 'bleed' beyond the edges of your design to help facilitate the guillotining process.

• Insert/inlay artwork should be supplied in PSD, PDF, EPS, JPG or INDD formats (preferably unflattened) at a minimum of 300 dpi, colour mode CMYK.

• Any fonts used should be provided along with the artwork. Alternatively, type can be 'converted to outlines' prior to the document being supplied.

• Slimline CD cases are also available. The specifications for the front inlay are the same as the Jewel case.

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CARD WALLET SPECIFICATIONS No text area Bleed FoldTrim

Back Front

124 mm

3 mm 3 mm

3 mm

3 mm

124 mm 124 mm

• When designing avoid placing text too close to the edge ofthe artwork. This is to prevent such details from being croppedwhen artwork is guillotined.

• Artwork must 'bleed' beyond the edges of your design to helpfacilitate the guillotining process.

• Insert/inlay artwork should be supplied in PSD, PDF, EPS, JPG orINDD formats (preferably unflattened) at a minimum of 300 dpi,colour mode CMYK.

• Any fonts used should be provided along with the artwork.Alternatively, type can be 'converted to outlines' prior to thedocument being supplied.

ARTWORK GUIDE

Page 6: Touch Music Artwork Guide 2016 - Mint Copies...CD FACE SPECIFICATIONS ARTWORK GUIDE • Compact Discs have a diameter of 120mm. The printable area is 118mm and the hole in the centre

No text area Bleed FoldTrim

ARTWORK GUIDE

4-PanelDIGIPAK SPECIFICATIONS

285 mm

Back Cover139.5mm x 125.5mm

Front Cover139.5mm x 125.5mm

Inside Left138.5mm x 125.5mm

Inside Right138.5mm x 125.5mm

Spine 6m

m x 125.5m

m

251 mm

• When designing avoid placing text too close to the edge ofthe artwork. This is to prevent such details from being croppedwhen artwork is guillotined.

• Artwork must 'bleed' beyond the edges of your design to helpfacilitate the guillotining process.

• Artwork should be supplied in PSD, PDF, EPS, JPG or INDD formats(preferably unflattened) at a minimum of 300 dpi, colour modeCMYK.

• Any fonts used should be provided along with the artwork.Alternatively, type can be 'converted to outlines' prior to thedocument being supplied.

Please note: This is a guide, not a template. The artworkdisplayed is 50% smaller than an actual 4-Panel Digipak.

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No text area Bleed FoldTrim

ARTWORK GUIDE

Folded InsertPLASTIC WALLET SPECIFICATIONS

119.5 mm

120.5 mm120.5 mm

FrontBack

• When designing avoid placing text too close to the edge of the artwork. This is to prevent such details from being cropped when artwork is guillotined.

• Artwork must 'bleed' beyond the edges of your design to help facilitate the guillotining process.

• Insert/inlay artwork should be supplied in PSD, PDF, EPS, JPG or INDD formats (preferably unflattened) at a minimum of 300 dpi, colour mode CMYK.

• Any fonts used should be provided along with the artwork. Alternatively, type can be 'converted to outlines' prior to the document being supplied.

Page 8: Touch Music Artwork Guide 2016 - Mint Copies...CD FACE SPECIFICATIONS ARTWORK GUIDE • Compact Discs have a diameter of 120mm. The printable area is 118mm and the hole in the centre

No text area Bleed FoldTrim

ARTWORK GUIDE

J-Card Inlay (3-Panel) & Cassette LabelAUDIO CASSETTE SPECIFICATIONS

101.6 mm

103.2 mm

12.7 mm

Spine

25.4 mm

Flap

Cassette InlayFront

• J-Cards are available with up to 8 panels (foldout). Contact us forspecifications.

• Avoid placing text too close to the edge of the artwork. This is toprevent such details from being cropped when artwork is guillotined.

• Artwork must 'bleed' beyond the edges of your design to helpfacilitate the guillotining process.

• Insert/inlay artwork should be supplied in PSD, PDF, EPS, JPG orINDD formats (preferably unflattened) at a minimum of 300 dpi,colour mode CMYK.

• Any fonts used should be provided along with the artwork.Alternatively, type can be 'converted to outlines' prior to thedocument being supplied.

65.1 mm Front

Cassette InlayBack

Cassette Label

Page 9: Touch Music Artwork Guide 2016 - Mint Copies...CD FACE SPECIFICATIONS ARTWORK GUIDE • Compact Discs have a diameter of 120mm. The printable area is 118mm and the hole in the centre

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