GRAPHIC DESIGN
Make your brand impossible to ignore. Our specialist graphic designers combine creative flair withtechnical precision to bring your brand to life on any display.
technical precision to bring your brand to life on any display.
How Graphic Design Works
BRIEF
Our designers will schedule a call with you to discuss your design brief. We will need you to outline what you want to be included in the design and what your objectives are.
DESIGN
We will work hard to bring your branding to life by designing your graphics in accordance with your brief. A visual of your design will be created and sent to you for approval.
CREATE
Once you have signed off your design visual, your order will move to print and production. Your custom artwork will be checked and printed before being assembled.
DISPLAY
Once your new display has been manufactured, it will undergo a quality check before being packaged up and dispatched on a next day delivery – direct to your door.
51,256 Design Projects Delivered To Date!
How It Works
- Once we receive your order, one of our in-house designers will get in touch to discuss your design brief and requirements.
- After we receive your detailed brief and any design assets, your designer will provide an estimated timeframe for creating your artwork.
- Your designer will create the artwork for your product(s) in line with the agreed brief and specifications.
- Once the initial design is complete, you’ll receive a low-resolution E-Proof to review.
- Your designer will contact you to talk through the first draft, giving you the opportunity to provide feedback and request any changes.
- If revisions are needed, your designer will update the artwork and send you a revised E-Proof for approval.
- Once you’re happy with the final proof, simply confirm approval with your designer and they will move your order into production.
What We Require From You
To create designs that truly stand out, our team needs a few key things from you. The better the input, the better the result.
- Design brief outlining your ideas and desired look
- Where and how the product will be used
- Brand guidelines (if available)
- High-resolution vector logos (EPS, SVG, AI, PDF)
- Images (300dpi recommended)
- Icons, motifs, or design elements
- All text content
- QR codes (if required)
- Contact details
Please note: We do not create logos, icons, or source imagery - these must be supplied.
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Brief
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Assets
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Images
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Content
We would like all artwork files to be supplied a high-resolution PDF or EPS file at 25% of the overall size. When you are saving the artwork, this needs to be saved as one full art board without crop and bleed. All 25% artwork should be supplied at 300dpi for the best print finish.
The Pantone colour match scale is an industry standard series of reference colours for use in the printing industry for litho and screen printers with specific spot colour or Pantone inks. It should guarantee you get the same colour from whichever printer you use, anywhere in the world. However, the reality is more complex as very few printers use Litho or Screen printing.
XL Displays use modern digital printing methods, utilising a full colour CMYK process with an 8 colour ink set for printing all our Pop Up Stands and Exhibition Stand products including Banner Stands, Tablecloth Logos,Twist, Centro and Exhibition Counters rather than a screen printed / spot colour method. We use the Industry leading Caldera Grand Format RIP that mixes the CMYK ink set to obtain a close match to most Pantone colours. Some are exact but others, such as bright Neon’s and vivid oranges, specific Turquoise Pantones and some Pantone greens and blues are not achievable in the gamut of CMYK printing.
We cannot guarantee a perfect match to all Pantone colours. Please also be mindful that all submitted Pantone codes should be U (Uncoated), not C (Coated). Our media (as with all exhibition displays) is matte, uncoated. Coated Pantones should only be referenced for Gloss or Satin work, such as Brochures, Leaflets and gloss prints for example.
All artwork supplied should be set as CMYK colour mode but you may have Pantone Spot Colours embedded. Our RIP is able to convert Pantone to CMYK reliably, within the restrictions of CMYK printing. If you have a specific spot colour, please advise at time of order.
If you have very precise colour matching requirement or colour critical specifications for your artwork, we can offer a hard copy proof prior to printing the finished Artwork. There will be an additional charge for this service. XL Displays print for some of the world’s leading brands under extremely tight guidelines and specification. We will work collaboratively with you or your designer to achieve the very best print and colour for your display or requirements. Please ask for our swatch match service or any advice regarding Pantone or Spot Colour matching.
XL Displays use modern digital printing methods, utilising a full colour CMYK process with an 8 colour ink set for printing all our Pop Up Stands and Exhibition Stand products including Banner Stands, Tablecloth Logos,Twist, Centro and Exhibition Counters rather than a screen printed / spot colour method. We use the Industry leading Caldera Grand Format RIP that mixes the CMYK ink set to obtain a close match to most Pantone colours. Some are exact but others, such as bright Neon’s and vivid oranges, specific Turquoise Pantones and some Pantone greens and blues are not achievable in the gamut of CMYK printing.
We cannot guarantee a perfect match to all Pantone colours. Please also be mindful that all submitted Pantone codes should be U (Uncoated), not C (Coated). Our media (as with all exhibition displays) is matte, uncoated. Coated Pantones should only be referenced for Gloss or Satin work, such as Brochures, Leaflets and gloss prints for example.
All artwork supplied should be set as CMYK colour mode but you may have Pantone Spot Colours embedded. Our RIP is able to convert Pantone to CMYK reliably, within the restrictions of CMYK printing. If you have a specific spot colour, please advise at time of order.
If you have very precise colour matching requirement or colour critical specifications for your artwork, we can offer a hard copy proof prior to printing the finished Artwork. There will be an additional charge for this service. XL Displays print for some of the world’s leading brands under extremely tight guidelines and specification. We will work collaboratively with you or your designer to achieve the very best print and colour for your display or requirements. Please ask for our swatch match service or any advice regarding Pantone or Spot Colour matching.
All of our product artwork templates can be found on the individual product pages under the artwork specification tab. From this tab, you can download the artwork specifications and guidelines and click through to the upload your artwork page.
If you have your own print-ready artwork, please visit our upload artwork page.
Once you have uploaded your artwork, our in-house graphic design team will receive a notification to say we have received new artwork. Once this happens, our team download the files and begin checking your artwork. It is at this stage a member of our team will make contact with you to let you know we have your artwork and if there are any immediate issues we can see. We will never send any artwork to print without full confirmation from our clients.
For all printed products we will supply a PDF proof to our customers within 24 hours of receiving the artwork files. This gives our customers the opportunity to make changes to their artwork before sending it to print. We will only send artwork to print once we have received sign off and approval.
We have an in-house graphic design team who can help with the design of your artwork. There will be a charge for the graphic design which will depend on the nature of the design and product you are ordering. Please call our team on 01733 511030 for a design quotation.
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