Preparing a Design for Print

Printing is unforgiving in a way screens are not. A few minutes of checking before checkout prevents nearly every disappointing result.

Run these checks before approving

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   Step 1: Keep important detail away from the edges

   Faces, text, and logos near the outer edge risk being trimmed or falling into the stitched border. Move them inward.

   Safe Areas and Cropping
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   Step 2: Review the whole design at high zoom

   Scan the full canvas at full magnification rather than judging a thumbnail. Print reveals what a small preview hides.

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   Step 3: Inspect generated details specifically

   Check hands, faces, lettering, logos, and small objects. These are where AI models most often produce flaws.

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   Step 4: Check contrast

   Make sure the subject separates clearly from the background. Low-contrast areas flatten further once printed.

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   Step 5: Avoid extremely small text

   Very small lettering loses legibility in print, and AI-generated text is frequently incorrect even when it looks fine at a glance.

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   Step 6: Confirm the artwork fills the canvas

   Empty or stretched regions near an edge are far more obvious on a physical product than on screen.

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   Step 7: Approve the final preview deliberately

   Treat the final preview as a sign-off. What you approve is what gets printed.

Bleed and exact specifications

This information will be published when the option becomes available.

Common mistakes

• Approving from a thumbnail.
• Assuming text will be corrected during production — it is printed as approved.
• Relying on a dark subject against a dark background.
• Leaving the most interesting detail exactly where the keyboard sits.