Welcome to KingPins Artwork Guide

Our art department is simply the best the industry can offer. In today's computer graphics industry few are recognized as providers of continual quality. Over the years, we have proudly supplied clipart to companies like Corel, Nova and others.

This Guide should answer most of your questions about artwork. If you can’t find the answer here, please contact us so that we may answer your question personally. From a pencil sketch to the latest computer image, we have the technology and people skills to understand what you need and to work within your timetable.

Preferred Method (images sent by email)

1. Vector Images from CorelDraw!, Adobe Illustrator, PNG, EPS, WMF (please save text as curves)
2. Bitmaps: JPG, GIF, TIFF, PNG, BMP (make sure these are at least 400% of the expected size)
3. PDFs: Please give details of the original type of artwork (vector or bitmap) and preferably the original image type
4. Artwork should be in black and white if the design is to be spot colour filled. Include a legend noting the appropriate colour fills
5. If the image is a colour separation, it should be a complete design, preferably with no editing required in any of the above bitmap file formats

Other Methods

1. Faxed artwork can be sent to 613.384.0606 to the attention of Trevor Webster. Designs should be as clear as possible and as large as possible on the fax page
2. Very large images can be downloaded from your company's ftp web site (please provide details)
3. Artwork can be mailed to us. Our contact us page gives you all the details.

Tips for the Best Designs

We recommend that you take a moment to create your own sample product in the size you require. It's usually quite simple to print a paper example of your rough design from a home or business computer. From this sample you'll discover:

• taking a step back from the sample, you'll see what feature of the design shows the strongest. If there is text, can you read it?
• Is the sample clearly conveying the message you want?
• Bolder designs are often better and stand out from a distance.
• Sans serif fonts (like Arial, Helvetica, Verdana and Comic Sans MS are better that serif fonts like Times New Roman and Courier).
• Trevor Webster is here to help in the design. Call Trevor @ 866.841.4560 for more tips now!

We create beautiful lapel pins, coins, chains of office, medals and medallions from just about any artwork. Even if all you have is an idea, our art department can create a design for your organization. All artwork will receive your signed approval before we go to production, ensuring your total satisfaction with the design. By sending us the best artwork you have available, you will help us exceed your design objectives.