10-Point Quick
Tip Checklist
1. Quantity will dictate
the most appropriate process economically to
use.
(E.g. Low quantity my be best
suited for digital output, or
silk
screen. Higher quantity (0ver 1000,
may be best for 4 color process)
2.
How will your product be
used?
(I.e. exterior vs interior, water
proof, in stores, short lifespan, long
term,
lifespan,
factory environment, etc)
3.
What environment will it be used in? For
example, if outside the product
will need to be
protected from the elements
(E.g.
getting wet from rain, winds,
etc)
4.
Ultraviolet Light plays a big part in
design.
(E.g. 4 color process colors fade. will product
be in direct
sunlight?
florecent
light? storefront?)
5.
There are positives and negatives when using
silk screening...you need to
know what they are before
you place your order.
(Positives:
durability, weatherproof, cost effective on
short
runs;
Negatives: only
55 lines screen resolutuion, not cost effective
for
long
runs)
6.
Cardboard can warp - but there are things you
can do about it.
(E.g.
laminate product on both sides, or
substitute with synthetics)
7.
Plastic is expensive, and may not be the most
economical to use.
(E.g. how permanent is the
display, can carboard be usded if the are
channels to support the
product?)
8.
If your product will be used outside or within
direct sunlight, should you
use UV laminate -
and DOES IT WORK?
(Note: only offers mariginal
protection!)
9.
There are different kinds of adhesives to
consider for affixing graphics
to a substrate backing -
These include: permanent, static, and
temporary.
Choosing the right one will insure that
your product will not break down or
fall apart - again depending on how
your product will be used, handled,
and
what it will be exposed
to.
(I.e. certain glues only work on plastic, and
some only on paper...make
sure
to ask us when
putting together your order!)
10.
Should you consider a fade-resistant material to
protect your product?
Will it
work? (E.g. When in direct
sunlight...silk screening is
recommended!)
