Garlux® Artwork Requirements

All logo-domed items require full-color artwork. Black and white or color-separated art cannot be used and will require art charges to make it ready for photography. Examples of good artwork are full-color letterhead, business cards, brochures, decals, postcards and color photographs. Artwork must be clean, without folds, eraser or staple marks. Please note that we cannot work from color slides or transparencies, shiny metal objects, reflective foil, metallic gold or silver. Metallic and fluorescent colors do not reproduce accurately in photography and should be avoided. For best reproduction, artwork for a full color photo logo should be at least 1” x 1” and no larger than 8”. Size requirements are different for submission of digital art as explained below.
   Be sure to indicate if only a portion of the art should be reproduced. Please remember, the domes on our Photo Logo Writing Instruments, Teardrop Key Tags and Lapel Pins are round, so your art must have enough background to completely fill a circle around your logo. Envision a circle around the logo or some part of your artwork. Take a copy of your artwork and actually draw a circle (rectangle for the mini tool) around your desired logo copy. This will permit you to see exactly what will fit in a circular (or rectangular) photo logo area and also how it is to be centered and positioned. We strongly recommend that you forward your layout and show us exactly what copy you want in the logo dome and how you want to have it centered.
   Even though the dimensions of some items appear to be quite small, most logos can be accommodated or cropped to fit within the copy area. Many times, we will suggest that small words be eliminated from the logo dome. Contact us for assistance if you are not sure that your logo is suitable for reproduction. In almost all instances, we can suggest an alternative solution. Also, the resin that is added to the dome provides a degree of magnification to the photo logo, making it appear larger and more brilliant.
    Check out our Virtual Sample Builder for more examples and suggestions for artwork.

Submission of Digital/Electronic Artwork

We accept both PC and Macintosh file formats for digital or electronic artwork. Artwork should be sent as EPS, TIFF or AI files to expedite your order and avoid possible artwork or make-ready charges. Since our software programs may read your PMS colors differently, you must provide us with the PMS colors that you are expecting to see in your photo logo reproduction. Digital and electronic photo dome art should be submitted at least 2” x 2” for maximum quality when reduced to size.
   The artwork may be e-mailed to: artwork@garlandpen.com. Please include your company name and address, your purchase order number, contact name and phone number to avoid delays in your order. All other inquiries and questions should be addressed to customerservice@garlandpen.com.
In addition to EPS, TIFF and AI files, other file formats may be acceptable. Please call our customer service specialists with your file requirements prior to sending artwork.

Art Services

If full color art is not available, our art department can work with you to colorize your black and white art. Please submit black and white art with your color changes clearly noted. PMS colors may be requested, but please specify if you're using the PMS reference chart for coated or uncoated stock. If not specified, we will match color from the coated section of the PMS color guide. We will match your art as close as the photographic process permits. In addition to colorizing black and white artwork, we can also retouch colored artwork if necessary. Retouching and simple one-color changes will be done for a fee of $25.00 (G) per logo. Complex or multiple color changes will be done at a fee of $50.00 (G) per logo. We will notify you about any additional art charges before processing your order.

Color Variation

As mentioned earlier, your logo for the dome is reproduced photographically. Please expect some slight variations in your logo color since the photographic system does not see all PMS colors as they appear. Some colors are easily replicated, whereas others are not. If your logo color(s) must match exactly, we encourage you to order a low-cost pre-production sample for approval. What looks great to one client might be unacceptable to another. Samples avoid any chance of disappointment in the reproduction of your logo.