Getting started: To create buttons it is best if you are familiar with programs such as Adobe Photoshop. If you do not have a graphics program, you can download Adobe Photoshop at Download.com. If you need to download and install Photoshop; please do so and continue. File types we accept are: The best file-types to send us are: PSD (Photoshop), PDF, TIF, and high-quality JPG. We'll also accept AI and EPS files if absolutely necessary. (PSDs should be unflattened. Illustrator files need to have the bleed lines turned off, the outside 1.3" line turned on, and all fonts converted to outlines.) Your file needs to be ready to print and in one of these formats! We will not accept other file types. Resolution/DPI: When you are creating a new file (or saving a file) most art programs give you the option of changing the resolution. The resolution -or "dots per inch" (DPI)- is how many pixels are in each inch. The larger the number (DPI) the more detail you can get in your graphic. Images you see on websites have 72 DPI. Graphics that are printed have anywhere from 150 DPI – 600 DPI. Our button template (below) is 300 DPI in order to provide you with the clearest quality buttons possible. The images that you'll use for your buttons need to be 300 DPI or fit well in the template. If the images start out smaller then our template (and have to be enlarged to fit) they will not turn out well. Low DPI images make for poor buttons. :( Template: This is the template that we use to design and create our buttons! The red circle is 1", and the outer circle is 1.3". When you make your design, you'll want to fit everything within the red circle, and all your important text within the green circle. Everything outside the red circle is called the "bleed space": the space you'll see along the outside of the button. If you're adding a URL, make sure it's between the red and purple circles or it won't show! If you would like a copy of our template already broken into easy to use layers for Photoshop, the file is available for download here. If you use the JPG above, you'll need to edit out the red, green, and purple lines (and the text "Bleed") before sending us your file. if these are left on your design it is not ready for print! TUTORIALS: - How to set up your design in our template! (And: how to add a URL around the button's edge!) - How to make a preview image of your button for your site. (Like those found at Poseur Ink.)

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