Get art-ready — and skip the back-and-forth.
What helps us design your wrap right the first time: vector logos, locked-in colors, high-resolution photos, and a clear deadline. A design-led studio in Plymouth, IN — and if you don't have files, we build them in-house.
Artwork & file specs
Sending us your brand.
Good source files mean a sharper first concept and a faster project. Here's what helps us hit the ground running — and what we can quietly fix on our end if you don't have it. None of this is a gate; it's just what makes the difference at large format.
Vector is king
Send logos and line art as vector — AI, EPS, PDF, or SVG. Vector is math, not pixels, so it scales from a business card to the side of a box truck without ever going soft or jagged. If all you have is a logo pulled off a website, tell us — we can often rebuild it cleanly in vector before we print.
Outline your fonts
Convert text to outlines (curves) before sending, or include the actual font files. Fonts that aren't embedded get swapped for whatever the computer has on hand — which is how a clean logo ends up rendered in the wrong typeface. Outlining locks the type exactly as you intend it.
High-res for photos
Photos and other raster art (PNG, TIFF, JPG) should be supplied at full size and roughly 100+ DPI at the scale they'll actually print. A small image grabbed off social media looks fine on a phone and falls apart at large format. When in doubt, send the biggest original file you have.
Lock your brand colors
Give us your exact targets — Pantone (PMS) numbers, or HEX / CMYK values — and we'll match them on print. "My usual blue" leaves room for drift across a fleet; a spec'd color doesn't. We proof color on your real surface before anything runs, so the tenth van reads the same as the first.
Bleed & safe margins
If you're handing off print-ready files, build in full bleed and keep critical text and logos off the trim edges. On a wrap, the design has to run past panel seams, door handles, and body curves. We solve all of that on screen during proofing — but clean source files make it faster.
Send the source, not a screenshot
Always include the original working files when you can, not a flattened JPG of the finished logo. The layered, editable source lets us adapt your brand to a new surface without rebuilding from scratch — which keeps the identity consistent and the timeline short.
No files? No problem
Nothing to send? We design from scratch.
Most of the specs above only matter if you already have artwork. Plenty of our clients don't — and that's completely fine. Design is done in-house here, by the same people who install the wrap. Bring your goals and any examples you like, and we'll build the concept, lock the colors, and prove it on your real vehicle or surface before a single panel is cut.
Even a phone photo helps
Send what you've got — a screenshot, a snapshot of your logo on an old sign, a business card. We'll tell you straight what we can use as-is and what we'll rebuild as clean vector before printing. No design fees buried in surprises.
Proof-first · approve before we cut
What to send
A quick checklist before you reach out.
The more of this you can include, the sharper the first concept — but send whatever you have today. We'll fill the gaps. For the brand-thinking side of the process, see our in-house design.
- Your logo in vector (AI / EPS / PDF / SVG) — or your best version of it
- Brand colors as Pantone, HEX, or CMYK — or examples we can match to
- Any brand guidelines, fonts, or a style guide you already use
- Full-size original photos, not screenshots or web thumbnails
- The surfaces in play — vehicle make/model, wall and window sizes, sign locations
- Your deadline and which pieces have to land first
Why it matters
A wrap is large-format printing on curved metal — it's far less forgiving than a screen or a flyer. Clean vector art, locked colors, and high-resolution photos are what keep the final result crisp on a panel six feet wide. Get these right up front and you skip rounds of back-and-forth later.
Send your files →From files to finished
How your artwork becomes a wrap.
Whether you send finished art or nothing at all, the path is the same — and you sign off on a proof before anything prints.
Send what you have
Email over your files — or just a phone photo of your logo on a sign. We'll tell you what's print-ready and what needs work.
We review & prep
We check resolution, color, and fonts, then clean up or rebuild anything that won't hold up at large format. No surprise charges for guesswork.
Proof on your surface
You see the artwork rendered on your real vehicle, wall, or sign — colors and placement included. Nothing prints until you approve it.
Print & install
Once the proof is signed off, we print on premium cast film and lay it by hand, matched to the colors you approved.
File questions
Common artwork questions.
More on cost, lifespan, and care lives in the wrap FAQ and our care guide.
What file formats do you accept?
Vector files (AI, EPS, PDF, SVG) are ideal for logos and line art. For photos we take high-resolution PNG, TIFF, or JPG. If you're not sure what you have, send it anyway and we'll tell you what's usable.
I only have a low-res JPG of my logo. Is that a dealbreaker?
No. A low-res logo is one of the most common things we see. We can usually rebuild it as clean vector art before printing — sometimes from nothing more than a clear photo of an existing sign or business card.
Can you match a specific color exactly?
We match to your spec'd target — Pantone, HEX, or CMYK — and proof the color on your real surface before production. Printed color can vary slightly from a backlit screen, which is exactly why we proof first.
How do I send large files?
Start by telling us about the project through the quote form; once we're connected, we'll point you to the easiest way to send large art files. A link to cloud storage works great.
What if I don't have any artwork at all?
Then we start at the beginning. Design is done in-house here — bring your goals, any examples you like, and we'll build the concept from scratch and proof it on your actual vehicle or surface.
Got your files? Send them over.
Share your logo, colors, and the surfaces in play — or just tell us what you're after and we'll design it in-house. Either way, you'll get a clear plan and an honest quote.
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