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Local services for design and print in Lancashire
WE PUT GREAT MARKETING IDEAS ONTO PAPER, BOARD, VINYL, FABRIC & SIGNAGE
For creative marketing design and print in Lancashire and beyond, consider Northstar. We're a local company that can turn marketing ideas into reality with expert design and artwork solutions. Our Design 4 Print Services can take the most demanding briefs and create designs that look great, and are technically perfect for print and production.
With hundreds of different products, formats, finishes and printing techniques it can be a real issue prepare print-ready artwork. This is where our professional design and artwork services are essential. As well as great design and layouts we sort out all the technical stuff, including: sizing, resolution, colours, image preparation, photo retouching, pagination, bleed and crops.
With over 80% of artwork supplied by customers not fit for purpose, the services of a professional designer is essential.
Professional Design and Print for Lancashire Businesses
WE HELP YOU SAVE TIME & MONEY WITH DESIGNS THAT'S RIGHT FIRST TIME!
DESIGN & ARTWORK SERVICES
Bleed, CMYK, RGB, PNG, jpeg, Resolution, trim, page size, Spot colours… If any of these leave you confused then you need our professional design & artwork services. We can take even the roughest of sketches or idea and turn it into professional piece of design and artwork that is set up for the job in hand.
SMALL & LARGE FORMATS
Big or Small? every size and format throws up its own challenges for preparing artwork. It can be a matter of getting the best resolution for a 6ft image or selecting the perfect font for some tiny 6pt type. We’ve got the in-house knowledge to make the technically correct decissions. Throw into the mix the matter of Digital or Litho print then you really do need our help to ensure your print is perfect – whatever the size.
PHOTOSHOP & RETOUCHING
Getting that perfect image is not always simple. Sometimes images need a bit of a tweak or perhaps they require a major reconstruction? We provide a comprehensive photoshop service including: Cleaning and retouching of images Colour balancing & colour matching Cut out and background removal Image reconstruction Photo montages Photo effects
FILE CHECKING SERVICES
If you’re supplying artwork that’s great, we can work with that. However, not every piece of client supplied artwork is usually print ready. There’s always something that’s not quite right. We call it our handholding service carrying out an 8 point file check procedure to ensure that what’s provided will be fit for purpose: Visual checks – Does it look right, Is it balanced? Are bleed & crops included? Are the colours in CMYK format? Are all fonts embedded? Are all pages present and correct? Are any special finishes required – i.e. spot UV, latex? Are images the correct resolution? Is the design and type legible?