Design templates & best practices
Working in Photoshop or Illustrator? Download a print-ready template sized exactly to your sign's shape, build your artwork on it, then upload the file in the customizer — no guesswork, no surprises when it prints.
Download a template
Greeting signs
Yard signs
A-frame inserts
Insert for a 24" × 36" frame
Trims to 22.5" × 34.5". Use it for both the front and back insert.
Templates hosted on Dropbox — clicking download opens the file in a new tab. Each template includes a labeled bleed line, safe zone, and a sample layer so you know exactly where text and logos are safe to place.
Best practices for a great-looking sign
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Keep key text inside the safe zone
Anything close to the edge risks getting trimmed during cutting. Our templates mark a safe zone about 1" in from every edge — keep headlines and logos inside it.
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Use high-resolution images
300 DPI at full size (22"×22" = 6600×6600px) keeps text and logos crisp. Stretched low-res images look blurry at sign size even if they look fine on screen.
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Extend backgrounds into the bleed
Solid colors and background art should run past the trim edge into the bleed area — otherwise a thin white sliver can appear after cutting.
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Use vector logos when you can
An .ai, .eps, or .svg logo scales cleanly to any sign size. If you only have a PNG, use the largest version available.
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Mind contrast, not just color
A sign has to read from across a lobby or parking lot. Dark text on a light background (or vice versa) reads fastest — avoid similar-toned text and backgrounds.
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Flatten before you upload
Layered PSD/AI files can shift fonts or effects on a computer that doesn't have your fonts installed — don't upload them directly.
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Save as a High Quality Print PDF with bleed included
When you're finished, export using the "High Quality Print" PDF preset (Illustrator: File → Save As → Adobe PDF; Photoshop: File → Save As → Photoshop PDF) with bleed included in the export settings, then upload that PDF — this locks in fonts, keeps colors accurate, and carries the bleed through to print.
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Pick what you're printing and drop your finished file in. We'll check it instantly.