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Our Graphics Team

At Gates Flag & Banner Co. we are proud to offer graphic design services to our clients who need assistance and guidance. Our in-house design team is ready to help you turn your visions into reality, no matter how simple or complex the task may be. Need your logo turned into a vector graphic for large-format printing? Looking for a memorable and meaningful holiday banner design? Trying to grab attention with an eye-catching flag? Whatever the job may be, we’ve got you covered.

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Art Guidelines

If you are providing your own designs, to ensure best quality please read our guidelines below before submitting your art.

  • Artwork saved as an acceptable file type
  • All fonts & strokes are outlined or provided to us
  • Solid Coated Pantone are embedded in artwork
    (The color system we use for best guarantee on color match)
  • Artwork submitted at print size
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Vector ART

  • Made up of paths, points, angles, and curves
  • Can be scaled to any size without sacrificing quality
  • Art is editable (e.g. ability to change colors)
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.ai (Adobe Illustrator Document)

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.eps (Encapsulated PostScript)

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.svg (Scalable Vector Graphics)

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.pdf (Portable Document Format)

Raster ART

  • Made up of pixels
  • Loses quality when scaled either up or down
  • Most art cannot be edited (exception are .psd files)
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.psd (Adobe Photoshop Document)

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.png (Portable Network Graphic)

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*Please confirm that your files are “True Vector” files. Do not embed raster images into vector files such as .ai, .eps, or .svgs. If you only have rastered artwork, please reach out to our team who can convert your design.

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