We print digital t-shirts, posters, and banners using your graphic files. There are many ways to get your files to us, including: email, upload form, and FTP. These methods are discussed on this page. If you are not familiar with digital files, resolution, how to upload files, file format, etc., don't worry - a salesperson can answer any questions.

A Guide to Submitting Artwork

File Types - About Resolution - Getting the Art to Us

1. Acceptable File Types
Please do not send files before talking with a salesperson.

We accept the following file types:

Wearables / Cut Banners
* .ai- Adobe Illustrator (preferred)
* .pdf - Portable Document Format (may have font issues)
* .eps - Encapsulated Postscript
* .ps - postscript
* .cdr - CorelDraw
* .wmf - Windows Metafile
* .tif - Tiff file - 200 dpi or better at print size
* .psd - Photoshop - 200 dpi or better at print size

Posters / Full Color Banners (see Resolution section below)
*  all files listed above, .tif files are preferred
* .jpg - jpeg file (be sure to save at maxium quality)
* .png - Portable Network Graphic

File types that will ALWAYS result in an art charge
* .doc - Word document
* .wps - Works document
* .wpd - Word Perfect document
* .ppt - PowerPoint Slideshow
* .qxd, .pm6, & .pmd - Quark & Pagemaker--PLEASE export as .eps

2. Resolution for Posters, Full-Color Banners, and Digital T-shirt Printing
Don't panic, we're here to help!

The optimal resolution for your image depends on three things:

A: Original size
The actual size of your file.
B: Target size
The final output in inches, and resolution in dpi.
C: Viewing distance (for posters and banners)
The distance the final print will be viewed from.

For large posters and banners, a final dpi of 100 is high enough to render an attractive print.  For digital printing on t-shirts, 200 DPI is optimal.

If you are using a digital camera, be sure to set it at maximum quality - also be sure to save the jpegs at maximum (the least amount of compression).

If scanning a photo for a poster or banner, use this DPI calculator:
CLICK HERE to use the DPI calculator

These are general guidelines, and every image is different - based on the number and values of colors, and your intent, the numbers can be pushed around a bit.

3. Methods of Submission
Please do not send files before talking with a salesperson.

Files smaller than 2Mb may
be emailed to art@signaturesx.com

Files smaller than 16Mb may be
uploaded via form - click here to use the Form

Files larger than 16Mb may be
uploaded via FTP - click here to use FTP* (see instructions below)

FTP - Windows without Internet Explorer:
--Download Filezilla (FTP client) from Sourceforge:
http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
--Install and run the program.
--In the host box, enter 'ftp.sigx.us' (noquotes on any of this).
  In the user box: 'ftp'.
  In the password box, your email address.
--Click Connect.
  If all goes well, you will have 2 large boxes - one showing 
  your local files (on the left), and one showing the
  remote server (on the right).
--In the remote box (on the right), open the
  'uploads' folder by double-clicking it.
--Find the file you want to upload in the local box (on the left), 
  and double-click it - you will see a progress indicator

FTP - Mac:
Classic (os 8 and 9):
open the 'network browser', click the 'connect to server' button.  Enter
ftp://ftp.sigx.us and connect.  Log in as ftp - it will mount a disk on the
desktop.  Open it, and enter the upload directory.  Drag your files into
it.  Alternatively, you can purchase a FTP client like Fetch.  Tested under
8.0 and 9.2.2.

OSX:
Open a terminal (utilities folder), type 'cd /path/to/the/folder' and press
enter.  Type ftp, press enter.  Type 'open ftp.sigx.us', press enter.  For
login name, enter ftp, press enter.  For password, type in anything.  After
login, type 'put the-name-of-your-file', press enter.  Repeat for multiple
files.  Alternatively, you can purchase a FTP client program (or if you have
BBedit or Dreamweaver, you may be able to use the built-in FTP client).
Tested under 10.3.3.

FTP - Linux:
Use the command line or gFTP (or one of the countless free FTP clients) -
log in as ftp.  gFTP and Filezilla have both been tested, along with ftp on the CLI.

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