Let us design your mailer

Our graphic designers will design your mailer if you prefer. Free samples are available in electronic and print format. Please email us at directmailsales@coxohio.com to inquire.

Submit your own design

Please be certain your design meets the United States Postal Services regulations. This includes:

• 1" W x 1.125" H clear space for a stamp in either the top right corner of the mailer, or the top right corner of the address clear space if you prefer to bundle them together as seen here
• 4" W x 2.125" H clear space for customer address and bar-coding
• It is recommended that the return address is displayed either in the top left corner of the mailer, or the top left corner of the address clear space

Specifications

• Accepted File Types - PDF, JPG, PSD, TIF, EPS, AI
• Color - mode should be set to CMYK
• Resolution - should be at least 300dpi
• Bleeds - must have .125 inch bleed on all sides
• Borders - should be at least .25 inches wide (.375 inches from the bleed edge)
• Safe Zone - all text must be at least .125 inches from finished size of the piece (without bleed)
• Flatten Your Images - layered or linked files not accepted
• 4/1 Files - black side must be 100% K build only
• Printer’s Marks - Turn off all crop marks, registration, titles before exporting your file

Accepted File Types

We accept a wide variety of PC graphic design programs such as Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, as long as they are submitted as one of the following formats: PDF, JPG, PSD, TIF, EPS, AI. We do not accept files submitted in the following formats: MS Word, MS Publisher, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, or Printshop. If your artwork is one of these formats, email us at directmailsales@coxohio.com to discuss having us re-construct your design into a format that is suitable for the printing presses.

Color

Design files should be created and submitted in CMYK color mode instead of RGB. CMYK is often referred to "Full Color" or "4 color". You should create your design files in CMYK as design files that are created in RGB must be converted to CMYK before printing which can result in an undesirable color shift.

Resolution

We strongly recommend that you use only images of 300 DPI resolution or higher. Using images that are lower than 300 DPI will result in reduced print quality.

Border

We strongly recommend that all borders on the edge of your piece are at least .25 inches thick from your finished size. We make every effort to cut your pieces as precise as possible, but variables in the cutting process may prevent each cut from being perfect. As a result borders that are less than .25 inches thick may have an uneven look to them.

Bleeds

All design files must have a .125 inch bleed on all four sides. This ensures that even with the inherent imperfections in the cutting process your design will still flow to the edge of the mailer without any of the white paper stock showing on the edges.

Safe Zone

All text and important design elements should be at least .125 inches from the finished edge of the piece. Since we cannot guarantee perfect cuts every time, text and other content, especially clear space left for postal markings, should be kept at least .125 inches from the finished edge to prevent the possibility of being cut off.

Flatten Your Images

Before you send your design file, you must flatten your images and convert text to outlines. We do not accept layered or linked images.

4/1 Files

If your project is color on one side and black only on the other – you must construct (create) the black only side as 100% K only. Your design file cannot have any C (cyan), M (magenta), Y (yellow) in it.