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Screen Setup Guides

The following page contains setup guides for:

  • Screen Artwork
  • Standard Folding Options
  • Custom Folded Screens

Screen Artwork Setup

PrintNinja Screen

Manufacturing Recommendation

  1. As noted in our board game quote form, there are several “folding” options for the screen component: double, triple, and quad. Be sure to keep what folding selection you have ordered in mind when designing your artwork.

STANDARD FOLDING OPTIONS

These would be the options available to you in the board game calculator.

File Setup

Follow the below instructions when setting up your artwork in your chosen design program.

FRONT SIDE OF SCREEN (INSIDE FACING TOWARD THE PLAYER)

Page Count = 1

Document Width = quoted unfolded width – 0.2”

Document Height = quoted unfolded height – 0.2”

Bleed = 0.125” on all four sides. Be sure to extend the background artwork to the full bleed.

Margin = 0.125” on all four sides. Keep all crucial text and artwork within this margin to avoid the potential for anything being trimmed off during production.

BACK SIDE OF SCREEN (OUTSIDE FACING AWAY FROM THE PLAYER)

Page Count = 1

Document Width = quoted unfolded width + 1.6”

Document Height = quoted unfolded height + 1.6”

Bleed = None

Margin = 1.05” on all four sides. Keep all crucial text and artwork within this margin to avoid the potential for anything being wrapped around the greyboard and being hidden from view.

Submitting Your Artwork

You will need to submit one 2-page PDF per screen. PDF page 1 being the FRONT SIDE and PDF page 2 being the BACK SIDE.

File Export Settings

Adobe InDesign – Follow the “Export Settings” as highlighted on this page.

Adobe Illustrator –  Follow the “Export Settings” as highlighted on this page.

Adobe Photoshop –  Follow the “Export Settings” as highlighted on this page.

Can I see an example template?

Of course! You can reference this PDF file as an example template for a 17” x 11” double-fold screen.

CUSTOM FOLDED SCREEN

File Setup

Follow the same instructions above when setting up your artwork in your chosen design program, but be sure to include two layers for the front and back designs:

Top Layer = Fold Lines. Folding lines should be dashed/dotted lines. PrintNinja will use this second file as a reference to make sure the screens are properly folded.

Bottom Layer = Printed Artwork

Submitting Your Artwork

We will need one 4-page PDF uploaded per screen:

  1. FRONT SIDE – Fold lines on top of the image for reference.
  2. FRONT SIDE – Art only (including bleed)
  3. BACK SIDE – Fold lines on top of the image for reference.
  4. BACK SIDE – Art only (including bleed).

File Export Settings

Adobe InDesign – Follow the “Export Settings” as highlighted on this page.

Adobe Illustrator –  Follow the “Export Settings” as highlighted on this page.

Adobe Photoshop –  Follow the “Export Settings” as highlighted on this page.