Finished Logo Delivery
Congratulations, you've Just received your finished logo files!
Save these files to disk, and file them with your business related documents. You can refer to them as a hard copy back up in the event your computer or your files become lost, or corrupted in any way.
You should have one high resolution .jpeg file for viewing on your computer. This file is just for you and your computer. 3plains has sent you this so you can view your final logo in its approved and finished state. This file IS NOT intended for use with your chosen vendors! Its just for you! Email it to your family, friends, business partners! Post it on your Facebook page, and then file it away in your documents folder. The jpeg is the most common image file type, and is easily opened on any computer platform with a multitude of software applications.
We've included another type of image file called a Portable Network Graphic file or .png. PNG's are similar to jpeg's in that they are easily opened and viewed on any computer platform, but also have the added benefit of transparency, so the rectangle behind and around your logo won't appear as a white box when used for output.
3plains has also provided you an .eps file for official / professional use. EPS stands for Encapsulated Post Script, and was developed originally by Adobe as a programming language for printers.
Why EPS's are great.
An EPS is basically math. Your EPS logo is called a vector graphic and is completely scalable, which means it can be used for everything from pens and mugs, to banners, decals, & signs of any size without losing any of its sharpness or clarity.
EPS's are an industry standard. You can take your new EPS logo to pretty much any professional for signage and merchandise. In fact its the file format most good vendors prefer, because it ensures they can reproduce the quality you're used to seeing with almost any type of output.
But I can't open my EPS...
Viewing EPS files is actually pretty easy. If you have a Windows or Mac computer, you probably already have at least one program that can open EPS files, and there are several other good ones. Here are some:
- Microsoft Word can embed eps files in documents, so it can serve as a simple EPS viewer. Just drag and drop the file into a new word document and you'll see the EPS file. To do this in older versions of Office, you might have to use the "insert" menu.
- Apple Preview can open EPS files. This program, only for macs, comes installed on all macs.
- Adobe Acrobat can open EPS files on either platform.
- Fancier programs such as Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop can open EPS files.
- One great free solution is Ghostview, an open source program based on the Ghostscript postscript engine. Ghostview can view postscript, PDF, and EPS files.
Merchandise
As stated above in the "Why EPS's are great" section, your EPS should be provided to vendors for creating merchandise with your logo on it. Your EPS is appropriate for just about any output you can think of. Some common examples are...
- Embroidery - Hats, Shirts, Jackets, etc.
- Screenprinting - T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, etc.
- Vinyl - Decals, Signage for smooth surfaces such as glass windows, or automobile doors, tailgates, windows etc.
Burn your EPS logo file onto a CD-R and provide this to a vendor for any merchandise you'll be needing. You can also email your EPS as an attachment.
EPS corruption.
Sometimes an EPS can become corrupted and refuse to open. This happens most often in conjunction with email, and the way certain email providers choose to manage attached files. If your EPS is giving you or your vendors trouble don't hesitate to contact us.
We always have a working copy of your EPS logo in our database, and we can easily replace your corrupted file. Just email support at 3plains.com and put "Attn: Logo Design" in the Subject field. Be sure to let us know the name of the file, and the name of your business in the email.
Remember you also received a hard copy of your logo files in the form of a CD-R from 3plains in the mail, so you might be able to skip a few steps and replace lost or damaged logo files from that disk.
A Final Note
These files were created with your business' identity and professionalism in mind. 3plains cannot guarantee that you'll have appropriate software on your own personal computer to edit and output your logo files on your own. We provide industry standard professional level graphics files, so that professional vendors can help you create the best signage and merchandise reproductions of your new logo.
