Bleed, resolution, sizes

When doing a 24” x 14” playmat design - you should allow for 5% bleed. That means that the design should be made for 26.4” x 15.4”.

In terms of resolution - it needs to be at least 100 DPI.

This means that this design, for example:

Will get cropped like so (the area marked in grey is “dead space” - it will NOT appear on the playmat):

100 DPI

• The GREY area would be:
  • 26.4 * 100 = 2640px width
  • 15.4 * 100 = 1540px height
• The RED and BLUE areas would be:
  • 24 * 100 = 2400px width
  • 14 * 100 = 1400px height
• The ORANGE area would be:
  • 2.6 * 100 = 260px width
  • 3.62 * 100 = 362px height
• The PURPLE area would be:
  • 2.44 * 100 = 244px width
  • 3.5 * 100 = 350px height

200 DPI

• The GREY area would be:
  • 26.4 * 200 = 5280px width
  • 15.4 * 200 = 3080px height
• The RED and BLUE areas would be:
  • 24 * 200 = 4800px width
  • 14 * 200 = 2800px height
• The ORANGE area would be:
  • 2.6 * 200 = 520 width
  • 3.62 * 200 = 724px height
• The PURPLE area would be:
  • 2.44 * 200 = 488px width
  • 3.5 * 200 = 700px height

300 DPI

• The GREY area would be:
  • 26.4 * 300 = 7920px width
  • 15.4 * 300 = 4620px height
• The RED and BLUE areas would be:
  • 24 * 300 = 7200px width
  • 14 * 300 = 4200px height
• The ORANGE area would be:
  • 2.6 * 300 = 780 width
  • 3.62 * 300 = 1086px height
• The PURPLE area would be:
  • 2.44 * 300 = 732px width
  • 3.5 * 300 = 1050px height

You should submit a file that covers the whole GREY area - not just the RED and BLUE ones.

PSD template

The PSD template below includes:

• Semi-transparent layer showing bleed and Standard/Japanese zone sizes
• Example layers for text personalization
• Example layers for zones

Download here: Link

File format

• For the best printing results, please submit the file in CMYK version.