Vector Graphics - what file format to use?

marra

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Hi, I've just finished working on a web development project and the company who it is for have asked me to provide them with all the graphics I have used so that they can use them on literature, signs and maybe even on there vans. I've spent most of the day re-creating them in adobe illustrator so that they are in a vector format and are easily re-sizable without distortion. My question is what format am I best to save them in. Is there an industry standard? For instance what format would a sign maker need the logo in to print it. Will the illustrator (.ai) simply be ok?
 
Illustrator .ai should generally be fine, but EPS and TIFF are the typical file formats for passing off to print.

If you supply ai files, then you are allowing the content to be editable later on, while a TIFF/EPS version isn't as easily editable. Choice of format will depend on whether you wish to permit this or not.
 
Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated. I will probably just leave them as .ai files then they have the option of saving them as another format to pass to print.
 
As a sign maker i prefer .ai files.

The majority of signmakers use specialist software (some, usually the ones that work from home, use corel draw), the two main names being signlab by cadlink and flexisign by scanvec amiable. The programs have there own extension - signlab is .cdl flexi is .fs

If saving as an .ai file save it down to version 6 to ensure compatability and make sure you include the fonts or convert them to curves/outlines.

Make sure you charge a fee for converting the files and also an artwork charge as well.
 
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