Pre-Production Files

Clean, layered files that go from design to fabrication without rework

We design the way a sign maker builds. Every file is organized so your production specialist opens it, sets it up for the machine, and runs it.

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Designed for fabrication

Fewer problems at the bench

A pretty layout that cannot be built is a cost, not an asset. Our designers think about return depth, letter stroke width, vinyl layering and panel seams while they draw, so the file that comes back does not get bounced by your fabricator.

  • Cut paths, print layers and dimension layers kept separate
  • Real-world scale with sheet and panel breaks noted
  • Spot colors named, PMS references listed
  • Fonts outlined, linked art embedded
Exploded layer stack: cut, print and dimension layers
What you get

Three kinds of pre-production file

Technical sign builds

Multi-tenant pylons, monument faces, halo-lit channel letter sets and cabinet signs, drawn with structure and illumination in mind so the visual matches what gets installed.

Organized and editable

Layered files another designer or operator can adjust for a specific printer, router or letter bender. Final machine-specific setup stays with your team, where it belongs.

Vehicle graphics and wraps

Designed on the template you supply or specify, with panel breaks, seams and reference marks in place for the installer.

Wrap design →
Illuminated channel letters on a storefront at duskChannel letters
Cut vinyl logo being applied with a squeegeeCut vinyl
Full vehicle wrap on a cargo vanVehicle wraps
ADA room sign with brailleADA & wayfinding
Dimensional letters on a lobby wallDimensional signs
Monument sign with stone baseMonument signs
Post and panel directional signPost & panel
Wall-mounted sign cabinet with dimensional logoSign cabinets
Formats

Files your shop already uses

Standard deliverables

  • Layered AI and EPS (editable, fonts outlined)
  • Vector PDF for sharing and proofing
  • SVG for web and cutters that take it
  • PNG and JPG previews for sales decks
  • Spot color, one-color and reversed versions

What stays with your team

  • RIP setup, profiles and nesting
  • Machine-specific toolpaths and offsets
  • Engineering and stamped drawings
  • Site survey and code research

We do everything up to that line so your production specialist is not drawing, they are building.

Why shops work with us

A design department without the overhead

No overhead

No salary, benefits, software seats or idle time. You pay for design hours, logged in 5-minute blocks, and nothing else.

Unlimited revisions

Within the brief, we revise until the proof is right. Scope changes are a new ticket, not an argument.

Scale without hiring

Move between Lite, Starter, Pro and Dedicated as your volume changes. Month to month, no contracts.

Sign-trade designers

Our designers are trained on substrates, standard sheet sizes, cut paths and install realities, not just Illustrator.

Get started

Files your fabricator will not bounce.

Included on every plan. Send a ticket, get a customer proof, approve it, and the layered production file follows.

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