Creating an exceptional award starts with creating great artwork. Artwork for awards is a balance between the text message and the graphic element (usually a logo or icon), and it's what makes the award personal and unique. 

When submitting a logo with your order, it's ideal if you can provide it in a high-res vector format such as EPS or AI. You need special graphics software to open these files, so don't worry - if you can't open them, they're probably the files that we're looking for so just them along..  If you can't locate an EPS or AI file, simply attach any versions of your logo that you have and we'll find the best one to use.  Simply attach any versions of your logo that you have with your order.  Don't worry, you always get to see a proof before we do any etching.

r format as opposed to a bitmap format. Our preferred format is always an EPS file.  What's the difference you ask?

Vector Graphics (such as EPS (.eps), Illustrator (.ai) or Corel Draw (.cdr)) ~ are defined by mathematical equations rather than pixels, so they always appear at the highest resolution. They are also scalable, which means that they can be increased or decreased in size and their lines will remain crisp and sharp. Vector graphics are used most often for print artwork.

Bitmap Graphics (such as TIFF (.tif), GIF (.gif), BMP (.bmp), and JPEG (.jpg)) ~ bitmap graphics are composed of little squares called pixels. When you enlarge these images, the software must guess where to put the extra pixels necessary to make it larger. The result is often an image that is slightly "fuzzy" and difficult to engrave. Bitmap images are used most often in web design and screen based artwork.



Your graphics can be emailed with your order, or you can send them directly to graphics@eclipseawards.com. Clean graphics are an important element/requirement for a good finished product. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

 Designing your own artwork