Describe a sign.
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Type what the sign needs to say. Thirty seconds later you have a vector file with bleed, crop marks and CMYK notes — ready to send to the printer.
“Joe's Plumbing, 24/7 emergency service, phone 555-0123, blue and white, yard sign”
“Open house Saturday 1 to 4, 42 Maple Street, real estate sign, clean and modern”
“Grand opening banner for Brightline Cafe, now serving breakfast, warm colours”
Every file comes out as vector with bleed, crop marks and a CMYK colour note — not a screenshot.
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Opens in Illustrator, Inkscape (free) or CorelDRAW. Convert text to outlines before printing. Designs aren't stored — download now.
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What makes a file “print-ready”?
Every file this tool generates follows the conventions sign shops expect:
Bleed
Extra background extending past the cut line (⅛″ on rigid signs, ¼″+ on banners) so trimming never leaves a white sliver.
Crop marks
Corner ticks showing exactly where to cut. Your generated file includes them.
Safe zone
Keep text and logos at least ¼″ inside the cut line so nothing important gets trimmed.
Vector (SVG)
Shapes defined by math, not pixels — infinitely scalable with no blur, from business card to billboard.
CMYK notes
Print presses mix Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. Each major color in your file carries its CMYK recipe.
Outlined fonts
Converting text to paths before print so the shop doesn't need your fonts installed. Do this in your editor before sending.
Sign file FAQ
How much bleed does a sign need?
For flat printed signage — coroplast, foamboard, ACM, printed vinyl — 1/8 inch (3 mm) of bleed past the trim line on every edge is the normal ask, and most shops will accept 1/4 inch. Anything that wraps needs more: allow 2–3 inches on a stretched or pole-pocket banner, and on a vehicle wrap you want several inches past every panel edge because the material has to reach around returns and into channels. If you're unsure, over-bleed — trimming extra costs nothing, a white sliver on the edge means a reprint.
Should sign artwork be CMYK or RGB?
Build it in CMYK if you can, because that's what the printer actually puts down and it stops the surprise on press — bright RGB blues, oranges and greens sit outside CMYK gamut and come back duller than they looked on screen. If you're handed RGB artwork it isn't a disaster: the RIP will convert it, you just don't get a say in how. Spot colours are the exception — anything that has to match a brand exactly should be called out by its Pantone number in a note beside the file, not eyeballed from the screen.
What is the safe zone on a sign?
The margin inside the trim line where nothing important is allowed. Keep text, logos and anything you'd hate to lose at least 1/4 to 1/2 inch inside the edge on flat signage — more on anything large, and considerably more where the sign gets mounted, hemmed, grommeted or wrapped around a frame. Cutting and finishing both drift a little; the safe zone is what stops a phone number ending up half a letter short.
What file do I get?
A vector SVG file sized to your sign's real dimensions, with bleed extended past the trim line, crop marks at the corners, text kept inside the safe zone, and a CMYK note for each major color. SVG opens in Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Inkscape (free), Affinity Designer and most RIP software.
Is the file really print-ready?
It follows print conventions — bleed, crop marks, safe margins, high-contrast layout — but you should always have your sign shop review it before production. One important step: convert the text to outlines (paths) in your design software before sending it to print, so fonts render identically everywhere.
Can I edit the design afterwards?
Yes — that's the point of vector SVG. Every shape, color and text element stays editable. Open it in Illustrator, Inkscape or CorelDRAW and change whatever you like: colors, wording, logo placement, sizes.
Is it free? Are there limits?
Free, no signup — 3 designs per day per browser. Sign shops that want it built into their quoting workflow (generate a proof directly on a job and send it for customer approval) get it inside PrinterFlo.
Do you store my designs or business info?
The design itself, no. Your inputs go to the design engine once, the file comes back to your browser, and the artwork is never saved on our servers — download the SVG before you leave the page, because we can't recover it later. The one thing we do keep is if you ask us to email you the print spec: then we store that email address and the setup figures (size, bleed, safe zone, colour mode) so we can send them. Never the design.
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