Store Artwork

The GoToTags Store can custom print the following types of variable elements for the customer:

• Text such as names, addresses, phone numbers and URLs
• IDs including serial numbers or other unique identifiers
• Barcodes – QR Code, Data Matrix, Code 128 and others
• Headshot photos and other images

To order a custom-printed product with variable data:

1. Create the artwork file using Adobe Illustrator
2. For each variable element, create a layer with a placeholder example of the variable printed element. Name the layer with a suffix of EXAMPLE. The placeholder should be in the desired position, size, color and font. It is best to use a real example of a variable data item. Note:
   1. Artwork files should be exported as .ai, .pdg, .svg, or .eps
   2. .png, .jpeg, .psd files do NOT typically work
   3. Contact GoToTags if one of the desired file types cannot be obtained
3. Create a file with the full range of variable data in a separate Excel or text file. For encoded NFC tags, encoding data must be defined in the NFC Tags Encoding file so that the variable data can be correlated to the encoding data. Variable data can be provided in a separate Excel or text file if the NFC tags are not encoded
4. Select a suitable custom NFC product from the GoToTags Store
5. Upload artwork, encoding and variable data files on the product page
6. Resume the ordering process

The GoToTags Store requires vector art files for printing. Artwork files submitted to the GoToTags Store should be made with Adobe Illustrator and exported in one of the following vector art formats:

• .ai
• .eps
• .pdf
• .svg

Please note that not all files saved as one of the file types above are usable. If a non-vector image has been dropped into Adobe Illustrator and saved as one of the file types above, it cannot be used. The GoToTags Store cannot print from images (.jpg, .png) or artwork created in Photoshop (.psd).

The customer can check if the artwork is vector by opening the file in Adobe Illustrator and zooming in. If the lines of the artwork remain clean and crisp, the file is likely vector. If the artwork becomes pixelated, it is raster, not vector, and is not suitable for printing.

If the customer cannot create or obtain a vector file, the artwork file may still be submitted for assessment. In some cases, a high-resolution .jpg or .png image can be used or a design fee can be assessed to create a vector file for the customer.

Providing GoToTags with a print-ready artwork file is the customer’s responsibility. GoToTags does not provide design or editing services. The customer will be contacted to change and resubmit the artwork file when indicated by the GoToTags review process. Under most circumstances, GoToTags will not create or alter customer artwork files.

The GoToTags Store has artwork print templates for many of the products at the store. The templates can be downloaded from the public GoToTags GitLab project. Using a GoToTags template is not a requirement, however, it may prolong the order review process if a customer file is not within the provided template. Using a GoToTags template ensures the customer’s artwork is within the required guidelines and positioned on the product in the desired location.

The GoToTags Store will not knowingly print artwork that is trademarked by a third party without explicit permission from the third party. The customer will disclose that they have appropriate rights to reproduce trademarked material in their artwork. GoToTags may require explicit third party disclosure. This permission must be provided as a document from the 3rd party describing the product to be printed with the trademark and giving the customer and GoToTags explicit permission to use the trademark for that product.

Shipments coming from overseas origins are often stopped by international police and customs authorities for items with well-known trademarks. Absent appropriate documentation, the shipment will be held and potentially destroyed. When an order features a well-known trademark, appropriate documentation should be obtained before shipment to prevent shipping delays.

Per the GoToTags Sales Terms and Conditions, GoToTags is not responsible for preventing trademark violation; it is solely the customer’s responsibility.