gcl58 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Can any one recommend a company that will do the art work/grahics in the software that is compatible with the bag manufacture software Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Any graphics design company will be able to do what you're looking for. There is not a special "software program" that plastic bag manufacturers use. I would use a company near you so you can stop by for revisions and discuss your ideas. But first I would decide on the plastic bag company and see what format they prefer the artwork to be in. I decided to go with Johnson Bags because they had the lowest minimum quantity I could find (16K) and Doreen was great to work with and very helpful. Plan on spending around $2500 for your first order which will include your plate set-up fees. Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Gantt Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 I might be able to help you out. I can design in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop or any other Adobe Program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 I might be able to help you out. I can design in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop or any other Adobe Program. The first thing you need to do is find out if the bag manufacturer you are considering will use your art work. Contact them and see what program they use and if they will take your artwork instead. They probably will still want a setup charge for the internal work that has to be done. You won't be able to send them a file and they just "dump it" into their computer and are good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 You won't be able to send them a file and they just "dump it" into their computer and are good to go. Actually, that's exactly what they did for me. They were even able to use my PDF instead of the master AI file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red's Baits Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Watch out for the number of colors you use. Each color is a plate charge. The last time I spoke with Johnson bag co it was like 165 per plate and a 6 to 8 week lead time once you have the final art work finished plus a 10k min order for bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...