Sponsor Artwork & Logo Specifications

Thank you for supporting the New Baltimore Lions Club! To make sure your business or organization is represented at its best on our banners, posters, website, and event signage, please provide artwork that meets the specifications below. High-quality, properly formatted logos print sharper, look more professional, and ensure your brand gets the visibility it deserves at our events.

General Artwork Requirements (All Placements)

These baseline requirements apply to every logo or graphic submitted, regardless of where it will be used:

• Ideally a high-resolution PNG with a transparent background (300 DPI at the actual size it will be printed) is preferred. Other file types: JPEG, EPS, PDF, or SVG are accepted because they scale to any size without losing quality.

• Avoid: logos pulled from websites, social media, or emails these are almost always too low-resolution for print (typically only 72 DPI).

• Background: transparent background required whenever possible no white or colored boxes around the logo unless that box is part of the actual logo design.

• Orientation: submit logos in their standard horizontal or stacked form do not send pre-skewed, rotated, or watermarked versions.

• File naming: please name files clearly, e.g. "BusinessName_Logo.eps" or "BusinessName_Logo_transparent.png".

Note: When in doubt, send the largest, highest-quality version of your logo you have. We can always scale down we can't add quality that isn't there to begin with.

Sponsor Responsibility

It is the sponsor's responsibility to provide final, print-ready artwork that meets the specifications outlined in this document for the banner, poster, website graphic, or golf outing signage being ordered.

The New Baltimore Lions Club is not responsible for recreating, redesigning, or cleaning up artwork that does not meet these requirements. If a sponsor's submitted artwork does not meet spec and our printer must create, recreate, or adjust the artwork in order to produce the final product, any artwork or design fee charged by the printer for that work will be passed on to the sponsor.

Website Logo Specs

Web graphics load faster and look sharper when sized and compressed correctly for screens.

Preferred file format: PNG (transparent background)

Acceptable alternative High-quality JPG

Minimum dimensions At least 1000 px wide (or 500 x 500 px for square/icon-style logos)

File size Under 2 MB per image, ideally under 500 KB for fast page loading

Background Transparent (no white box) so the logo displays cleanly on our site's background

Yard signs or H-stake or Tee box signs

Below are the specs for hole sponsorship signage:

Size: 18 in x 24 in corrugated plastic tee sign

File Format: Vector logo or 300 DPI PNG; business name should also be included as plain text in case logo is unavailable.

Note: All signage is professionally printed by the Club ahead of the event artwork must be received by the submission deadline to guarantee your sponsorship is included.

Banner Specifications

Banners are viewed from a distance, so logos need to be simple, high-contrast, and free of fine detail that will disappear at large sizes.

Common sizes: 3 ft x 6 ft, 4 ft x 8 ft, 2 ft x 4 ft (small event banners)

Preferred file format: PNG with transparent background, sized to at least 1/2 of final print size at 150 DPI.

Acceptable alternative: Vector: EPS, or PDF (required for large-format printing)

Resolution 300 DPI at final print size (or true vector art)

Safe margin Keep logo and text at least 2 inches from all banner edges (grommet/hem area)

Minimum logo width 12 inches on a 3x6 banner; scaled proportionally for larger sizes

Poster Specifications

Posters are viewed up close and often reproduced at copy/print shops, so clean, high-resolution artwork matters.

Common sizes: 11 in x 17 in, 18 in x 24 in

Preferred file format Vector: PNG (transparent background) or high-res JPG, 300 DPI at final print size

Resolution 300 DPI minimum at final print size

Safe margin / bleed 0.25 in bleed on all sides if logo extends to the edge; otherwise keep 0.5 in from trim edge

Submission Deadline & Contact

Please submit your artwork at least 3 weeks before the print/production date for banners, posters, and golf outing signage, so our design and print partners have adequate turnaround time. Website graphics can be submitted at any time and will be updated within 5 business days of receipt.

Send artwork to:

Email: newbaltimorelc@gmail.com
Attn: New Baltimore Lions Club – Sponsorship Committee