The same simple form that you use to contact us for anything. All we need to know is the size of the paper you want to use and the size of your artwork to print on the file. Lastly, we'll need your file. You can provide a link to your dropbox, google drive, icloud, or any other large file transfer medium you want to. Most modern email platforms will send large files as well.
If you need a private/secure way to upload your file to us just ask we'll provide a space just for you.
The same goes for orders with multiple prints. Give us the size paper, the size to print the artwork on that paper, and you're good to go. Have no idea what we're talking about? Book a concierge appointment, we're hear to walk you through it. Have a quick question? Just ask, that's free.
Start with telling us the paper size. Next let us know how big you want the image printed on that paper. That should be simple enough. Using an example let's say you want an 11in x 14in final print. That would be your paper size. What size do you want that image printed on it. That may need a little math if you're comfortable with doing that. If not tell us the minimum border you'd like. For this example we'll say 1.5in. What we'll do is print your image with no crop on that 11in x 14in paper. If your image is a typical 3:2 aspect ratio image we'd print an 11in x 8in image on the paper. One set of borders would be 1.5in, the other two edges would be slightly larger, approximately 1.75in. If you wanted them even we'd have to crop that 3:2 image slightly on the long edge. We'll do that if you tell us to.
Want to know more? Take a look at All About Aspect Ratios or A Tale of Three Print Borders over at PaperArts newsleter. If that doesn't help, book a concierge session and we'll get you sorted out quickly to ensure you're getting exactly what you want. We'll even send you a mock-up to be sure.
Two prints on 8.5in x 11in paper. One full-size and one at your target print size. Ex. You want four 24in x 36in prints but don't know what it will look like that big. We'll print a full-size image and one that is just a section of detail at the target size so you can examine what those large prints will look like before proceeding.
The other reason you may want a hard proof is to evaluate how a textured paper interacts with your image detail and negative space which can be important to the overall feel of the final artwork. My personal opinion is this is more important in smaller prints than larger prints viewed farther away. In any case I'd just order the smaller prints and see on a few different papers as the cost will be similar.
One last reason they may be valuable is to evaluate how image detail and shadow rendering look on a particular paper, again you might be better off just ordering a smaller print, or a couple of smaller prints to evaluate that as hard proofs really are not suited to display where smaller prints can be useful beyond testing. Get in touch and I'll let you know what I think based on your artwork and the project as a whole.
Short answer is that it doesn't mean anything but it's easy to remember being four letters, it's easy to pronounce, and I happen to own some domains with those four letters. For instance, this domain name. CDOX.DESIGN.
Longer but extremely brief version. A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away there was a late night conversation around short names and memorable words that would be "google-ible" in the vast sea of the internet. The words which I thought were hillarious were "canned ox", as in a can of processed oxen... I saw the logo in my head. The shortened version CDOX followed. There ya' have it.
Get any questions answered, place an order, or book a consultation, all of it in plain english. No complicated forms, just let us know what you need and we'll get back to you promptly via your preferred communication method.