Reply To: Help! Print production wants me to use mostly Photoshop

I suspect the Typekit issue is because maybe they don’t have the latest version of Creative Cloud and don’t want to pay for it. If you are using Typekit for some fonts, they don’t get packaged with the rest of the fonts – whoever opens the file next will need Typekit active to use the fonts.

However, this is easily avoided by supplying PDFs – all fonts will be embedded into the PDF.

As for a list of must-haves for potential print shops, it’s best to look for one that wants to accept PDFs. If PDF is their preferred file format, then you can figure they have the necessary components in place to deal with them properly. However, know that with PDF submission comes great responsibility on your part to ensure that bleeds are included as necessary and that you’ve already proofread the whole thing and no changes will be needed. Yes, it certainly is possible to make corrections to PDFs (if the print shop has invested in the right tools and people who know how to use them), but it can be more challenging to do so.