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AI agent for art directors

Final Artwork Preflight Agent

Final artwork that passes preflight and matches approved copy

Quality controlCreatives
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Final Artwork Preflight Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

A print job with low-resolution images or missing bleed can cost thousands to reprint. Before final approval, this agent opens each file and checks it against the output spec: size, bleed, safe margins, color mode, image resolution, embedded fonts, overprint settings and file format. It also proofreads the copy against the approved copy deck and checks legal lines and barcodes. Each issue is listed with page and location. The designer fixes the issues and the agent runs preflight again. Only clean files go to the art director for sign-off. Edge case: rich black used for small text, which can blur in print, is flagged even though it is technically allowed.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Final files submitted 2 USES A TOOL Load the output spec and approved copy deck 3 USES A TOOL Run technical preflight against the output spec 4 USES A TOOL Compare copy with the approved deck 5 DOES List issues with page and location 6 CHECKS THE RESULT Does the revised file pass every technical check? If not: send the remaining issues back to the designer.Back to step 3. 7 CHECKS THE RESULT Do copy, legal lines and barcodes match the approveddeck? If not: list the differences for the designer to fix.Back to step 4. 8 YOU APPROVE Art director signs off 9 RESULT Files released to printer or platform
Read the steps as a list
  1. Final files submitted
  2. Load the output spec and approved copy deck
  3. Run technical preflight against the output spec
  4. Compare copy with the approved deck
  5. List issues with page and location
  6. Does the revised file pass every technical check?If not: send the remaining issues back to the designer. Back to step 3.
  7. Do copy, legal lines and barcodes match the approved deck?If not: list the differences for the designer to fix. Back to step 4.
  8. Art director signs offThe agent waits here for your OK.
  9. Files released to printer or platform

How it decides

It blocks sign-off until every hard spec passes and copy matches the deck.

  • Images under 300 ppi at print size fail
  • Copy must match the deck word for word
  • Small text in rich black is flagged

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Output specs per job
  • Resolution minimum
  • Checks included
  • Release destinations

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Sign-off and release

Hard limits

  • Never releases files without sign-off
  • Never edits copy

It stops when

  • Done: files released
  • Stop: output spec missing

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensA brochure submitted on July 14 had a 180 ppi hero image, 2 mm bleed instead of 3 mm, and complimentary misspelled. The designer fixed all three. The rerun failed again on one RGB logo left on page 6. After that fix, the file passed every check, and the art director signed it off for the printer.

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