05/21/2026
In recent weeks, we have received LOTS of AI logos, and artwork...a computer generated jpeg, or png might be perfect for a throwaway social media post, there are a few good reasons why printing it large format might not.
Expertise and knowledge tells us that high-resolution images will always produce a better print. We recommend, and prefer 600dpi. The problem we are finding printing AI images is that they are never produced at even 300dpi and are often created at a pixel size of 1080 x 1080. This roughly translates to a teeny 10cm square.
We can increase the size of small images. But there are limits. And it’s not just about size. While we can probably increase the artwork to the size of a large poster or perhaps even a small wall, what we enlarge, might not be what was expected…
It can look like something from a horror movie. Seven-fingered hands, headless rabbits, extra limbs and three headed cyclops children are just some of the oddities that become visible when enlarging AI images for print. And don’t even get us started on the spelling errors! No-one would ever look that closely on a social media post, but our skilled team of designers and printers do. And while it might seem funny, we really don’t want to print anything you’re going to regret approving. It may impact on the professionalism of your business or question the authenticity of the message.
Artificial Intelligence is a wonderful thing. It will undoubtedly solve problems we cannot. It will diagnose and cure diseases. It will advance our learning and bring us all a smarter future. But it can never be truly creative. It’s still not very good at it, and for the untrained eye, it is a threat to our creative industries. AI is incapable of emotional depth, a clever nuance or witty sarcasm. AI lacks contextual understanding and human emotion which is the beating heart of our creative industries. If the world fails to recognize our wordsmiths, musicians, artists, photographers, designers and authors for the rich creativity and diversity they bring we may be printing terrible typos and dodgy digits for the foreseeable.
Did you also know that anything created in AI, is free use to the public?
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