The request usually arrives late and sounds harmless:
“Can you send the artwork as an EPS?”
If your team designs in Figma, that one sentence can turn into an annoying scramble. Somebody wonders whether the printer really means EPS. Another person duplicates the design into a different tool just to satisfy the request. A vendor flags missing outlines or odd scaling. Suddenly a simple deliverable is eating half a day.
That is why EPS handoff deserves its own workflow.
Convertify is a strong fit here because the plugin page is built around moving design work between Figma and other formats without forcing teams to recreate the file manually. For print-vendor requests, the real win is not abstract “compatibility.” It is reducing the distance between the approved Figma artwork and the format an outside vendor is still asking for.
This article is intentionally different from nearby Convertify pieces like Figma to Illustrator Workflow for Marketing Teams, Trade Show Collateral Migration Workflow for Marketing Teams, and Figma Export Format Comparison for Agencies. Those cover broader design-tool handoff, campaign collateral migration, or format selection. This one is specifically about the vendor-facing EPS request, where the job is to prepare the file cleanly and review it with print realities in mind.
First, confirm that EPS is actually the requirement
Not every vendor asking for EPS truly needs EPS.
Sometimes the request is shorthand for one of these:
- vector artwork
- outlined text
- a file their older workflow can ingest
- a format they know how to archive
Before exporting, ask a few plain questions:
- Is EPS required, or would PDF or AI also work?
- Does the vendor need text outlined?
- Are linked images acceptable, or should the art stay as simple vectors?
- Do they need one file per size or one source file with variations?
That short clarification can prevent needless cleanup. It also keeps the design team from solving the wrong problem because “EPS” sounded more specific than the print workflow actually is.
Prepare the Figma source like a handoff file, not a working canvas
The messiest EPS exports usually come from Figma files that were still optimized for live design exploration:
- hidden exploratory versions
- half-retired layers
- duplicate artboards
- notes sitting beside final artwork
- oversized placed images that were never cleaned up
That is fine while the file is still a workspace. It is not fine at the export boundary.
Before the export pass, create a cleaner handoff area:
- keep only the approved artwork versions in scope
- name the frames or assets the way the vendor will understand them
- remove obviously unused surrounding clutter
- make sure the final dimensions are explicit
This is the same discipline that helps in broader migration work, but it matters even more for a vendor handoff because the person opening the file is not part of your internal context.
Distinguish vector-safe elements from image-heavy elements
EPS requests often become painful when nobody stops to separate the parts of the design that should stay crisp vectors from the parts that are really image assets living inside the composition.
That distinction matters for:
- logos
- icons
- line art
- packaging marks
- text-based layouts
- placed product renders or photos
If the artwork is mostly vector, the EPS request is usually straightforward. If the design relies heavily on photography, effects, or large raster content, the team should review whether EPS is still the best end format or whether the vendor simply needs a reliable print-ready file.
That is also why I like reviewing one representative asset first instead of exporting the whole batch blindly.
Review one sample export before doing the full set
The safest EPS workflow is not “export everything and hope.”
It is:
- choose one representative file
- export it
- inspect the result
- note what needs adjustment
- then process the rest
That sample reveals whether the vendor-sensitive details are holding up:
- text treatment
- line weights
- page bounds
- placed imagery
- naming
If the sample is clean, the rest of the batch becomes much lower risk. If it is not, you find out before duplicating the issue across twenty deliverables.
For the tutorial-level export step itself, the nearest companion is How to export Figma to EPS files in one click using Convertify.
Treat vendor notes as part of the workflow, not as rework
Print vendors often come back with requests that sound irritating but are actually useful signals:
- “please outline the text”
- “please separate each size”
- “please remove the unused crop area”
- “please confirm exact dimensions”
Those are not always signs the export failed. Often they mean the file crossed from design context into production context and now needs one extra round of vendor-specific cleanup.
What matters is capturing those rules so the next EPS request gets easier instead of starting from zero again.
I like keeping a simple internal checklist per vendor or printer:
- preferred format
- size naming
- whether text should stay live or be outlined
- whether linked images are acceptable
- whether bleeds, marks, or separate versions are expected
The workflow gets much calmer once those expectations are documented.
Keep manual judgment where it belongs
Convertify helps remove the painful format barrier. It does not eliminate judgment about print production.
The team still needs to decide:
- whether EPS is the right output
- whether the artwork should be simplified before handoff
- whether the vendor will need multiple versions
- whether the exported result is good enough to ship as-is
That is a good thing. The plugin should handle the repetitive conversion step so the team can spend its attention on the few vendor-specific decisions that actually matter.
A practical EPS handoff checklist
Before sending the file to a print vendor, confirm:
- the vendor really needs EPS
- the approved Figma artwork is isolated cleanly
- dimensions and asset names are obvious
- one representative sample export has been reviewed
- vector-heavy elements stayed dependable
- any vendor-specific requirements are written down for the next request
If you are regularly comparing options beyond EPS, Figma Export Format Comparison for Agencies is the best supporting article nearby.
Convertify helps most when an EPS request would otherwise force the team into a manual rebuild or a panicked detour through another tool.
That is the real benefit.
The vendor gets the format they need, and the design team keeps the source of truth where it already lives.
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