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Final visual QA
Where copy errors enter final artwork
Approved copy can be correct in a document and wrong in the finished design.
Headlines get retyped into designs. Copy is shortened to fit a layout, moved between sizes, localized, copied into variants, and revised just before release. Every artwork change creates another opportunity for an error to enter after the source copy has been reviewed.
Gard reads the rendered words in the current image export—the visual your audience, customer, reviewer, or printer will ultimately see. That closes the text-QA gap left once editable copy has become pixels.
Final-artwork checklist
Add an automated text check to artwork review
- 01
Check the current artwork file
Use the exact visual headed into publication, production, or delivery. Export every relevant size, revision, SKU, panel, or locale as a clear JPEG, PNG, or WebP image.
- 02
Scan every size and deliverable
Upload one image, paste a direct image URL, or batch-scan a release with multiple exports. Pro and Enterprise plans can monitor new artwork with a Watch Folder. Gard checks the visible copy in every uploaded export.
- 03
Review likely language issues in visual context
Gard highlights likely issues on the artwork and explains each suggestion. Accept or dismiss each flag, update the editable design source, and prepare the corrected visual.
- 04
Scan the corrected artwork again
Export the revised visual and run one more automated text check before release or production.
Gard adds a focused text check to final visual QA. Reviewers can see likely language issues on the artwork, correct the design source, and scan the updated export before release.
Working with a specific deliverable? Continue to ad proofing, email proofing, package proofing, label proofing, print proofing, or product image proofing.
Focused text QA
What Gard checks in final artwork
Gard reviews rendered copy in final visual exports and flags likely language issues while they are still easy to correct.
Use Gard to flag likely
- Spelling and word-choice mistakes
- Grammar and punctuation issues
- Repeated words and awkward phrasing
- Capitalization or singular-and-plural issues
- Inconsistent wording within the artwork
- Awkward wording in visible artwork copy
Each suggestion stays connected to the final visual so a reviewer can judge it in context.
Image spell checkerUse across final visual deliverables
Apply the same automated text check to ads, social graphics, email images, packaging panels, labels, product images, signs, flyers, brochures, and other exported artwork.
How to proofread imagesGard has become part of my daily workflow. It’s reliable for proofreading and very good at catching small details that usually go unnoticed.
Norman Vega Creative StrategistQuestions
Artwork proofing FAQ
What is artwork proofing?
Artwork proofing is the review of a visual design before release or production. Gard scans the rendered copy in final artwork and flags likely language issues where reviewers can evaluate them in context.
What kinds of artwork can Gard proofread?
Gard reads visible text in JPEG, PNG, and WebP images. Teams can scan final ads, social graphics, email images, packaging panels, labels, product images, signs, flyers, brochures, and other exported artwork.
How does Gard fit into artwork review?
Gard adds an automated text-QA pass to final artwork. It highlights likely spelling, grammar, punctuation, and wording issues in visual context so teams can correct the design source and scan the updated export.
Can Gard proofread multiple artwork exports and languages?
Yes. You can batch-scan exported sizes, revisions, SKUs, and localized artwork, with proofreading support across 50+ languages.
One more text check before release
Give final artwork one more proofing pass
Scan the exact exports, review Gard’s suggestions, and release cleaner visual work.
Start with 5 free scans each month. No credit card required.
Need a broader manual review? Follow the 7-step guide to proofreading images .