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Do you want to print postcards with an extra special touch? Take a look at our Postcards with Exclusive Finishes. You can choose from various foils including gold, silver, rose gold and copper. If you want a special yet subtle finish, choose the spot UV. It is a transparent layer, which adds a beautiful shine to the elements you wish to emphasise.
Material | Invercote G 310 gsm |
Special finishing | Spot UV | Gold | Silver | Copper | Rose Gold | Glitter Disco | Silver Rainbow |
Format | Portrait | Landscape | Square |
Printing options | Single-sided | Double-sided |
Special finishing | Single-sided |
We have customised submission specifications for Spot-UV and Foil printing.
Find the full guide here.
To allow leeway for cutting differences in production, always add a bleed of 3 mm around all edges of your design. Make sure colours, background pictures and layouts extend into the bleed area so as to avoid leaving white lines as a result of cutting tolerances.
Keep all important text and images at least 4 mm away from the edge of the finished size.
Make sure the resolution of the images and graphics in your artwork are at least 300 dpi.
Prepare your files using CMYK as the colour mode, not RGB. Use colourmode FOGRA39 (ISO Coated v2). If you are unsure of the colour mode of your file, don't worry we can always convert this for you. Keep in mind this can cause the colours to differ from the original file.
Use Rich Black (C:63% M:52% Y:51% K:100%) for larger areas and text to get a deep black colour. Do not use this value for text smaller than 15 pt or plain text. This can only be used in full colour printing. For designing black smaller texts use 100% black.
Save your files in uneditable, print-ready file formats (PDF (1.4 or higher), TIFF, EPS, JPG). Deliver your files in one layer: the background layer.
Fonts should be at least 6 pt.
Make sure you convert fonts to outlines or embed all the fonts when saving it to PDF.
Force Colour Images to CMYK with a 260% ink limit (in Photoshop > Convert Colour Profile > Photoshop 5 Default CMYK). Make sure the ink coverage isn't higher than 300%.
Lines should be at least 0.25 pt. Negative lines should be at least 0.5 pt.
Make sure no elements in your artwork are set on overprint unless you want this effect in your design. You can read more about overprint in our Help Centre.
Guide | |
A3 Landscape (420 x 297 mm) | PDF Indesign |
Rectangle A3 (297 x 420mm) | PDF Indesign |
A4 Landscape (297 x 210 mm) | PDF Indesign |
A4 Portrait (210 x 297 mm) | PDF Indesign |
A5 Landscape (210 x 148 mm) | PDF Indesign |
A5 Portrait (148 x 210 mm) | PDF Indesign |
A6 Landscape (148 x 105 mm) | PDF Indesign |
A6 Portrait (105 x 148 mm) | PDF Indesign |
A7 Landscape (105 x 74 mm) | PDF Indesign |
A7 Portrait (74 x 105 mm) | PDF Indesign |
A-Long Landscape (210 x 74 mm) | PDF Indesign |
A-Long Portrait (74 x 210 mm) | PDF Indesign |
Square Large (210 x 210 mm) | PDF Indesign |
Square Medium (148 x 148 mm) | PDF Indesign |
Square (105 x 105 mm) | PDF Indesign |
US Landscape (210 x 99 mm) | PDF Indesign |
US Portrait (99 x 210 mm) | PDF Indesign |
X-Long Landscape (297 x 105 mm) | PDF Indesign |
X-Long Portrait (105 x 297 mm) | PDF Indesign |
No, your Postcards with Exclusive Finishes will not be folded.
Looking for folded cards? Check out our greeting cards.
Postcards with Exclusive Finishes are paper cards which you can print on. There are a range of sizes and materials to choose from.
This product can be used:
• Promote discounts or events
Personally communicate with customers
Notify others of your upcoming events
The fastest possible turnaround for Postcards with Exclusive Finishes is:
Next day
Please note: Only applicable for products which require your design: To make sure that your order is delivered at the indicated time, it is important that we receive your file with your design for the product, on time (also called cut-off time). This way, the product can be moved into production on time. The deadline is always communicated at the final step when putting your product together and in the box on the right which details your entire order.
The cut-off time for your printed item may vary. This depends on the combination you choose. This has to do with the manufacturing technique and / or the order quantities.
Please note: The product delivery shifts a day every time the deadline for submission has passed. This is also the case if the file is rejected by us and corrected artwork isn't supplied before the next cut-off time.
For the production of Postcards with Exclusive Finishes, we use the following technique(s):
Digital printing: Uses four colours (CMYK) with toners and inks to print digital files. This option is comparable to a large home printer, and is cheaper than Litho printing for smaller quantities. This is because there are fewer starting costs, fewer components involved, and no ink drying time required.
No, your Postcards with Exclusive Finishes are not automatically printed on both sides. We offer three possibilities for your Postcards with Exclusive Finishes:
Blank backside: Your Postcards with Exclusive Finishes will be printed on one side only. If you choose this option, you only need to send us the file for the front side.
Personalised backside: Your Postcards with Exclusive Finishes will be printed on both sides. You can print different designs on each side.
Standard backside: Your Postcards with Exclusive Finishes will be printed on both sides. The front will have your design, and the back will have a standard postcard design. If you choose this option, you only need to send us the file for the front side.
For the delivery of Postcards with Exclusive Finishes, we use our most reliable carriers which, in most cases, are UPS or DPD.
We also use DHL and our own courier service. However, these carriers are only used for certain products (depending on the size, the turnaround and the quantity).
The Postcards with Exclusive Finishes chosen in most cases can be selected via our website.
Depending on the complexity, this can take a bit longer.
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Note: The exclusive finishing will be applied on the outside/front side of your cards.
Prices shown are per one design. For multiple designs, add multiple items to your cart. In order to keep our prices low, we offer standard quantities. Need a higher quantity? Request a quote here.
Upload and approve your files before: Friday, 29 March 2024 10:30
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