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Artwork Checklist - Get Your Artwork Ready for print

Incorrect artwork can slow down your print order or result in print which doesn't look the way you expected. Follow these checks to make sure your order goes through smoothly, quickly and looks fantastic in print !!

  • When designing for print you must ensure that you create your artwork in the correct document format.

    We've laid out the standard page sizes to the right, along with the document size including 3mm bleed on each edge.

    Click on the arrow images to download our print templates for all the correct dimension

    If you create your artwork to the correct size with bleed, you will drastically reduce any potential delays.

    If you require print using a size not listed on our site - please use our bespoke quotes form.

  • When sending files to print we require your artwork to include 3mm bleed on each edge of the document

    Bleed refers to the extension of any blocks of graphics or colour that you want to run right up to the edge of the cut sheet.

    Without a bleed you can sometimes end up with a white border around your artwork, where you haven't carried your design far enough into the bleed area.

    You can download a template on the right which shows our print sizes with the bleed added

    The No1 cause for delays in printing can be attributed to files being sent without bleed.


  • All our print products are printed full colour Lithographically. Your Document is printed using a four colour process (CMYK - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Keyline Black).

    It is important you design your documents in a CMYK colourspace. When you begin setting up your document, always select CMYK, if you have been working in RGB for web design don't forget to convert your colours to CMYK before sending to the artwork to us.

    Traditional printers often use Pantone Spot colours when printing work. Like paint, spot colours are mixed specially and each colour is printed one at a time. As we use Process Colour, all Pantone Spot colours should be converted to their CMYK equivalent before your file is sent to us.
  • If you are creating your artwork in software like Adobe Photoshop we require an absolute minimum of 300dpi, you can send 450dpi or even 600dpi if you prefer, the later two sizes dramatically increase the file size of your document. As a general rule 300dpi is adequate.

    To ensure a crisp print on items such as text we strongly recommend creating all artwork in software like Adobe Illustrator or Adobe In-Design, these applications output text as "Postscript" data which means the text information will print crystal clear.

    You can export PDFs from Photoshop, but please check that text layers have been preserved and fonts are embed.

  • To get the best results we highly recommend submitting your printing in PDF format.

    The advantage of saving as PDF is text can be preserved as text layers, this will result in a much higher quality finish than flattened text which you may find in JPEG.

    It is important that you check your setting when exporting as PDF as some setting for creating small file sizes can result in a file which is simply a JPEG inside a PDF.

    If you are designing your artwork in Microsoft Word we recommend using a Primo PDF plugin for export your design as a PDF.

Print Templates - Download our print templates to help you setup your artwork

Business Card Size Print Templates


Size Print Dimensions With Bleed EPS PDF JPG
Standard 85mm x 55mm91mm x 61mm Click to download Click to download Click to download
Oversize 90mm x 50mm 96mm x 56mm Click to download Click to download Click to download
Folding 170mm x 55mm
85mm x 110mm
176mm x 61mm
91mm x 116mm
Download Folded Business Card Template Download Folded Business Card Template Download Folded Business Card Template

Standard A Size Print Templates


Size Print Dimensions With Bleed EPS PDF JPG
A6 105mm x 148mm111mm x 154mm Click to download Click to download Click to download
A5 148mm x 210mm151mm x 216mm Click to download Click to download Click to download
DL 99mm x 210mm105mm x 216mm Click to download Click to download Click to download
A4 210mm x 297mm216mm x 303mm Click to download Click to download Click to download
A3 297mm x 420mm303mm x 426mm Click to download Click to download Click to download

Poster Size Print Templates


Size Print Dimensions With Bleed EPS PDF JPG
A2 420mm x 594mm 426mm x 600mm Click to download Click to download Click to download
A1 594mm x 841mm 600mm x 847mm Click to download Click to download Click to download
A0 841mm x 1189mm 847mm x 1195mm Click to download Click to download Click to download

Folded Leaflet Print Templates


Size Print Dimensions With Bleed EPS PDF JPG
A5 > A6 210mm X 148mm216mm X 154mm Download A5 folded to A6 Print Template Download A5 folded to A6 Print Template Download A5 folded to A6 Print Template
A4 > DL (Trifold) 297mm X 210mm303mm X 216mm Download A4 folded to DL Print Template Download A4 folded to DL Print Template Download A4 folded to DL Print Template
A4 > A5 297mm X 210mm303mm X 216mm Download A4 folded to A5 Print Template Download A4 folded to A5 Print Template Download A4 folded to A5 Print Template

Presentation Folder Print Templates


Size EPS PDF JPG
To Hold A5 Sheets Download A5 Presentation Folder Template Download A5 Presentation Folder Template Download A5 Presentation Folder Template
To Hold A4 Sheets Download A4 Presentation Folder Template Download A4 Presentation Folder Template Download A4 Presentation Folder Template

Greetings Card Print Templates


Size Print Dimensions With Bleed EPS PDF JPG
A5 > A6 210mm X 148mm216mm X 154mm Download A5 folded to A6 Print Template Download A5 folded to A6 Print Template Download A5 folded to A6 Print Template
A4 > A5 297mm X 210mm303mm X 216mm Download A4 folded to A5 Print Template Download A4 folded to A5 Print Template Download A4 folded to A5 Print Template
Square Folded 140mm X 140mm146mm X 146mm EPS - Download Square Folded Print Template PDF - Download Square Folded Print Template JPG - Download Square Folded Greetings Card Print Template