Foil Postcard Design Guidelines
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Small (A6) Postcards
105mm x 148mm
25 postcards from £53.00
Square Postcards
120mm x 120mm
25 postcards from £53.00
DL Postcards
99mm x 210mm
25 postcards from £55.00
Medium Postcards
127mm x 177.8mm
25 postcards from £56.00
A5 Postcards
148mm x 210mm
25 postcards from £98.00
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Text
Keep all text at 10pt or higher.
Lines
Sharp lines need to be at 1pt or thicker.
Imagery
Make artwork a vector PDF, photographs at 300dpi or higher and file size a maximum of 50Mb.
Cropmarks
No need! We automatically add them in exactly the right place.
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A6
A6
Gold and Silver Foil Postcards Design guidelines
Bleed area: 109mm x 152mm
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Postcards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 105mm x 148mm
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe area: 101mm x 144mm
Make sure any important aspects of your design such as text and logos are inside of the safe area, otherwise they may be cut off.
Foil Guidelines
Foil Artwork
Create Two files. One for the artwork, one for the Foil. The artwork file will house the main design image. CMYK colour file in PDF, PNG, JPG, or GIF format. The element file will define where the element is applied on top of your design. B&W PDF file only.
Guide for designing with your own tools -
Square
Square
Gold and Silver Foil Postcards Design guidelines
Bleed area: 124mm x 124mm
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Postcards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 120mm x 120mm
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe area: 116mm x 116mm
Make sure any important aspects of your design such as text and logos are inside of the safe area, otherwise they may be cut off.
Foil Guidelines
Foil Artwork
Create Two files. One for the artwork, one for the Foil. The artwork file will house the main design image. CMYK colour file in PDF, PNG, JPG, or GIF format. The element file will define where the element is applied on top of your design. B&W PDF file only.
Guide for designing with your own tools -
DL
DL
Gold and Silver Foil Postcards Design guidelines
Bleed area: 103mm x 214mm
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Postcards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 99mm x 210mm
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe area: 95mm x 206mm
Make sure any important aspects of your design such as text and logos are inside of the safe area, otherwise they may be cut off.
Foil Guidelines
Foil Artwork
Create Two files. One for the artwork, one for the Foil. The artwork file will house the main design image. CMYK colour file in PDF, PNG, JPG, or GIF format. The element file will define where the element is applied on top of your design. B&W PDF file only.
Guide for designing with your own tools -
Medium
Medium
Gold and Silver Foil Postcards Design guidelines
Bleed area: 131mm x 181.8mm
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Postcards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 127mm x 177.8mm
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe area: 123mm x 173.8mm
Make sure any important aspects of your design such as text and logos are inside of the safe area, otherwise they may be cut off.
Foil Guidelines
Foil Artwork
Create Two files. One for the artwork, one for the Foil. The artwork file will house the main design image. CMYK colour file in PDF, PNG, JPG, or GIF format. The element file will define where the element is applied on top of your design. B&W PDF file only.
Guide for designing with your own tools -
A5
A5
Gold and Silver Foil Postcards Design guidelines
Bleed area: 152mm x 214mm
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Postcards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 148mm x 210mm
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe area: 144mm x 206mm
Make sure any important aspects of your design such as text and logos are inside of the safe area, otherwise they may be cut off.
Foil Guidelines
Foil Artwork
Create Two files. One for the artwork, one for the Foil. The artwork file will house the main design image. CMYK colour file in PDF, PNG, JPG, or GIF format. The element file will define where the element is applied on top of your design. B&W PDF file only.
Guide for designing with your own tools
