How to create your own unique print products?

How imaginative are you feeling? We’re putting the power back in your hands by showing you some of the ways you could be creating your own unique print products using favourites like business cards, postcards, brochures and posters. Because, as Juliet so aptly put it: what’s in a name?

We got on the telephone to the man in the know—Pre-press Manager, David Hornsby—to get you details on how to set up your artwork files so you can get started without any of the head scratching.

Blank notebooks A.K.A “wiro bound brochures”
There are a multitude of uses for a personalised notebook, and the best bit is that creating them takes very little effort. To make your own, all you’ll need to do is upload cover artwork and blank pages into a wiro bound brochure and we’ll do the rest.

David says: If you want a 40 page/side blank book with just print on the cover, you should start by creating a PDF which contains all the blank pages. So for example: the PDF should be cover then 38 blanks and 1 rear page at the end.

If you want to have the same page running through the book, you can just duplicate it and save it as a PDF in correct running order.

Notecards A.K.A “postcards”
This piece of stationery is a hipster’s dream: unusual, tactile and nostalgic. The best bit about notecards? They’re essentially just naked postcards! You can style these out however you want; plain with a single, simple design or monogram on the front, or patterned on the back and lined on the front.

We recommend merchandising them as part of a stationery set or with envelopes and stickers for a nice, postable standalone product.

David says:This is simple; just make sure the artwork is the correct size. If it has edge-to-edge colour it needs to have 3mm bleed. No need for the crop marks—if you create the artwork in Photoshop, we are can’t remove them.

Swing tags A.K.A “business cards”
What’s a gift without a swing tag? These are business cards in fancy dress, so will need a little bit of work in-house: chop, punch and thread for the perfect finished article. These aren’t just a great product on their own, but also make cool product labels for anything else you sell.

David says:You’ll need to have 3mm bleed if you have edge-to-edge colour. The main thing is to remember the artwork on the revers should face the opposite way. This is so it backs up correctly.

Wrapping paper A.K.A “standard A2 posters”
Everyone loves a thick, uncoated sheet of wrapping paper for that one special gift, and if you give our A2 posters a chance, we think you’ll find that they can be everything you need and more. Create your pattern and upload it—job done!

David says: This is simple. Just make sure the artwork is the correct size. If it has edge-to-edge colour it needs to have 3mm bleed.

When it comes to printing with us, your imagination is the limit—the more creative you are, the more you stand out against your competitors! See what you can create using our standard print products or there’s always the option to go Bespoke. If you need a little inspiration, check out our #ProudlyPrinted – Bespoke edition, find out our top tips for going Bespoke or get your quote now!

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