HELP AND SUPPORT GUIDES
A comprehensive set of guides to help prepare your artwork and get the best results for your print
Binding Types
Saddle stitch, perfect bound or wiro, whats the difference?
Bleed Explained
Avoid white borders and ensure your print is tidy and professional.
Capacity Explained
Paper Capacity refers to how many sheets can be put inside your brochures, folders or document corners.
Colour Guide
CMYK, RGB or Spot Colour? which is best for printing.
Die Cutting
How does it work, and what are the types and options.
Drill Holes
How do we produce those nice clean round holes on your print.
Embossing - Debossing
What are the differences and how do they work with print and paper.
Foiling
Digital or foil block? we explain the differences and recommended uses.
Folding Styles
Six of the most popular folding styles illustrated and explained.
Fonts & Images
Top Tips on design and layout for your designs and artwork.
How to supply artwork
Recommended file formats and how best to supply them to us.
Lamination
Matt, gloss, soft touch or silk? What about large format types.
NCR Printing
What does NCR stand for and how does it work?
Pantone Colours
We explain about the number coded colour reference system.
Paper Range
A guide to our range of paper types and coatings.
Paper Sizes
We match A, B, and C paper and envelopes with their sizes.
Perforation Explained
Avoid white borders and ensure your print is tidy and professional.
Proofs & Checking
PDF proof, Hard copy proofs and Wet proofs What’s the difference?
Resolution
Pixels per inch, high resolution and low resolution all explained.
Scratch Latex
What is it and how can it work on your print products.
Spot UV
How best does it work and what are the different types.
Variable Data
Utilise personalised data for individual and specific print.
White label Delivery
Unbranded, logo free, not from a third party.