Technical Specification

If you can submit Print Ready PDFs that follow this specification then we can run the job faster

  • Colour: CMYK
  • PDF Compatability: PDF/X-1a:2001
  • Bleed: 3mm from each edge
  • Safe area: 3mm from each edge
  • Fonts: Outlined/embedded
  • Crop Marks: Yes
  • CMYK Code for Rich Black backgrounds or large solid areas of colour
    Silk or Gloss: C (0%), M (0%), Y (0%), K (100%)
    Matt Uncoated: C (100%), M (100%), Y (100%), K (100%)
Note: If your design is double sided and both sides bleed off then we advise laminating your cards to avoid cracking which can appear on the underside of the cards when they are trimmed. To avoid cracking, just give one of the sides a white background so that no colour touches the edge of that side.