Postcard Design Guidelines
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Small Postcards
4.13" x 5.83"
25 postcards from CDN$ 29.00
Standard Postcards
4" x 6"
25 postcards from CDN$ 29.00
Square Postcards
4.72" x 4.72"
25 postcards from CDN$ 28.00
Rack Cards
3.67" x 8.5"
25 postcards from CDN$ 32.00
Medium Postcards
5" x 7"
25 postcards from CDN$ 33.00
Half Page Postcards
5.5" x 8.5"
25 postcards from CDN$ 43.00
Large Postcards
6” x 9”
25 postcards from CDN$ 49.00
Want print perfection? Use our checklist!
Text
Keep all text at 8pt or higher.
Lines
Sharp lines need to be at 0.5pt 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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Small
Small
Small
Bleed Area: 4.29” x 5.98”
Make sure your background extends to fill the bleed area (to avoid nasty white edges!)
Trim: 4.13” x 5.83”
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe Area: 3.97” x 5.67”
Make sure important aspects of your design (like text and logos) are inside the safe area (to avoid the chop!)
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Standard
Standard
Standard
Bleed area: 6.16" x 4.16"
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Postcards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 6" x 4"
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe area: 5.84" x 3.84"
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.
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Square
Square
Square
Bleed area: 4.88" x 4.88"
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Postcards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 4.72" x 4.72"
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe area: 4.56" x 4.56"
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.
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Rack Cards
Rack Cards
Rack Cards
Bleed Area: 3.82" x 8.66"
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Postcards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 3.67" x 8.5"
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe Area: 3.5" x 8.34"
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.
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Medium
Medium
Medium
Bleed Area: 5.15" x 7.15"
Make sure your background extends to fill the bleed area (to avoid nasty white edges!)
Trim: 5" x 7"
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe Area: 4.84" x 6.84"
Make sure important aspects of your design (like text and logos) are inside the safe area (to avoid the chop!)
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Half Page
Half Page
Half Page
Bleed Area: 5.66" x 8.66"
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Postcards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 5.5" x 8.5"
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe Area: 5.34” x 8.34"
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.
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Large
Large
Large
Bleed area: 6.16” x 9.16”
Make sure that your background extends to fill the bleed to avoid your Postcards having white edges when trimmed.
Trim: 6" x 9"
This is where we aim to cut your cards.
Safe area: 5.84" x 8.84"
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.
