Postcard Design Guidelines
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Small (A6) Postcards
105mm x 148mm
25 postcards from £16.00
Square Postcards
120mm x 120mm
25 postcards from £16.00
DL Postcards
99mm x 210mm
25 postcards from £17.00
Medium Postcards
127mm x 177.8mm
25 postcards from £18.00
A5 Postcards
148mm x 210mm
25 postcards from £25.00
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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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A6
A6
Original 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.
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Square
Square
Original 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.
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DL
DL
Original 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.
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Medium
Medium
Original 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.
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A5
A5
Original 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.
