Bleed refers to an additional area of your artwork beyond the cut line (the outer edge of your artwork). It is important to provide 3mm of bleed around the edge of your artwork to ensure that no white paper is left showing at the edges of your finished product.

It is also important to keep all text and borders at least 5mm inside the cut line – this 5mm area is known as the no text area.

How to add a bleed to your design

Firstly, when creating your document, ensure that you have 3mm bleed selected for top, bottom, left and right:

Then follow one of the links below to view a guide on how to set up in your design software:

• • Canva
  • InDesign

Adobe Acrobat PDF format files are our preferred choice. PDF’s must be press optimised (print ready) with bleed, crop marks and fonts embedded. When creating PDF files please note that books or booklets over four pages must not be supplied as spreads always create a PDF containing individual pages, not spreads.

Other file types we accept are: EPS, JPEG (300dpi only) & TIFF (300dpi only). Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files must be converted or printed to PDF format before sending.

If your artwork has graphics/info that is to be printed up to the edge of the page, you must add 3mm bleed. We also recommend that any text is kept at least 5mm away from the edge of the page.

Probably not! This is because the image you see on your screen is made up of red, green and blue colours and your screen is, in effect a big light bulb. As paper cannot be illuminated in the same way, the ink colours do not have the benefit of enhancement by light, thus making them less bright (commonly referred to as subtractive colour). We do however calibrate our printers to ensure the best colour range possible. If in doubt we recommend you order a proof, to ensure you are happy with the printed outcome.

Our online file uploader can handle files up to 200mb in size, which covers most print jobs we handle. If however, your file is larger than 200mb that is no problem too! We typically use WeTransfer or Dropbox for large file sizes. If you are still stuck, please get in touch with us and one of the team will assist you.

We will always check your files before we print. If we find anything wrong with your file in terms of quality, position, size etc. we will always contact you and advise you on the best way to rectify it. If you can’t, we offer ‘File Assist’ as a solution. Unfortunately we cannot check for grammar and punctuation errors and will not be held accountable for any that exist in your printed products.

We do offer printed proofs, which we typically charge £20 + VAT for. This cost is then deducted from your print order should you wish to proceed with it. For final orders of a value of £50.00 + vat or more.

Ordering is easy! Simply browse our range of products, choose your paper size, stock, quantity and delivery options, before adding the item to your basket. The final step is to enter your payment details, upload your artwork and then your order is complete. You will then receive an email to confirm the order.

It is very important that you ensure that all information is correct before you place your order, but we understand mistakes do happen. If you do find that you have made a mistake it is very important that you contact us immediately. We want you to be happy so if your job has not been processed then there will be no charge and we will await your new file(s), if your job has been printed, we will always advise on the next steps.

Yes, we offer a same day or next day print service. This is always subject to availability so please contact us if your order is that urgent and refer to our deliveries page.

Yes we can! We offer a full graphic design service with an in-house team of professional designers. Please contact us or visit our Graphic Design section for more information.

We are open Monday – Friday 9:00 til 17:30.

Yes, there is ample parking available directly outside our premises, including an electric vehicle charging point.