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Artwork
We're your print partner 😊 and you need to supply your design (artwork) for us to print.
If you're not sure that your design is suitable for the type of printing you'd like to order, you can submit a request and we'll take a look and advise you.
Bleed
You only need to add bleed if your design, including any background colour, goes right to the edge of the page. If it does, you need to include an extra 3-5mm on all sides of your page/document and extend your design into this area. This is to stop white edges of the card showing when the card is trimmed to size after printing. Canva includes bleed when you create a design. Just select 'show print bleed' from the settings menu.
CMYK and RGB
We've got a whole article on this! Basically, digital printing uses four colours that blended together produce a spectrum of 1000s of colours - CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black.
RGB (Red, Green, Blue) are the colours you see on screen. Whether it's your phone, or a computer monitor, colours online display using just three colours and the white/light/brightness of your screen for variation.
Colours on screen look much more bright and vibrant because of the backlighting.
Some colours are impossible to accurately replicate with printing, AND every screen is a bit different too, so always expect a bit of variation from what you see onscreen - to the printed result. This is why we always recommend a sample print.
Customer Happiness Manager
Peterkin's own variety of earth-bound angel - we're here to help, submit a request (you can even upload artwork for us to check) pick up the phone to us here in Perth (08) 9271 9255 or drop us an email: hello@peterkin.com.au
Die cutting
Cutting your design into a shape after printing. Die cutting can be performed digitally with a laser-guided knife, or traditionally with steel and wood dies. Peterkin has a large library of standard die cut shapes for everything from place cards to large signs.
Choose your type of printing and the card or paper you want, then add your die cut shape.
Digital printing
Digital printing uses four coloured toners (CMYK) to print directly onto card or paper. It's cost effective. You can digitally print just one sample or hundreds and can have a different design (variable data) on every page! The price is the same.
Easy instructions to create your artwork for digital, digital white ink and digital gold and silver are below.
Easy guide to supplying your digital artwork for print.
Digital White Ink printing
White ink toner is opaque which means that light doesn't pass through it easily so white shows up on coloured and darker stocks. White ink on textured stocks can sometimes be less consistent in appearance due to the lumps and bumps of the texture poking through.
To print in white ink - your design needs to be supplied as black (sounds weird but it works!) We can only print white, not paler shades of CMYK colours like cream or pastel pink.
Digital Gold and Silver printing
We have special gold and silver toners available that you can choose to give a budget-friendly hint of shimmer to your designs! Not to be confused with Hot Foil Press, digital gold and silver has the benefits of digital printing (like variable data). It looks best with larger, bolder typefaces, borders and designs so you can make the most of the subtle glitter effect.
To print digital gold or silver - your design needs to be supplied as a Spot colour (Illustrator or InDesign) or a specific HEX code (Canva). Click here for instructions.
Duplexing
Duplexed (double thick) stocks are created by manually gluing two sheets of card together. You can choose the same card, or two different colours (we recommend using colours from the same card brand). Double thickness makes your cards more substantial. We highly recommend using double thick for Letterpress as you'll get a deeper, more noticable impression.
Edge foiling
A shiny, reflective foil is applied through heat, bonding to the edge of the card. Double thick (duplexed) card is recommended for the most noticeable effect. Not available with die cut shapes.
Embossing
Embossing creates a raised surface on your card without any colour. From your artwork we make two plates which fit together either side of the card - the squeezing creates a beautiful, permanent raised area. Embossing is the perfect luxury print finish - use it with patterns or bolder typefaces for the best results. Light coloured cards work the best, as the shadow created by the embossing improves legibility.
Easy instructions for embossing
Envelopes
Did you know Peterkin is the only manufacturer of envelopes in Western Australia?! (there's only a handful in the whole of Aus). We have over 600+ styles and colours in our warehouse to choose from. We can print on the front and/or back flap from your own design, or we offer eight standard designs for you to choose from (don't forget to add your chosen envelopes to your cart first!). Just fill in our spreadsheet with your names and addresses and we'll do the hard work for you!
Full colour printing
It's easy to design with a full colour background - it looks so good on screen! BUT digitally printing full colour won't exactly replicate what you see on your computer (see CMYK and RGB). Peterkin specialises in printing on to beautiful stocks and we have 100+ to choose from - you'll get a professional quality result that will really stand out from run-of-the-mill bog-standard printing.
Hot Foil Press
Also known as Foiling, Hot Foil Press is a luxury print finish, turning your PDF design into a magnesium plate. A thin layer of your chosen foil colour is, with a combination of heat and pressure, applied to each card. It takes a bit of time and a lot of talent from our Printery workshop, but the results are stunning. You can order a swatch of our foils here to see the colours available.
Legibility
How easy is your text to read? You want people to be able to read and understand your invitations and info cards! Legibility has a lot to do with your choice of typeface. Type that's too swirly, teeny-tiny or thin may also be too small for some print processes like Letterpress or Hot Foil and may not show up on your prints.
Letterpress
Your design is turned into a physical plate (in reverse). Using our vintage Heidelberg windmill presses, the plate is pressed into card leaving an impression that you can slightly feel. The impression is then either filled with coloured Pantone ink or left 'blind' with no ink. Sometimes Letterpress is known as Debossing.
Easy instructions for letterpress
This file type is the only one we can print for. Sometimes known as Acrobat PDF, this clever file format has been around for over 20 years and revolutionised the print industry!
Make sure when you're saving or exporting your design to a PDF you choose 'For Print', 'High Resolution' or 'Print Quality' to make sure your PDF is suitable for printing at the best quality.
Texture
Card and paper that has a bit of texture reminds of the raw ingredients it's made from (usually wood pulp or cotton) it's beautifully tactile. Different print processes perform differently on different card textures, most are unsuitable for a solid all-over print and you'll also loose that lovely texture as the toner will cover the stock smoothing out its surface with a slight satin sheen. Learn more about printing on texture here.
Variable data
If your design has personalised names or designs, this is called variable data. Variable data is available for digital printing only. Use it for envelopes, place cards, personalised invitations and more. Supply your artwork as a multiple page PDF.
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