Searching for a postcard printer may not be as hard as you thought it would be, but another task that can faze you and other similar clients is how to get through the whole process of ordering postcards online.
Sure, people have told you all the time how easy it can be done. Online postcard printing is as simple as 1-2-3 they say. But really, how easy is easy? How foolproof can online postcard printing be for a novice, like you or me?
Postcard printing is just a piece of cake for someone who have printed before or who have background with printing. But for the rest, there is always the first time. Well, frankly speaking, postcard printing online is no maze-like transaction.
Postcard Printing Walk Through What you need to prepare are your files which fit unto the specifications required by your printer. Most online printers have certain requirements and particulars so your prints or job order can be processed smoothly. To this, you would have to do the following to have a hassle-free printing experience:
1. All commercial printing company in the market would require you to have your postcard design done in the CMYK mode. Printers use the four-color process printing or CMYK to produce your prints. Sending in files in RGB would only spell trouble as printing companies may and most likely reject your files.
2. Printing companies have standard, popular postcard sizes. See whether the postcard you design fits any of their available postcard printing sizes. If it isn't available, you would have to opt for custom printing.
3. Check the bleeds of your postcard design. Printing companies work with a 1/8 inch of bleed surrounding your desired size. Graphics must be extended up to this area so that you don't get white lines around your postcards when they are cut.
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