| Stock | Weight | Feel + best use |
|---|---|---|
| Uncoated smooth | 80# / 100# text | Honest to the touch. Letterheads, flyers, zine guts. |
| Matte cover | 14pt / 16pt | Soft, no glare. Business cards, postcards. |
| Gloss coated | 100# text | Punchy color. Product one-sheets, photo-heavy runs. |
| Satin poster | 200 gsm | Wide gamut, low sheen. Posters up to A0. |
| Kraft | 18pt | Shop-floor look. Tags, sleeves, short-run packaging. |
| Recycled offset | 90 gsm | Flecked, matte. Order sheets, menus, inserts. |
Other stocks by order, 2 working days lead. Ask on the ticket.
| Finish | Adds | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Matte lamination | 1 working day | Fingerprint-proof cards and covers. |
| Gloss lamination | 1 working day | Wipe-clean menus and counter mats. |
| Soft touch | 2 working days | The peach-skin feel. Cards people keep. |
| Spot UV | 2 working days | Shine exactly where the artwork says so. |
| Foil | 3 working days | Gold, silver, blue. One color per pass. |
| Round corners | same day | 6 mm radius standard. |
| Drill + eyelet | same day | Banners, swing tags, wall calendars. |
| Method | Pages | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle stitch | 8 to 48 | Page count divisible by 4. Lies flat enough. |
| Perfect bound | 40 to 400 | Square spine, spine text from 3 mm. |
| Coil | up to 250 | Opens flat, folds back. Manuals, workbooks. |
| Loop stitch | 8 to 48 | Stitches double as binder rings. |
| Item | Spec | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Format | PDF/X-4 | Fonts embedded, no surprises on our RIP. |
| Bleed | 3 mm all edges | The guillotine is honest but not psychic. |
| Resolution | 300 dpi at size | Below that, dither shows where you do not want it. |
| Color | CMYK or tagged RGB | We convert with the profile, not by guesswork. |
| Safe zone | 4 mm inside trim | Keeps your type off the blade line. |
| Barcodes | vector, 100% K | Scanners want crisp bars, like our footer. |
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