Brochures
Hand them the whole story: the menu, the price list, the guide.
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About brochures
Materials
Gloss text 100lb is a coated paper with a shine, and Gloss UV text 100lb is the same paper under a high-gloss UV coat. Matte text 100lb is coated with a matte finish and no shine. Uncoated recycled text 80lb has no coating, and 30% of it is post-consumer recycled paper. All four are text weight, the paper a folded leaflet is printed on, and the 100 lb papers are scored before they are folded, so the fold is less likely to crack. Every paper is printed on one side or on both.
Sizes
Each size is the sheet open, before it is folded. 8.5 x 11 in is a letter sheet: folded in half it makes four 5.5 x 8.5 in pages, in three it makes six panels about 3.7 x 8.5 in, the one that folds inside a little narrower, that fit a #10 envelope or a brochure rack, and in a Z it opens out in one pull, like a map. 11 x 17 in is a tabloid sheet: in half it makes four 8.5 x 11 in pages, and in three or in a Z six panels about 5.7 x 11 in, a tri-fold's inside one again a little narrower. Every paper is made in all six.
Your file
Design it in the editor and the print file is made for you, at the sheet's full open size with the extra edge the cut needs: a sixteenth of an inch. Keep words an eighth of an inch inside the edge, and off the folds: the editor draws each fold and names each panel, and the print check tells you if any words sit within an eighth of an inch of a fold. To use your own artwork, upload an image (PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF or SVG, up to 12 MB) and place it; a PDF is not taken. Before you pay, the print check also tells you if a picture is too small to print sharply, or if any words are smaller than the press can hold.
How long it takes
Printing takes 3 to 5 business days on the gloss, matte and recycled papers. The gloss UV paper takes 4 to 6 business days to print: its chip says so, and before it goes in your cart you agree to that time. Delivery comes after that; the Shipping page has the times.
Made for
Questions
- What is the smallest order?
- 50 brochures on every paper but Matte text 100lb, which starts at 100. Runs are 50, 100, 250, 500 or 1,000.
- Do they arrive folded?
- Yes. They are cut, folded and boxed, and the 100 lb papers are scored before they are folded.
- Which fold should I choose?
- In half for four pages, like a menu or a programme. In three for a leaflet that opens panel by panel and fits a #10 envelope or a rack. In a Z for a sheet that opens out in one pull, like a map.
- Can I print on both sides?
- Yes. Every paper is made printed on one side or on both, and the page shows what the second side adds before you choose it.
- How long does printing take?
- 3 to 5 business days on the gloss, matte and recycled papers, and 4 to 6 business days on the gloss UV paper, which you agree to before it goes in your cart. Delivery comes after that; the Shipping page has the times.
- Can I see it before it prints?
- Yes. Before it goes in the cart you see the outside and the inside as they will print and confirm them, and the editor exports a PDF of your design.