Deskpad Printing

Our Deskpads consist of 50 sheets of 100gm white Cartridge paper printed in One Colour, Two Colours or Full Colour on one side and bound on either the long or short edge to a 1.2mm grey backing board.

Their perennial nature and exceptional cost effectiveness make them an extremely effective medium - whatever the message!

When ordering Notepads and Deskpads please state whether you require top, bottom, left or right side glueing.

Please note: The paper used for our Deskpads is white. 'Coloured paper' is achieved by printing the required background colour as part of the print process.

Special shaped pads.

We can cut pads up to A4 size to any special shape. The cost of the Cutting Forme (which is a one off cost) depends on the complexity of the shape required. Minimum dimensions for a die-cut pad are 148.5mm x 105mm.

Please call for the cost of the die-cutting once the Forme has been obtained.

Printing Technology

Stochastic Screening is used in our booklet printing so the 'dots' associated with conventional printing are eliminated.

We offer Full Colour Print on several different standard stocks. These have been selected for their exceptional quality which complements our print perfectly.

Our 115gm range, 150gm range, 200gm range, and our 280gm product range, are all printed on triple coated high gloss or silk material.

Samples of all these materials are are available, both printed and unprinted, please get in touch if you would like a Sample Pack

Paper Options

In addition to the standard stocks we also offer the option of printing on a huge variety of other papers and boards.

As well as conventional Full Colour Printing (formed by the combination of four colours) we are one of the few printers in the country able to offer Hexachrome (six colour printing) and Metal FX (Metallic Printing) on our standard stocks.

Hexachrome can produce exceptional results, particularly for jobs which call for vivid oranges and greens. It involves the combination of six colours, rather than four in conventional printing, to produce the full rainbow spectrum.

Metal FX is a relatively new process. We have passed strict criteria to be licensed to use the system. Metal FX allows any number of Metallic colours to be produced on the same page with Full Colour.

Finally, if the particular size you require is not detailed we can produce bespoke sizes. Simply price the next size up. E.g. for a 279mm x 198mm video sleeve price as an A4 210mm x 297mm and specify your finished size requirement. We will trim to size free of charge.

Artwork

Here's a brief summary for checking your artwork

• Please allow 3mm bleed on all sides of your artwork.
• Allow a 5mm inner margin for the important text and pictures
• If possible, convert RGB Colours to CMYK within your artwork files.
• Our workflow is based on PDF format. Ideally you should send your files to us in this format. Other formats require us to create a Print Quality PDF at further cost

PDF Pre-requisites

• 300dpi resolution image files
• Text either embedded or converted to paths
• Transparencies need to be flattened
• More details on how to prepare a print ready PDF on Creating Print Ready PDF files in Technical Instructions.