\nBack\n in 2015 I talked about paper sizing and the common formats. Well it\u2019s \ntime to talk about it again and some of the more interesting things that\n can be done, when you play around the the with cutting sizing. Also \nadvances in digital print technology allow us to now print on \u2018banner \nsizes\u2019 while still getting the economy of digital print. And lets not \nforget about what can you can do with printing when the paper comes in \nroll\u2019s not cut sheets. So let’s dive into some of the cool things we can\n do for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firstly I\u2019m going to assume that you know about how \u2018A\u2019 paper sizing works. If you don\u2019t, why not read my original article<\/a> to learn more. Now we are going to look at some of the more interesting ideas of how you could do your printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve\n already covered DL size (\u2153A4) before, and it\u2019s in such common use that \nall printing companies use it to print flyers, make pads, and put to \nmany other uses. But do you realise that we can also do them in other \nversions too. A common one we have done for restaurant is \u2153A3 (140 x \n297mm). Speaking of restaurants you might have run into the \u00bdA4 which \ntakes a sheet 105 x 297mm or an A4 folded on the short edge for menus. \nWe\u2019ve also done \u00bc A4 (74x210mm) to make nifty large bookmarks and \n50x148mm (~\u00bdA5) for small ones. If you need something really long we \nhave even done \u2153A3 (99x420mm) for a couple of jobs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You\n may have seen we have added a few new products to our web to print \nsystem over the last few months being sticky note pads and memo cubes. \nWe are also planning to bring in \u2018square\u2019 sized flyers and rack cards as\n well. These are all standard square formats. The smallest is the sticky\n note size, being based around the 3 by 3 inch (~75x75mm) US size. Memo \ncubes are larger at 100 x 100 mm (~4×4\u201d). Both of these sizes are used \nfor their products alone, but we are happy to quote for other printing \ndone as these sizes. The Square size (120x120mm \/ CD Insert) is another \nindustry standard thats come about from the need to meet certain types \nof situations. It\u2019s not a size we print much of but we support it, and \nthe folded version that uses a sheet 240x120mm is something we can also \nprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n One\n of the bonuses of updating our digital printing equipment is the \nsupport of new and interesting papers and card. Currently we are still \nworking on sourcing supplies of the custom cut paper but it does mean \nthat we will be able to work on some interesting sizes, with the goal of\n being able to supply sheets almost as large as two A3s (780x310mm). \nIt\u2019s a case of watch this space. But what does it mean for you? Well we \nwill be able to start offering such things as four panel \u2153A3 (560x297mm)\n and A5 (492x210mm) brochures, and even three panel A4 (630x297mm) ones!\n Another thing is low cost smaller banners 300×750 or large single sheet\n wall planners and calendars of the same size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With\n our wide format printer it\u2019s no problem printing larger sizes. You \nwould have already seen the small selection of banners you can print \nthrough our online print system<\/a>.\n If there is paper or fabric on the roll then we can keep printing. So \nif you wanted to a print that is 900mm wide and 10m long, not a problem.\n The downside is that wide format is the most cost effective when \nprinting small runs of work and the more ink on the page the more it \nwill cost you to print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n You\n have noticed that lot of the sizes I\u2019ve spoken about here are based on \neven fractions of a A3 or A4 sized sheet of paper. We do that to because\n it means we can get the most economical runs on our printing sheets and\n keep the price manageable for you. But you are not required to stick to\n those sizes. If you want to print a 120×80 product tag or a 150x150mm \ninvite, then we will print it for you. How we price it is based how many\n we can fit on a printing sheet. The easiest way to work it out is look \nfor the next largest standard size we offer and uses those for the \nprice. So for our 120x80mm tag is bigger than an A7 (105x74mm) but \nsmaller than a A6 (148x105mm) so we will charge based on the A6 price. \nLikewise the 150x150mm invite is larger than a A5 (148x210mm) but \nsmaller than a A4 (210x287mm) so we cost it on the A4 price. It\u2019s true \nthat are using less paper and depending on the proportions might be able\n to fit more on the printing sheet, but because they are non-standard \nsizes there is more work involved in dealing with them, so in the end \nthe costs work out the same for us. If you do want to do a bespoke size \nwe are more than happy to do a custom quote to fit your exact needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This\n is the second of a series of FAQ\u2019s we will be adding to the blog to \nanswer the common questions we get. If you have one that is not answered\n by this or any of our helpful blog articles then please do give us a \ncall or email and we will be happy to answer all of your questions \ndirectly and add it to future articles.<\/em><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Back in 2015 I talked about paper sizing and the common formats. Well it\u2019s time to talk about it again and some of the more interesting things that can be done, when you play around the the with cutting sizing. 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If\n you take these long sizes and fold them you can get some fun options as\n well. \u00bdA4 folded on the long edge is a short edge hinged A6 greeting \ncard. Scale it up to a \u00bd A3 and you get a landscape short edge hinge A5 \ngreeting card. Take a DL and fold it on the long edge and you get a \ngreeting card 99x105mm which is almost square.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSquare Sizes
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