Booklets Archives - Gold Coast Printers

September 19, 2018

How to set up a booklet and send it to us

How to set up a booklet Booklets and magasines are quite tricky to set up correctly to get them setup so that we can get your booklets printed for you correctly, and don’t have to send them back to you to change and resubmit, which is always annoying and slows down the project. Print ready artwork If you provide us with ‘Print ready’ artwork this means you will have provided us with a file that we are going to print […]

December 21, 2017

Using Images for Printing – from the web

Using Images for Printing – from the web. When you are designing your beautiful artwork for your print project, you will undoubtedly look to use images for your print project – from the web. This is not as easy as it looks. Most images that you would see on the web are low-resolution, and will not print well. Another issue to consider is that most images on the web are “Private Property” and you require permission from the owner to […]

November 24, 2017

How to send us your artwork

How to send us your artwork for printing Gold Coast One of the most difficult parts of your project is working out how to send us your artwork. You have completed your beautiful design, you send it to us, and we send it back, saying we want something changed, which is completely confusing, and in gobbledeegook!! If we are able to make small changes to get the work good to go, we will, but there are a bunch of things […]

November 2, 2017

How to make flyers - printing Gold Coast

How to make a Flyer – Gold Coast Printing Services

HOW TO MAKE A FLYER It is really challenging when trying to find out how to make a flyer, so here are some tips to help you get this done. If you are going to brief a graphic designer to do your artwork for you, make a simple representation of the desired artwork. So if you are going to brief for a DL flyer, fold an A4 piece of paper in 3, and tear off a third, this is the […]

September 12, 2017

How to create a Pull-up Banner

How to create a Pull up banner Everyone loves a pull up banner as they are very easy to use and are able to carry your visual message with outstanding effect. They can be carried to the location where they will be used by a single person and installed within a minute of arrival. They can be used to create a high impact for exhibitions, presentations or for more general use where a quick impression needs to be made. They come […]

August 22, 2017

How to design your pull up banner.

How to design your Pull up banner Inside banners are a different type of banners to their outdoor cousins. The most common type of indoor banner that we make are pull up banners. These can be used very effectively for getting your message to your audience at a show, display or presentation. Pull up banners are light, very easy to transport and can be put up and taken down in a flash. They come with a convenient bag, and are fairly […]

February 19, 2016

How To Install a Vinyl Sticker or Sign

Basic Instructions on how to install a Vinyl Sticker or Sign. The size of your sticker will make a very big difference as to how difficult it is to install your sticker, it goes without saying that the larger the sticker or decal (same thing), the more difficult it will be to do the install! To make your vinyl sticker installation as simple as possible, try to be inside if you can. The wind is one of your enemies! Ensure […]

November 12, 2015

What Paper to choose for your print job?

What Paper to choose for your print job? Many clients are unsure as to what paper to choose when they are going to print their first print job. It’s a tricky question, and important to get the type of paper correct, as this can have a significant outcome on your project, so you should spend some time in deciding as to what paper to choose for your print job, and if you are uncertain as to what to do, by […]

June 26, 2019

Vinyl Sticker Printing

Vinyl Sticker Printing Vinyl stickers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and we can just about all of them. We have no “standard vinyl sticker” sizes, and will make custom make your vinyl sticker printing. Substrate It is important to decide what substrate you are going to use to print your stickers. Most of our stickers are done on a 5 year grey back vinyl, which will last a long time, and will not “show through”. We have […]

June 26, 2019

Artwork for Folded Flyers

Artwork for Folded Flyers Setting up the artwork for folded flyers is tricky, so here is an overview on how to get the page sizes correct. This is for and A4, which is going to be folded to DL. There are two ways to do this, a Z-fold, and a Roll fold, or a fold in.. Z- Fold A Z-Fold is the easier of the two, as each panel is the same size. Start with your A4 sized artboard with […]

October 26, 2018

Printing Shops near Griffiths University

Printing Shops Near Griffiths University We are based in Ashmore on the Gold Coast Just up the road from Griffiths University If you are looking for a printing shops near Griffiths University, you are in luck, we are just up the road. I have two children at Griffiths University, so I know the pressures that you are under to get work done. $40.00 + gst Minimum charge – but.. We usually have a minimum charge of $40.00 + gst, but […]

October 10, 2018

Printing Shops near Griffiths

Printing Shops Near Griffiths We are based in Ashmore on the Gold Coast Just up the road from Griffiths If you are looking for a printing shops near Griffiths University, you are in luck, we are just up the road. I have two children at Griffiths University, so I know the pressures that you are under to get work done. $40.00 + gst Minimum charge – but.. We usually have a minimum charge of $40.00 + gst, but for Griffiths […]

October 10, 2018

Standard business card printer Gold Coast

Standard business card printer Gold Coast Do you want to print standard business cards on the Gold Coast, you should be talking to us. We print 3 types of business cards. – Gold Coast. Remember, to keep things simple, it makes no difference if you print your cards single or double sided, in full colour or black and white. The only price difference comes in with the different types of cards that you may select. Standard Business Cards These […]

September 20, 2018

Posters Gold Coast

Posters Gold Coast Local Poster printing, based in the center of the Gold Coast If you are looking to get Posters Gold Coast printed, you need to look no further than Gold Coast Printers. We are based in Ashmore, conveniently in the center of the Gold Coast. Our sweet spot – SPEED!! When clients are looking for Posters Gold Coast, we understand their frustrations, and will work hard to get the posters done as fast as we can. Small runs […]

July 18, 2018

Printing Photographs

Printing Photographs Printing Photographs is something many clients want us to do, and often want the photo’s enlarged… They are often disappointed when we let them know that the awesome photo taken in the 1930’s will not print well.. As a printer, we cannot make a bad, or low rez photo good. You have to go to a graphic designer, who with the wizardry of photoshop, can often make old or poor photo’s look better, which gives them a chance […]

June 14, 2018

Printing Same Day – Gold Coast

Printing Same Day – Gold Coast You have just arrived at the conference venue, and get the message that your booklets or flyers, or manuals, or whatever have not arrived, and will only be arriving when the conference is finished. PANIC SETS IN until you call us! WE CAN HELP!~! Your conference starts tomorrow, and you need something really fast.. Mostly, we can help, it really depends on what you need, so the first thing you need to do is […]

March 22, 2018

Letterhead Printing

LETTERHEAD Printing Letterhead printing is often critical to getting your message across to your customers in a more personal and often more formal way. There are a number of rules when you design your letterheads, with the most important rule being: LESS IS MORE! As you will be using your letterheads to communicate, it is best not to clutter the background of the letterhead with too much colour or superfluous information. Remember to include only the necessary content on the letterhead, […]

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June 26, 2019

Artwork for Folded Flyers

September 4, 2017

Artwork for Booklets

Artwork for Booklets (Stapled/Saddle stitched) Booklets come in various shapes and sizes and with different configurations Remember that we can only make booklets in multiples of 4 pages, so 4,8,12,16 etc. If you have designed your booklet with a different number of pages, you will need to add or subtract pages to get to the multiple of 4. In your enquiry, we will need to know the following: Finished Size – A4, A5, A6 and even A7! Orientation – […]

August 11, 2017

Saddle stitched (Stapled) Booklets

Saddle Stitched, also know as “Stapled Booklets” Stapled booklets are also know in “printerspeak” as saddle stitched booklets. This is the method of making booklets from 8 pages to around 60 pages (anything thicker gets a bit cumbersome.) There are many different types of paper that you can use to make up your work, and the selection of the paper is crucial to how your project is going to turn out. Booklets can be self-cover, or hard cover. Self-cover […]