A postcard is that rectangular piece of thick cardstock that you get every day in your mailbox! It is one of the most effective ways to get a piece of information to someone. Postcards arrive "open" and get the highest rate of being noticed and read.
UV Coating (Ultra Violet light-cured coating) is a high-gloss coating applied over the entire surface of your printed piece and it makes the colors “POP”! UV coating is also helpful in protecting a piece through the mail or to withstand excessive handling. Just remember, if you need to write on the printed piece, it’s not easy after UV coating.
Helpful Specifications
You may select from the following papers:
100# White Coated Cover (this is the default cardstock) Can be UV coated on one or both sides
12pt Coated 2 Sides (C2S) Cover. Even though the backside is coated you can still write on it. Can be UV coated on one or both sides
14pt Coated 2 Sides (C2S) Cover. Even though the backside is coated you can still write on it. Can be UV coated on one or both sides
Artwork with bleed will need a 1/8” (.125”) bleed on all sides.
For a standard postcard printed one side, create a single PDF with one page.
For a standard postcard printed both sides, create a single PDF with two pages (both front and back artwork in a single PDF).
For speed and consistency in producing your print job, we prefer high-resolution PDF files to native application files. Refer to the Files Specifications page for more file preparation information.
Document sizes are given as width (horizontal) by height (vertical). 8 ½ x 11 would be a standard letter size page in portrait orientation.