Because nearly every print job is a custom job and requires its own pricing, we do not have a standard set of prices. The type of paper, the number of colours and mixes, whether we have film made out or use our computer-to-plate system, and a host of other variables dictate which press is the most suitable, and how we will cost the job. Our pricing is based on a $60 hourly rate.

Some customers send digital files in for printing thinking they have done all the work, when in reality there can be plenty of issues that cause the printer extra time getting it 'print-ready'. If you request a price, please be aware that we can only give an estimate if we haven't sighted and checked your artwork.

 

FILE PREPARATION

If you are preparing your own files for printing, here are a few things that will be helpful to us, and possibly save you money.

 

Artwork prepared in Microsoft  programmes for offset or letterpress printing, are likely to have

some issues that require extra work. Also, without a printed copy from a customer, we cannot take responsibility for what actually prints, as occasional jobs emailed to us, mysteriously change in cyberspace, and are not the same when printed on our machines. This seems to be a common

problem to all printers, with files prepared by customers.

For offset and letterpress printing, vector images are best, with text changed to curves/paths. Unless there is to be hairline register between two colours, or artwork that bleeds, you can set your page size to the finished size required. This may save you film and nyloplate costs. Send it in the approximate colours, with pantone numbers, and also a black /white version with everything set to 100% black.

EPS, Illustrator, and Xara files, and any Acorn files saved as PDFs are normally acceptable for letterpress and offset work. Images are best as 300dpi TIFFs or JPEGs.

We will also accept MS Word and Publisher files, Powerpoint and Exel files for digital printing.