Postcards

Postcards in eight stocks and four sizes, with optional gloss on one side.

Description

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Delivery
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Postcards worth keeping on the fridge

A postcard does what an email can't: it turns up, gets read and often gets kept. Print yours in A6, A5, DL or a 148mm square on a choice of eight stocks, from smooth silk to rustic brown kraft, with optional gloss lamination on the picture side. Order from just 25. A real person checks your artwork before anything is printed.

Key details

Sizes

A6 (the classic postcard), A5, DL (1/3 A4) and 148mm square

Stocks

250gsm Silk or Gloss, 300gsm Textured, Natural, Premium Smooth White or Brown Kraft, 350gsm Recycled Uncoated or Silk

Finish

Optional gloss lamination on one side, leaving the reverse easy to write on

Print

Full-colour CMYK, single or double-sided

Turnaround

Saver in 5 working days, Standard in 3 or Express in 1, plus delivery. Quantities from 25 to 2,000

Best for

Direct mail, thank-you cards in parcels, event invitations, art prints and save-the-dates

Artwork made easy

Every order includes a free artwork check by a real person — you don't need to ask. If we spot a problem, we'll contact you before anything gets printed.

Supply a CMYK PDF at 300dpi with 3mm bleed on every edge and fonts outlined or embedded, and keep text and logos at least 3mm inside the trim. For double-sided prints, send a two-page PDF with the front on page one. Blank templates for the common sizes are in the Templates section on this page. If you choose gloss lamination, make page one of your PDF the side to be laminated. Leave the address side unlaminated and uncluttered so it can be written on and posted.

How to set up your artwork

Bleed: 3mm beyond the trim on every side
Run backgrounds and images out to here, so there are no white edges when the sheet is trimmed.
Trim: the finished size
The finished size. This is where we cut.
Safe area
Keep text and logos well inside the trim, so nothing important is cut off.

Every order plants trees

Choose 350gsm Recycled Uncoated for a postcard made from recycled fibre. Through our Print A Tree project with Ecologi, every Printlogik order funds verified reforestation — free, automatic, every time. See the forest grow →

No artwork? We'll design it for you.

Our studio can set up your file or create the design from scratch. Tell us what you need and we'll quote before you commit.

Get a design quote

FAQs – Postcards

What size is a standard postcard?

A6, which is 105 × 148mm. We also print A5, DL (99 × 210mm) and a 148mm square.

Can I write on the back?

Yes. Choose an uncoated stock, or a coated stock with gloss lamination on one side only, and the reverse will take a pen.

Which side gets the gloss lamination?

Page one of your PDF. Put your image or main design on page one and the message or address side on page two.

Which stock is best for mailing?

350gsm Silk or 350gsm Recycled Uncoated are the sturdiest and travel best through the post.

How long do they take?

Choose Saver (5 working days), Standard (3) or Express (1) when you order. That is production time and doesn't include delivery.

Do I need my artwork ready to order?

No. Choose "Send It Later" when you order and we'll give you a link after checkout. Production starts once your artwork has been checked and approved.

Can Printlogik design my postcards?

Yes. If you don't have artwork, or yours needs tidying up, our studio can set up your file or create the design from scratch. Ask for a design quote and we'll price it before you commit.
  1. Gloss A6 postcard reading Greetings from Porthaven held in one hand
  1. Gloss A6 postcard reading Greetings from Porthaven held in one hand
  2. Brown kraft postcards for Juniper Candle Co. fanned in one hand
  3. Square postcard for Saltwater Swim Club with illustrated sea swimmers
  4. Postcards Product Image