Custom Black PVC Card

Help and Advice

Firstly, if you have any questions about ordering custom printed products, then drop us an email or give us a call. We have worked on hundreds of custom print projects and we are always happy to give help and advice. If you don't see the product you need, just let us know what you want. 

Artwork Preparation

We have prepared a artwork preparation pdf for guidance on how to prepare your artwork for full colour tags. In summary, you need to make sure your artwork is good quality which means either vector artwork or a image of high resolution. If you don't have the experience or software to set your artwork, just email us what you have any any layout ideas you have. We can always help. 

Sizes and Outlines

For many products online there's also a template that you can download which will give you the size to work to. For others where there might be multiple sizes such as express labels, you can create your own outline (say 35mm round) or just ask us for a template of the size you need. 

The Process

If you are sure of your size and product, you can order online here and email us your artwork with your order reference number. If you aren't sure or want a proof first, then send us your artwork before you place the order. We can then check it's all good before you go forward. 

Once we have your artwork, we will typically produce a pdf proof to show you how the tags will look. This usually only take 24 hours but often you will get this back in the same day. You can then make sure you are happy with what we are going to print and we go to production. 

Unique ID/QR Code Elements

A unique element is something that is printed unique to each tag. For example, each tag might have it's own ID number and/or QR code. In these cases, you would prepare your artwork with an example QR/ID to show us the layout. We then remove this and use your data. You don't need to generate the QR codes - we do that automatically. You just supply a spreadsheet to us with the list of ID/QR Code data and we use that. 

Spot gloss is typically used on matt finish PVC based products to create areas that are glossy and very slightly raised. It works very well on darker colours and can either be placed over the top of print or instead of print to create a very subtle effect. 

When ordereding with spot gloss, you need to create your artwork with another layer that clearly indicates which areas you want in spot gloss. If you aren't sure how to do this, then talk with us. 

Spot gloss doesn't work very well - or at all - on fine lines or text. It's best to be used to cover a solid area such as a logo or an NFC logo. If it's too fine, you either won't get the effect at all or it won't perfectly align which can look poor. If we think your artwork isn't likely to work, we will discuss with you before printing.