Artist Catalogue printing

Congratulations, your art is all finished and looks stunning. The exhibition space is booked and scheduled to open shortly. Now, what better way to promote it, gain some publicity and add an extra revenue stream than by printing a catalogue to accompany the show.

Hi, we're Ex Why Zed! We are the artist catalogue print company you have been looking for. Day in, day out, we help transform artist’s ideas in to print.

From the first contact with us you will be pleasantly surprised by our fast response time, friendly and helpful team. We offer a huge range of papers, sizes and binding choices, expert file set up advice and most importantly fair prices that make printing your artist catalogue commercially viable.

We will give you a wealth of resources, knowledge and friendly advice to broaden your understanding of the print process. We take pride in helping everyone from the complete novice to the print rockstar.

At Ex Why Zed, we treat every artist’s catalogue as a polished showcase of an individual’s style and vision. To help you make informed print choices when you embark on your artist catalogue or art book printing journey, we have curated, analysed and dissected a series of recent artist catalogue projects to show you what can be achieved.

We focus on clear layouts, careful paper choices, and precise colour reproduction to celebrate each artist’s voice. From vivid landscape photographs in Within Hebridean Seas to urban-inspired illustrations in PVC Sunset and Windows 95, each project highlights our dedication to refined, impactful print. Our recent work with JGM Gallery (Yoi, Cascade), Rocco Ritchie's Lovers and Enemies, Ollie Hirst's A5 Booklets, Alice Instone The Pram in the Hall art book, Rachel Scott Landscape in Weaving, Raoul Orazabal When is Enough Exhibition, and the Freud Museum Women & Freud underlines how thoughtful formatting and print expertise can transform each page into an artistic statement.

For an optimal result, we recommend selecting paper stocks that suit your visual style, opting for finishes—such as matt lamination or high-grade silk—that enhance each image, and considering formats that handle complex designs with ease. Take inspiration from the artist catalogues and art books featured for more details on size options, materials, and binding methods that add real value. If you’re ready to create your own unforgettable catalogue, get an Artist Catalogue print quote and let us bring your work to life.

A ranges of size to fit every type of project

For cost-effective sizes keep your catalogue within A4 portrait, A5 landscape or 210x210mm square - these are the cheapest sizes to print.

• The largest portrait size we can print is an impressive A3 (420mm high x 297mm wide).
• Our maximum square size is 297x297mm.
• The maximum landscape size is 210mm high x 297mm wide.

Do choose the custom size that best fits your publication.

Add an eye-catching extra dimension

We are creatives too and appreciate the value of a little extra something on the cover of an art book or artist catalogue. We offer foiling, embossing, debossing, spot varnishing, die-cutting, motion cutting, fold out pages and many more solutions to make your project unique (all these options are premium and do jump the cost up so might not be ideal if you’re on a budget).

Find ideas and inspiration on our premium extras page.

We have been doing this a while now and have seen a lot of impressive publications come off our presses.  To give you a head start with your catalogue printing, here are three print specifications which work well (and photos of them, see right).  Each has its own characteristics which have proven to be winning combinations from a production perspective, cost per unit and most importantly, have reader appeal.

If any of our showcase options would work for your project, take a note of the spec and jump on our quote form to receive your bespoke quotation. Or ping us an email on hello@exwhyzed.com if that is easier.

Showcase 1

A smart looking A5 landscape, stapled catalogue which is not only cost-effective to print but cheap to post

A5 Landscape Stapled Booklets
4pp Cover onto 300gsm Silk
Matt Lamination to outer
16pp Text onto 130gsm Silk
Four colour print throughout.

Showcase 2

A professional catalogue to showcase your exhibition's complete works

A4 Perfect Bound Books
4pp Cover onto 300gsm Silk
Matt Lamination to outer
36pp Text onto 120gsm Uncoated
Four colour print throughout.

Showcase 3

High-end, stylish catalogue that will impress your recipient

A4 Perfect Bound Books
4pp Cover onto 300gsm Silk
Matt Lamination to outer
100pp Text onto 130gsm Silk
Four colour print throughout.

Amendments to change the catalogue styling and cost

• Reducing the cover to 250gsm which also makes it easier to open.
• Switching to gloss lamination for a shiny aesthetic.
• Increase the size from A6 to A5 to save you money and make the publication more ergonomic OR to A4 for an even larger area of content.
• Increase the weight of the inside pages from 115gsm or 130gsm to 170gsm making them more impressive for the reader.
• Pick out some content on the cover for Spot UV varnishing to make it shine (this is an additional £280).

Enjoy looking through our showcase of recent art book printing.

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