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Postcard Printing

High-quality, Full Colour Postcard Printing to promote your upcoming art exhibition or degree show.
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Guided help for 20+ copies
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Online pricing for 1–20 copies
Need help? Chat with Harriet and Mike on hello@exwhyzed.com or 01206 766647

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Here’s exactly what happens next

From idea to doorstep, in four steps

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Tell us your project

The 30-second quote form — or the instant calculator for 1–20 copies. Your price lands the same day.

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Send whatever you’ve got

Rough or ready. A real person checks your file and offers clear advice on making it ready to print. Free and fast.

3

Approve your proof

Your preview to sign off before we print the run. Until approval you can still make changes to the artwork.

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Printed in Colchester, UK

Stapled booklets with you in 3 days, perfect bound books in 5 and hardbacks in 7 days. Free UK tracked delivery.

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…or just ring Mike & Harriet on 01206 766647 — real people, no chatbots, we love the tricky questions.
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Not ready yet? Everything you need to plan your Postcard is below.

Inspiration first, then the nuts and bolts — paper, size, binding, page counts. The quote form is one tap away the whole time.

Now is the time to get some postcards printed to promote yourself

At Ex Why Zed we can print you a single postcard, a set of different designs, a collection for a wider group's work or even a super cool perforated, concertina set which folds out to an impressive width.
We tend to print our postcards onto either a chunky 400gsm Uncoated for a smooth, matt finish or 350gsm Silk with matt or gloss lamination to one side. Both are good solutions and which you choose is down to personal preference.
• Fast lead times at the best prices
• A6 and A5 Postcards
• Split your order between multiple designs
• Super chunky, thick card
• Discounts for multiple orders
• Delivery throughout the UK
BREXIT SPAWNS CREATIVITY
Me and EU Postcard sets

With your creativity positively spilling out on the page, you might want to print more than one design of your postcard.  Sam and Nathan had just such an idea and challenged UK creatives to depict Brexit, post-vote, as a double-sided postcard.

The results form a formidable and inspirational collection of work that is in equal measures witty, informative and thoughtful.

The set comprises:

A6 Postcards
Full colour double sided
onto 400gsm uncoated
and a whopping 130 versions!

For some glowing press coverage, check out:

Creative Review

The Design Museum

The Guardian

And also see nathansmith.design, samtsmith.co.uk and commonpractices.co.uk

Postcard Options

Place Your Postcard: Formats, Paper, Size and Binding

Binding, paper, artwork — every project comes down to these. Watch all three back-to-back and you’ll brief us like a pro in under ten minutes.

1 · Which Binding?

Stapled, perfect bound (glued, like a paperback) or hardback? Your page count has already decided — the whole rule in one picture.

Read the full Binding Styles guide →

2 · Which Paper?

Silk, gloss or uncoated — what each looks and feels like, and the insider hack that saves you money.

Read the full Paper Choices guide →

3 · Artwork Made Easy

Bleed, page sizes, cover files and the 3 common mistakes — plus we check (or rebuild) your file for FREE.

Read the full Artwork Hub guide →
Sorted your spec?
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BENEFITS OF PRINTING WITH EX WHY ZED

We hope you have enjoyed looking around our website. Here are some extra reasons to trust Ex Why Zed with your next project:

Want to chat about your ideas?
Call Harriet or Mike on 01206 766647, email hello@exwhyzed.com — or send your spec and we'll price it today.
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Still have questions?

A complete glossary to answer all your postcard printing questions
How long does it take?

We will aim to deliver the finished postcards in 3/4 working days after receiving your print-ready artwork.  If you are working to a crucial hand in deadline then we strongly advise leaving more time in case there are any artwork issues with your files or courier problems with delivery.

Additionally there can be a day or two of amends required to the artwork before it's print ready which we're more than happy to help with but you'll need to factor that in to timings.

Remember, we’ll need a hi res pdf file with 3mm bleed and crop marks on each edge to go ahead please. Sending it over correctly first time means we can go straight to print. Do have a last check through our file set up guides to make sure all the boxes are ticked.

 

How do I place an order?

You will need to upload the files using www.wetransfer.com sending them to hello@exwhyzed.com and in the comments box let us know the number of copies you're going for and the best address for delivery. We'll then give your artwork a free preflight check to highlight any potential issues and will email with any advice or recommendations before going to production.

Once we receive your print ready artwork, we'll aim to deliver in 3/4 working days (we do get busy at degree show time). If you are working to a crucial deadline PLEASE allow more time - there's no harm in getting the artwork to us early so we can deliver a few days before the show starts 🙂

How do I add bleed on my files?

Here are our video guides:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/9elKD4qeGKU

The following page includes illustrated and video guides on how to set up bleed correctly:

https://www.exwhyzed.com/resources/setting-3mm-bleed-on-artwork-for-print/

How do I pay?

Once we have checked your artwork we will send over an invoice for you to pay by online bank transfer or credit card through Stripe.

Why are your prices not online?

We don't advertise our prices online because we prefer to open up a conversation with you and find out a little bit about the project. Your artwork is unique and bespoke, so in turn, we will provide you a unique and bespoke print quote for your job.  I am sure you will take no fun in looking at a boring spreadsheet with rows of bemusing numbers so we don't put you though that.

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