Custom products are printed on demand from camera-ready artwork, which is a file generally designed by a professional graphic artist. Custom products offer unlimited design options but can be limited by the product's restrictions themselves (for example, carbonless forms always require a margin all around (no bleeds) and cannot be printed in full color).

These products can also be ordered without any printing but the cost remains the same.

The printing process requires that EACH sheet be printed (and bound if necessary) as opposed to personalized products which are already printed and bound together. For this reason, a triplicate item printed in blue ink will be blue on all 3 copies as opposed to the personalized product which will be blue on the first copy but black on the second and third copies. 

CAMERA-READY ARTWORK

Custom products require that you obtain camera-ready artwork. You will need to either email or upload a file which indicates exactly what you would like printed. It will be reviewed by our graphic artists before being sent to press but it will not be altered (unless there are obvious incompatibility issues with the chosen product - you submitted a file with bleeds for carbonless forms and we do not offer bleeds on carbonless forms).

INK COLORS

Custom products are printed in ONE, TWO or THREE ink color(s). Price is mostly based on the product and the ink color so do consider that when designing your file. Since custom colors need to be mixed and then cleaned from the press, there is always a charge for a second and third ink color. The cheapest way to design a form is by using either black ink or reflex blue ink.

DESIGN

Files can be designed in RGB mode or by specifying the PMS color  number either in the file or in the instructions/comments box.
For more information on designing a file, consult with a graphic artist or create a sketch of what you would like in Word or Excel and submit that file with your order. Do specify whether it is a sketch or it will be considered camera-ready. We can also work from a fax but touch-ups and designs will cost you extra. Touch-ups are $50; designs are $75 for one-sided jobs; $150 for two-sided jobs.

PROOFS

Proofs are sent on all new orders or reorders with changes. They are not sent when we are printing the exact same job as in the past.