Flyers

Making your own flyers

Granted, you can use programmes like Microsoft Word or Open Office without issue to design a flyer for printing. But these file formats will not suffice for a professional printing company to produce top-quality advertising materials. So, we recommend using graphics programmes such as Adobe InDesign in combination with our artwork instructions guide to create excellent flyer designs. A PDF in closed format with embedded text, high-resolution images and correct bleed margins helps reduce print mishaps and keep to agreed schedules. In our free basic data check, we verify that the page measurements and perforation lines are laid out correctly. We check that the colour scheme has been kept to and that the page ordering is consistent. If you are a new customer, we recommend a professional data check. Our experts in the prepress department will check if the margin section is correct (especially the spacing of logos and text) or if folds have been properly created. All information about our data checks can be found here.

Create flyers online with SAXOPRINT Designer

Would you like to create a flyer without graphics programmes while ensuring high printing quality? No problem - SAXOPRINT Designer is here to help! Upload your logo, change the background colours, add titles and texts and insert your images: SAXOPRINT Designer makes all this possible! It can even be used to create flyers with folds or with twelve pages without difficulties. So why not try it out? Simply choose the specifications for your product in the online configurator and click the 'Create Online' button on the right-hand side. You will automatically be forwarded to the Designer and then you can get started. Find all the details here.

Folded flyers can be delivered either pre-folded or flat-pack. For deliveries to several stores or several locations, use the delivery splitter in our order calculator. This is available for up to 20 locations per order. In addition to this, resellers or advertising agencies can choose to have their address printed as the sender at no additional cost.

Concerning colour mode, the classic 4/4-coloured Euroscale (the European colour-scale for offset printing) is available and can be combined with an HKS or Pantone colour. These spot colours can, of course, also be printed along with black inks or as single colours.

For raffles, coupons, discount campaigns or tickets, we recommend using one or several perforations. These enable the flyer to be easily detached by means of a pre-punched line. In A6 format, up to six perforations are possible; be careful to ensure a minimum gap of 1cm between perforations. For folded leaflets, a maximum of three perforations is possible. Perforations can be used on paper upwards of 135gsm thickness. However, we recommend using 300gsm to ensure the strength of the separated section.

We need a template so that we can set the perforation line in the right place. Mark the line and save the image as a separate file with an appropriate name (e.g. order number_perforation template.jpg). In this way, your actual print file will not contain a line that is printed accidentally.

With our paper samples, you can examine all our paper types and thicknesses comfortably at home and decide which one suits you best.

Always add a trim allowance of 2 mm to your artwork file. Make sure background pictures and images close to the edge of your design should also extend into this area so we can cut them. This prevents thin, white edges from forming after cutting. More information can be found in our Artwork Instructions Guide.