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Print guides and tips

Tips, behind the scenes and inspiration for your premium prints.

Practical guides on flyers, business cards, posters, banners, textile printing and promotional items: which format, which paper, which finish, and how to prepare your print file. Written by our team in Ticino for businesses, associations and private customers across Switzerland.

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Posters20 May 2026 · 5 min read

How to Prepare Print Files: Bleed, CMYK, 300 DPI and Fonts

Your design looks perfect on screen, but in print the edge is white, the logo is blurry or the red suddenly looks dull? Almost always, the fault isn't the printing press, it's t...