Resources · Templates
Start from the
right size.
Trim, bleed, and safe area already in place, in PDF and SVG. Build inside the guides and the file arrives ready.
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Five standard
formats.
Each one is a size that is standard across the industry, so the geometry is the same wherever the job runs. Every template has its own page explaining how to use it.
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Business card
The US standard business card, 3.5 × 2 inches, front and back.
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Postcard
A 6 × 4 inch postcard, front and back. Print layout only — no mailing panel.
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Letterhead
US Letter, 8.5 × 11 inches, with a generous safe area for the typing zone.
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#10 envelope
The standard US #10 business envelope, 9.5 × 4.125 inches.
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Rack card
A 3.5 × 8.5 inch rack card, front and back.
Every download includes a README with the same setup notes. The SVG is the working file — its guides live in one layer you can delete. The PDF is the reference copy.
Ask, don't guess
Some templates
have to be specific.
These formats are not published on purpose. Their geometry is set by a die, a converter, a finishing method, or a postal regulation — so a generic file would be confidently wrong.
Presentation folder
Pocket geometry, glue tabs, and slit positions are set by the die, and dies vary by supplier and production method. A generic folder template produces artwork that does not fit the folder it was made for.
Yard signs and banners
Finishing decides the layout — hems, grommets, and pole pockets all sit on top of the design. The right template depends on how the piece will be installed.
Specialty and window envelopes
Window position and printable area vary by converter. A template with the window in the wrong place is worse than no template.
Folded brochures
Folded panels are not equal widths. The panel that folds inward has to be slightly narrower, and by how much depends on the stock and the fold. It is set per job.
Mailing panels and indicia
These are USPS requirements and they change. We supply the current specification rather than a template that may have aged.
Anything die-cut
The die is the template. We will send the one that matches the die your job will actually run on.
Tell us the product and how it will be finished, and we will send the template that matches the job you are actually running. A close-enough file produces close-enough artwork, and the difference turns up at production.
Start here
Not sure which size you need?
Describe what the piece has to do — a rack, a mailer, a hand-out — and we'll tell you the format that fits before you start designing.
- 1 Start your project
- 2 Tell us what you're creating
- 3 Receive your estimate
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