Bell: Spot Highlighting / Foil Accenting is a process whereby a particular area / object on your card is given a glowing / shining touch. This works great on logos and company names.
Take a look at the following example.
Without Spot Highlight Effect :
After Spot Highlight / Foil Accent :
Note : The Spot Highlight feature is available. only for quantities of 250 or more.
Why does PrintBell use matt lamination on its products?
Bell: Of all the finishing processes, matt lamination is one of the costliest! However, cost is the only drawback of the matt lamination finishing process. PrintBell is a strong advocate of matt lamination as it significantly enhances the quality of your product by:
Giving your finished printing a soft 'satin' finish that is really smooth to the touch and very pleasing on the eyes,
Increasing the life of your product ten-fold through increased protection from normal wear and tear,
Providing water resistance to your cards,
Augmenting the richness and projection of the printed matter, and
Reducing the gleam of the printed colors resulting in a classy and sober look.
Why does PrintBell not use glossy and not matt finished paper stock?
Bell: The answer resides in PrintBell's goal to deliver the best quality product to its customers. Coated papers are available in both, glossy and matte finishes. In our experience, coated glossy stock tends to have good ink holdout and minimal dot gain, attributes which are especially important for creating sharp, bright images, black and white halftones, and four-color process images. The smooth surface of glossy coated papers also helps to reflect light evenly. The superior printing attributes of the glossy paper stock combined with the added qualities achieved through matt lamination result in the best possible end-product quality.
Bell: PrintBell uses 300 GSM (110lb / 14pt) premium paper stock manufactured by one of Asia's top-3 paper manufacturers. The paper stock we use has excellent stiffness and thickness - attributes that help you make a solid statement with your cards.
Bell: If you do not wish to use our online studio to design your products, we strongly recommend that you download a template in your desired software program from our site and use this template as the basis to create your design. This template would have already set the resolution, color profile, and product size for your design and would thus ensure complete compatibility with PrintBell's printing systems.
What are the different kinds of printing techniques? Which method does PrintBell use?
Bell: Clearly, offset printing is the only method offering the highest quality levels for printed materials including text and images, and is therefore PrintBell’s choice. The disadvantage of being “expensive” is eradicated through PrintBell’s business model which offers you prices even lower than digital and screen printing for a product quality head and shoulders above what is achievable through these other methods.
What is “full bleed size”, “product trim size”, “safe design area”, and “bleed”? Tell me in detail.
Bell: If you are coming across these terms for the first time, they can sound quite confusing. Let’s use a simple analogy:
Assume you have a photo frame with a white background and dimensions of 5” x 4”. This photo frame is great for your family picture taken during dinner at your favourite outdoor restaurant - the picture has your family members roughly in the center and because it was clicked at night, the background is black. In a perfect world, you will get the photograph developed at exactly 5” by 4” to fit in your frame without any ugly white border (because the background of the frame is white, a photograph even slightly smaller than the 5” x 4” dimensions will create a white border around your black background photograph).
To be on the safe side, you will probably develop the photograph in slightly larger dimensions, say 5.25” x 4.25” and chop off the sides (excessive areas) once you have placed the photograph onto the frame. This way, you will make sure that no white border is created. Of course, since all the family members are located roughly in the center of the image, there is no risk of losing any key photograph details.
If you followed the above example, you now understand all the terms listed in the question.
Full Bleed Size: The 5.25” x 4.25” photograph which is slightly larger than the required final size.
In the PrintBell context, all backgrounds colors and images must cover the full bleed size to avoid any white border once the product is cut to the final size. In the PrintBell context, although your final card size is 3.5” x 2/.0” , you create your designs in a canvas of 3.75” x 2.22” – this slightly larger (than the final product size) is the ‘Full Bleed Size’ for the card.
Product Trim Size: The 5” x 4” dimensions, which are the photograph’s final desired size.
In the PrintBell context, the trim size is the final product size delivered to you (3.5” x 2.0” in the case of a business card for example). Therefore, while designing your product (either in our Design Studio or through one of our design templates), please make sure that all important information which must be printed in the final product is a few millimetres inside the ‘product trim size’ borders, an area known as the “Safe Design Area”.
Safe Design Area: If you wanted to print some text message on top of the family photograph, it is natural that you will leave a few millimetres from all the edges to make sure the text is not touching the frame border.
In the PrintBell context, the safe design area is your ‘area’ for adding text fields, logos, etc. to your custom product. Please make sure that all important information, such as text fields, company logo, etc. are within the safe design area.
Bleed: The excessive areas cut off on all four sides once the photograph has been placed on the frame.
In the PrintBell context, the area between the ‘full bleed size’ and ‘product trim size’ borders will be cut and discarded. Therefore, this ‘bleed’ are should contain only extensions of background colors or images
Phew! That was a long answer. If you are still confused, let’s look at the following business card example:
All relevant information such as text fields and company logo ARE within the safe design area. This ensures a nice visual border for all text fields from the edges of the card and completely eradicates the risk of any text being cut off from the final product size
Relevant information such as company logo IS NOT within the product safe design area. While the text fields are within the trim size border, they are not within the safe design area and therefore are at risk of being too close to the edge of the card
The background image (blue triangle) IS extended to the full bleed size borders
The background image (blue triangle) IS NOT extended to the full bleed size borders
What is “full bleed size”, “product trim size”, “safe design area”, and “bleed”? Short Answer.
Bell: You will come across these terms when working with one of our templates to upload your own design
Full Bleed Size: The very edges of the document define the full bleed size. To prevent an unwanted white border from showing at the edge of your document, be sure to extend any background colors, background images, and/or background design elements all the way to the edge.
Product Trim Size: The final delivered size of the product is determined by its ‘Trim Size’. The document is cut close to the trim border, but because of the mechanical tolerances involved in printing, the actual cut can happen anywhere between the full bleed border and the safe margin. Therefore, it is important to keep your text and important images within the safe design area.
Safe Design Area: The safe design area is defined as an area which is definitely inside the border where the cut will take place. Please remember to keep all important information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and logos within the safe design area to ensure that they aren’t cut off when your document is trimmed.
Bleed: The unwanted discarded area between the full bleed border and the trim size border is known as ‘bleed’.
What if I am using special or custom fonts in my designs?
Bell: Fonts are very much machine-specific. Even the same software could have different fonts installed on different machines. You must convert your fonts into ‘outlines’ or ‘curves’ after you have finalized your design. Text can be converted to curves (paths) in almost all graphics programs. Following these easy steps will help ensure that your text prints clearly and exactly how you created it.
How to convert fonts to outlines in Adobe Illustrator:
1. Select all text
2. From the Menu Bar, click Type 0 -> Create Outlines
3. Text now has a blue outline
4. Save a copy and upload
How to convert fonts to outlines in Adobe Photoshop:
1. Select all text
2. From the Menu Bar, click Layer -> Type -> Convert to Shape
3. Text now has a blue outline
4. Save a copy and upload
How to convert fonts to outlines in CorelDraw:
1. Select all text
2. From the Menu Bar, click Arrange -> Convert to Curves
3. Save a copy and upload
How can I reduce the file size of the artwork I want to upload?
Bell: Image editing software applications enable you to save your artwork in a format of your choice. In general, saving your file as a high resolution JPEG will help to reduce the size of your file while maintaining relatively high quality of your image when it is printed.
The following are tips for reducing file size using specific application software.
Tips on Image Size Reduction using Adobe Illustrator:
1. Flatten the Illustrator file
2. Save your file as a “.psd” (Photoshop) file
3. From Photoshop, you can save your file as a high quality JPEG
4. If your Illustrator file is too large when you open it in Photoshop, this means that you have an object extending beyond the art board. Open the file in Illustrator and make sure NO text or objects go past the black box. Resave the file and go through steps 1-3 again.
Tips on Image Size Reduction using Photoshop:
1. To decrease size of a Photoshop file, flatten the file
2. If it is still too large, save it as a .pdf. Select encoding: jpeg. First select #12 quality. Save the .pdf and check the file size. If the file is still too large, try saving it at lesser and lesser quality until it is small enough to upload.
Tips on Image Size Reduction using other programs:
If your file is larger than 4MB, you can try saving it as a PDF, JPEG or TIFF format. These file formats compress images in different ways to achieve a smaller file size.
PDF is a good choice for simple line art.
JPEG reduces the number of pixels and will work well for photographs that are too large to upload. Experiment with different levels of quality when saving to JPEG to get the best quality possible at an acceptable file size (less than 4 MB)
TIFF is another recommended file format for good quality printing results
Bell: There are two main types of graphics: Raster and Vector.
Raster Graphics are composed of a collection of tiny dots called pixels. Raster images have a fixed resolution (dots per inch) and lose quality when enlarged. While raster images work well when subtle variations of color are necessary, the biggest disadvantage of using raster images is the reduction in quality if the images are enlarged.
Vector Graphics are graphics created with mathematical lines and curves. Vector graphics are resolution independent and scalable. Vector images use mathematical equations to define each component of an image. This allows vector images to retain their high-quality at any size. When possible, use vector graphics created in a desktop publishing program. One can freely move or modify vector graphics without losing detail or clarity, because they are resolution-independent—they maintain crisp edges when resized, printed to a PostScript printer, saved in a PDF file, or imported into a vector-based graphics application.
To distinguish between Raster and Vector, zoom into your images and observe the edges of your shape or image – vectors will retain sharpness at any level of magnification whereas rasters will begin to look fuzzy.
RASTER
VECTOR
As a result, vector graphics are the best choice for artwork, such as logos, as well as text fields that will be used at various sizes and in various output media.
Bell: RGB and CMYK are two different kinds of color modes. RGB refers to the primary colors of light: Red, Green, and Blue – this mode is used in computer monitors, television screens, scanners, digital cameras, etc. CMYK refers to the primary colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black – this mode is used in full-color printing processes.
When you mix red, green, and blue -> the result is the color white.
When you mix cyan, magenta, yellow, and black -> the result is the color black.
So the question now arises: if the computer screen represents colors in RGB and PrintBell prints products in CMYK, how can you make sure that the colors you see on the screen are exactly what will be printed?
All products created through PrintBell’s Design Studio are converted to CMYK at our end using standard RGB to CMYK conversion tools. Our color palletes are carefully designed to allow for RGB to CMYK conversion with least color deviation. Therefore, all colors used in the PrintBell Design Studio are safe and void of any major color deviation in the conversion process.
If you are creating images to be uploaded on one of our products, we strongly recommend you check how the image looks in CMYK mode in a graphics software (most Adobe products have an easy tool to switch between color modes). This way, you will not encounter any surprises after receiving the printed products from PrintBell. Additionally, once you have created your design, click on the ‘PDF Preview’ button to make sure your images look fine – our system converts your images to CMYK automatically. Please note that most JPEG images are in RGB mode.
If you are creating your design, we recommend creating the design in CMYK mode itself to get the best judgement of the print quality. If you create your document in RGB, the colors in your printed product may vary slightly. Specifically, many of the bright values produced by your monitor cannot be reproduced in print.
Color photographs show minimal variation when switching between color modes. An example:
Bottomline: The colors you see on screen for an RGB image may vary slightly in the printed product. In our experience, most colors, except for bright background fills can be reproduced in CMYK without noticeable variations.
Bell: Many programs have the capability to convert the layout/images from the RGB color space to the CMYK color space.
You can change an image from its original mode (source mode) to a different mode (target mode). When you choose a different color mode for an image, you permanently change the color values in the image. For example, when you convert an RGB image to CMYK mode, RGB color values outside the CMYK gamut (defined by the CMYK working space setting in the Color Settings dialog box) are adjusted to fall within the CMYK gamut. As a result, some image data may be lost and can’t be recovered if you convert the image from CMYK back to RGB.
Before converting images, it’s best to do the following:
Do as much editing as possible in the original image mode (usually RGB for images from most scanners or digital cameras)
Save a backup copy before converting. Be sure to save a copy of your image that includes all layers so that you can edit the original version of the image after the conversion
Flatten the file before converting it. The interaction of colors between layer blending modes changes when the mode changes
From the Menu Bar, click on Edit ->Convert To Profile
From the Menu Bar, choose Edit -> Color Settings, and select Advanced Mode
From the Menu Bar, choose Advanced ->Print Production -> Change Colors
From the Menu Bar, choose Tools -> Color Management
Why do certain colors look different after they print?
Bell: As mentioned earlier, all colors are derived from a combination of CMYK colors. Because of the millions of possibilities for various shades, seemingly ‘like’ color shades to a naked eye can have multiple underlying combinations of codes which lead to subtle differences in final shades – while these subtle changes might be invisible to the naked eye, they do affect the color rendition in the printer. Most home and small business printers are either inexpensive ink-jet printers or color laser printers. It is impossible to calibrate any of these systems as they have a wide and varied range of methods of printing. While it is true that some printers use CMYK inks, many other factors have to be considered. It is impossible to expect to consistently print perfect color from these devices.
PrintBell uses high-end commercial printing equipment for all its orders and is committed to delivering you the best and most consistent quality possible. While we take special care in maintaining our high standards, it is still impossible to see exactly the same result for a particular color every day.
The list of factors that can lead to minor variations is endless. Some common ones:
Humidity and temperature can affect the drying process of inks on your printed matter
Slight variations in the brightness and thickness of paper coming out of the mills
Files created in RGB modes which are converted to CMYK through a system process in the pre-press stages
Realistically speaking, it is impossible to expect that any professional printer can produce exactly the same printed blue or orange on two separate days. However, PrintBell does have high quality controls to ensure as little variation as possible, especially within a single product order.
Bell: A background image is like the base of the design on top of which all the other text fields, images, and graphics will lie. If you have read our discussion on full bleed sizes, you will recollect that the background image should always be applied to the ‘full bleed size’ of the product.
What is resolution? Why is it important? Can it be adjusted?
Bell: Resolution refers to the ‘dots per inch’ (dpi) in an image. Simply put, the higher the resolution, i.e. more the number of dots per inch in any image, the better the picture quality vis-a-vis sharpness and color rendition. If an image is 5 inches wide at a 300 dpi resolution, it simply means that there are 1500 dots (5 * 300) across the width of the image.
Because PrintBell uses high-end commercial printing equipment to print all its products, it is highly recommended that images uploaded on our products have a resolution of at least 300 dpi at 100% of the print size.
Please note that simply increasing the DPI setting in a graphics program does not improve the resolution.
Lower resolution images can be adjusted or converted to higher resolution images by a reduction in image size. Keep in mind that the inverse is also true -- an increase in the image size will result in a reduction in the image’s resolution.
How does this work?
Well, consider an image which is 3” x 3” with a current dpi of 100. In other words, there are 300 pixels or dots (3 inches * 100 dots per inch) across each of the horizontal and vertical sides of the image. When you reduce the image to 1” by 1”, you are essentially fitting all the 300 pixels or dots in one inch thus resulting in a dpi of 300.
Some softwares present images in pixel dimensions – in such cases, you have to do some simple math to calculate the print area that will produce images at 300 dpi. Assume you start with an image size of 800 x 1200 pixels. Because you want the dots/ pixels per inch of at least 300, you can figure out the largest possible size of the final image by simply:
divided by 300 = 2.67 inches
divided by 300 = 4.00 inches
Therefore, the maximum possible dimensions for this image captured at 800 x 1200 pixels is 2.67 x 4.00 inches – at these dimensions, the image will print crisp ‘n’ clear. Reducing the image size to lower than 2.67 x 4.00 inches will result in a resolution of higher than 300 dpi and improved print quality.
Can I use an image downloaded from the web on one of PrintBell’s products?
Bell: The simple answer is NO for two reasons:
(1) Images downloaded from the web are typically low resolution (less than 100 dpi) and thus not suitable for commercial printing. Unless the image is large enough that it can be shrunk to a size reflecting a close to 300 dpi(see the question on resolution), it is not advisable to use such images. For example, if you reduce the dimensions of a typical 72 dpi web image to about 25% of its original size, you will now have an image at about 288 dpi resolution which will appear sharp in commercial offset printing (see resolution question). After you upload an image, if our system indicates that your image is of low resolution, it may look OK on your monitor but will print blurry.
(2) Most images on the World Wide Web are protected by copyright laws and thus might be prohibited from use in distributable products such as business cards or greeting cards. PrintBell will not be legally liable for any images uploaded by users on any of its products.
My graphic looks fuzzy (not sharp) on-screen. How will it print?
Bell: Before uploading, we strongly recommend that you print the graphic out on a color printer in the desktop application it was created in (or in your word processor) and look at the quality of the image. This will give you a good indication of the final commercial print quality.
Can I use images taken from my digital camera on PrintBell products?
Bell: Digital cameras can be tricky. You must make sure that the camera is set at a high enough resolution to result in 300 dpi at the desired final print size. In other words, if your camera does not have a 300 dpi resolution setting, make sure the image size is large enough to enable shrink the image to the desired size at ~300 dpi (see the question on resolution)
Most digital cameras present image sizes in pixels. So, for example, assume you start with an image size of 800 x 1200 pixels. Because you want the dots/ pixels per inch of at least 300, you can figure out the largest possible size of the final image by simply:
800 divided by 300 = 2.67 inches
1200 divided by 300 = 4.00 inches
Therefore, the maximum possible dimensions for this image captured at 800 x 1200 pixels is 2.67 x 4.00 inches – at these dimensions (or lower), the image will print crisp ‘n’ clear.
It is important to note that the resolution cannot be increased once the picture has already been clicked (other than by reducing the image size). Therefore, it is important that you set the base resolution before clicking the images.
The other thing to note is that the digital camera captures images in RGB mode. It is advisable that you view the image in CMYK mode in one of the graphic softwares such as Photoshop to get a clear idea of final print colors.
What should I keep in mind while scanning an image that will be used on one of PrintBell’s products?
Bell: When it comes to capturing an image through a scanner, the things to keep in mind are the same as when capturing an image through a digital camera. Setting the base resolution before scanning the image is imperative – make sure you can produce a 300 dpi resolution in the desired final print size.
Many scanners default to 150-dpi and therefore need an adjustment to the resolution setting in order to produce PrintBell-ready images. If your resulting scanned image is smaller than the recommended size or has less dpi than you need, you should either rescan your original at a higher resolution, or use the image in its small size (increasing size not advisable).
Can I just increase the resolution of an image in Photoshop or any other graphics software?
Bell: The technical term for simply increasing the resolution of an existing image is ‘unsampling’. Sure – by increasing the resolution, you are adding more dots or pixels per inch in the image, but in effect you are cluttering the image with excessive dots that were not a part of the original picture and therefore, distorting and blurring the image further. This is a common problem when attempting to use a standard low-resolution (72 dpi) Web-based image in high-resolution (300 ppi) print reproduction at anywhere near its original dimensions. However, if you reduce the dimensions of a Web image to about 25% of its original size without unsampling, you will now have an image at about 288 dpi resolution which will appear sharp in commercial offset printing.
The only way to increase the resolution of an existing image is by shrinking its size or recreating/ recapturing it at a preset high resolution.
A lot has been mentioned about using at least 300 dpi resolution images.Will PrintBell not print my product if I have uploaded an image of lower resolution?
Bell: Our aim is to provide you with the best available print quality. In the printing world, the ‘output quality’ is heavily dependent on the ‘input quality’, which in the case of uploaded images, is directly controlled by you. Therefore, using high resolution images is a mere suggestion from us to ensure the best possible print quality. Images with lower than 300 dpi might look fine on the computer monitor, but will not print optimally. We will still process your order with low resolution images, but it is hard for PrintBell to guarantee its high quality output on low resolution images.
Of course, do not forget that if you have a low resolution image but a larger size than the desired print size, the image size can be reduced to increase the resolution to desired levels (see resolution question).
How can I check my image’s size, dimensions and resolution in Windows?
Bell:
Right click on the image icon and click on ‘Properties’
Click on the ‘Details’ tab
Scroll down to the ‘Image’ Section
The default size is always presented in pixels. But because you have the dots or pixels per inch also given, getting the size in inches is simply:
Width in Inches: Width in Pixels / Horizontal Resolution
Height in Inches: Height in Pixels / Vertical Resolution
In the case of our image:
Width in Inches: 2550 / 300 = 8.5 inches
Height in Pixels: 1650 / 300 = 5.5 inches
What is the significance of the 'Preview' in the Studio?
The common observation in the printing industry is a general discrepancy between what one seens on the computer screen versus the actual printout - somehow, the colors never seem to match.
The reason, although technical, is quite simple. All computer screens display colors in RGB color mode whereas printing is always processed in CMYK color mode. Think of these as two seperate spectrums of colors and converting one to the other will almost always result in a change in colors. Because each computer will have different color settings, it is almost impossible to predict the exact print color by just looking at the computer sceen.
PrintBell has devised technology to convert all designs into a print-ready PDF Preview file which will provide you the closest indicator of the final print output.
We therefore strongly recommend you go through the PDF Preview before finalizing your order.
Should I upload my image as a background image or logo?
Bell: The PrintBell studio has two options for uploading images:
(1) Background Picture and (2) Picture / Logo.
(1) Background Picture: A background picture is like the bottom-most layer in your design on top of which will lie all text, shapes, as well as logos and other pictures. The background picture will be applied to the full bleed size of the document
(2) Picture / Logo: A regular picture or logo will appear on top of your background image or color and can be moved to any area of the card.
Please note that for any design, while you can upload only one background image, you can upload multiple regular images / logos.
What if I cannot design a specific element using the studio tools?
Bell: The PrintBell studio has been carefully designed to enable maximum design flexibility while keeping in mind the technicalities for optimal print quality. However, if you feel that you are unable to create a specific design element in the studio, you have two options:
Create your entire design in a graphics program such as Illustrator, Photoshop or CorelDraw and upload the design through our ‘Upload Center’ or
Create just the specific element you are unable to create in the studio in a graphics program, save it as a high-resolution JPEG image and upload this image using the ‘Upload Picture’ button in the studio
Can I color my text in any of the studio’s colors?
Bell: Absolutely. However, one caveat: if your text is smaller than 12pt size, it is highly recommended that you use only black (or white if your background is colored) simply because while printing, small text elements might not get rendered at their optimal colors.
PrintBell prints all cards in CMYK color but the images I upload in the studio are in RGB mode.How do I make sure they will print fine?
Bell: After you have completed your design, PrintBell allows you to view the PDF preview file. This file is generated through our proprietary systems and converts your uploaded images to CMYK mode. Therefore, please make sure that your uploaded image looks fine in the PDF preview before confirming your order.
Do I have to use one of PrintBell’s design templates to create my designs?
Bell: PrintBell’s goal is to provide you with a tool-kit that helps you best uniquely design your corporate identity and marketing products. PrintBell’s templates are there to merely help you quicken your design process by using one of our off-the-shelf designs. However, you can at any point ‘clear all’ in the design area and create your own design from scratch by choosing your own background colors/images, uploading your images, creating multiple text fields and shapes, etc.
Why do certain images uploaded in the studio look slightly different in the PDF Preview file?
Bell: Commercial printing requires all artwork to be in CMYK color mode. However, images displayed on the computer screen are typically in RGB color mode. When we generate a PDF proof for your design, we convert your images from RGB to CMYK and use standard printing color rendition techniques for the same. It is possible that some images (particularly the ones which use bright fluorescent colors) change slightly during this conversion process.
Please note that the print quality will be exactly what you see in the PDF preview and not what you see in the studio. It is therefore important to thoroughly check the PDF preview of your design before confirming your order with us.
The PDF Preview file has 'Proof' written across with a black border on all sides. Will these objects print on my document?
Bell: No. The 'Proof' object is just a watermark to indicate that this is the ultimate final proof of your document. You must make sure all spellings are correct and the colors and layout in the PDF file is to your satisfaction.
The border on the sides is approximately where the card will be cut after printing. Make sure no important information such as text fields, logos, etc. fall beyond this border. Both these elements are a reference guide for you and will certainly NOT print as part of the product.
Why does the canvas in the studio have a green inner border?
Bell: The inner green border defines the ‘safe design area’ for all text fields, logos and images. All your background images and colors should encompass the entire area within the outer grey border (also known as the ‘full bleed’ area).Please also refer tothe question on 'Bleed’ and ‘Safe Design Area’.
Can I make edits to multiple objects at once in the studio?
Bell: Absolutely. Click on an object, hold down the SHIFT key and click on other objects you wish to format or modify. Once you have selected the desired objects, you can use any of the studio tools to format, copy, or delete all your selected objects simultaneously.
Is there a limit on the number of images I can upload while designing my product in the printbell studio?
Bell: Not at all. Our tools help you create your own collage of pictures. The Circle and Rectangle shapes in the studio can be effectively used to serve as border frames for your images.
Just make sure that the image you upload are of high quality, i.e. at least 300 dpi resolution or vector format.
Why do background images in some of PrintBell's templates take time to load into the studio?
Bell: Two reasons: (1) your connectivity speed and (2) quality of our images.
We have noticed that for most broadband connection users, even the largest background images (in some of the Greeting Card designs) take only 30-60 seconds to load. Of course, the text fields load almost instantly and you can even start editing these fields while the background loads up.
Although you have to wait a few seconds for the design to load completely, we assure you that the printing quality of your products will make the wait worthwhile!
Bell: PrintBell accepts the following payment methods on our secure site: *** Currently, we only offer the credit card payment option for International customers Checks or money orders must be made payable to ‘PrintBell’ and forwarded to the following address:
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Please make sure you add your Email ID and Order ID on the back of the check / DD.
Credit Cards: Visa, American Express (MasterCard coming soon)
Net Banking: HDFC, Kotak, ICICI, IDBI, IndusInd, and many more...
How many days does PrintBell need to process my order?
Bell: PrintBell processes all orders within 3-4 business days from the date of order (excluding weekends and public holidays). All orders placed after 1 pm GMT are considered to be placed on the following day.
How many days does it take for me to receive my order?
Bell: The typical processing time for most products is 3-4 business days (excluding weekends and public holidays).
Shipping time varies according to your location. PrintBell ships all order through reputed international courier companies.
For most locations in India, allow two business days for express shipping and four business days for the slower option. For Indian metros, majority of orders are delivered in one business day through express shipping (assuming no delays from courier/carrier companies).
For international locations, we currently offer only the express shipping option which ensures delivery to most locations within three business days.
* Shipping time is over and above the order processing time of 3-4 business days
Why can’t I order quantities fewer than 250 for business cards?
Bell: We use high-end commercial printers to print your products. While the commercial printing technologies are the best way to get you a great quality product, the only downside of using such equipment is the non-feasibility of printing small quantities. We have noticed that our prices are so unbeatable that many a times buying mere fifty cards from a local printer will cost you more than our 250 cards – so why not broaden your network and make an impression on a wider audience by utilizing our great quality?
Can I request a quote for very large quantity orders or different sizes than what you offer on the website?
Bell: If you wish to print quantities larger than 10,000 or have a design in special sizes (sizes other than listed on our website), please send us an email with your query at solutions@printbell.com and we shall revert back to you with the most competitive pricing. Visit our Corporate Solutions site for more details.
Why do I have to initial the designs before confirming my order?
Bell: Designs created through PrintBell’s online studio or uploaded through the online Upload Center are printed through a automated process in which he files are printed exactly in the format we receive them. Therefore, any errors in the files (spelling mistakes, etc.) are not PrintBell’s responsibility and we request you to proof-read your designs thoroughly before confirming them for an order.
