On screen, everything looks correct.
ALVÉRA designs print materials and handles the entire production, from the press-ready file to delivery at your location. In between sit the mistakes you only see on paper.
Discuss a projectLayout is one half. The other half decides whether it arrives.
A file that looks perfect on a monitor can still fail at the printer. Missing bleed, colours outside the printable range, insufficient resolution, the wrong paper for the finish. None of this shows up while designing. It shows up when the pallets arrive.
That is why our work does not stop at handover. We check the print data, select paper and finishing with you, manage the printer, track the deadline and have everything delivered to your location. You have one contact for the whole route.
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Every cutting machine has a tolerance. Without bleed it eventually hits white paper instead of your artwork. This is the most common reason a print run has to be repeated.
White slivers along the edge. The run is waste.
How far the artwork extends past the final edge. The printer specifies how much is needed, often 3 mm.
A screen mixes light, a press mixes ink. Luminous tones cannot be reached with printing ink and drop noticeably.
From the idea to the pallet at your door
Design is the visible part. The five steps below are the reason what arrives is what you ordered.
- 01
Design
Artwork in the format that suits the use. We decide early how the piece will be folded, stacked or displayed, because that shapes the design.
- 02
Print data
Bleed, colour profile, resolution, fonts, overprint. We check the file against the printer specification before it goes there.
- 03
Paper and finishing
Weight, surface, varnish, embossing, die cutting. We show samples so you can handle what you are ordering.
- 04
Production
We collect quotes, place the order, check the proof and track the deadline. You make no phone calls to the printer.
- 05
Delivery
Delivered to your location or straight to several branches, with picking by quantity and address on request.
What we handle
- Brochures and catalogues
- Stapled or bound, with one consistent grid across every page.
- Flyers and postcards
- From a single sheet to multi-fold formats, matched to how they are mailed.
- Menus
- Materials that survive daily use, with inserts you can reprint on their own.
- Packaging
- Folding cartons, labels and dielines based on your brand system.
- Business stationery
- Business cards, letterheads, stamps, folders. Consistent across every piece.
- Signage
- Signs, vinyl application, vehicles, displays. Installation included.
What clients ask beforehand
What is bleed and why do I need it?
Bleed is the area where artwork extends past the final edge. During trimming the stack shifts slightly, so the blade never hits exactly the same line. Without bleed, white slivers appear along the edge. The printer specifies how much bleed is required, often 3 millimetres.
Why do colours look different in print than on screen?
A screen mixes light, a press mixes ink on paper. The two processes cannot reproduce the same tones. Luminous blues and greens in particular cannot be achieved with the four process inks and appear darker and duller in print. We therefore build colours in the print colour space early and supply a proof for critical tones.
Does ALVÉRA print in house?
We design and manage. Printing is done by printers we select by process, run length and deadline. You receive one quote, one invoice and one contact instead of negotiating with several companies yourself.
What needs printing?
Tell us what you need, in what quantity and by when. We will tell you the route there and a cost range.
Free. No obligation. No sales pressure.