Postcards

Postcards (14pt Standard-Heavy):
Promoting fads come and go, but nothing gets the attention of your potential audience like a full color postcard the can hold in their hand! Whether you're trying to set up an awesome direct mail campaign, send out an inexpensive event announcement or just trying to get the word out and INTO your audience's mailbox, postcards deliver the message like no other medium. Make sure you check out our FULL array of Direct Mail services… getting your postcards printed is just the first step!

Turnaround Time:
•  100 to 1K    (2 business days)
•  2K to 25K    (3 business days)
•  30K to 60K  (3+ business days)

Please note: Because our Cleveland production center only prints matte-coated stock 2-days a week, orders of 2500 pieces or greater, on matte-coated stock, will require by 2 additional business days to turnaround.

Direct Mail Service: In addition to our full-color printing, Fireball Press can handle all of your mail fulfillment needs! If you would like us to handle your direct mail project from beginning to end simply follow these steps and we'll get your message into your audience's hands quickly and professionally... if you need us to design your mail piece, contact the studio on 614-280-0100 or email our head of design, Jeremy Mader at jeremy@fireballpress.com and we'll discuss your options and get the process underway quickly and painlessly. if you need specifically targeted mail-list, we can provide that service to you as well. Because the number of recipients adn targeting parameters vary so widely, it's difficult to give an estimate on the cost of a custom list with talking to you about what you're looking for. Please contact the studio on 614-280-0100 or email Doug at doug@fireballpress.com for this part of the process as well. Once your artwork is ready to go, download our Direct Mail Info Sheet. You can grab our form HERE: Download it, fill it out and submit it with your order Failure to do so will result in a delay of processing your order unless you are planning on mailing the pieces yourself or using the USPS EDDM option. Once you have all of your pieces in order, simply come back to this page, submit all of the parts together and you'll be off and running!

Acceptable File Formats:
We accept uploads in .jpg, .tiff and flattened (meaning with no intact layer information) .pdf files. If you upload something other than one of those formats, there will likely be delays in processing you order. This holds especially true if you send us Publisher files. If you have questions about accepted file formats and how to prepare them for upload to our server, check out our tutorial here:

Design Services and Templates:
Of Course we DO offer Full Design Service for Postcards . But we can also print your custom cards with a design that you provide and upload to us. If you need a template to help design your piece, you can download one from the link below. Although they are just simple jpegs, our templates will automatically open in Adobe Photoshop at the correct resolution, size and color mode. They also have guidelines on them to help you with bleed area and a short explanation on them to help you understand the "bleed" process itself. If you need further coaching on how to deal with bleeds or use of our templates, you can check out our tutorials here:

[ How to Use Bleeds. ]
[ How to Use the Fireball Press Templates ]

You can grab your template for Postcards here:


Note: Use of our template in any design program other than Adobe Photoshop can yield unexpected and sometimes incorrect results. If you're going to use one of our jpeg templates, please use it in Adobe Photoshop only.

Same-Day and Next-Day Service Availability:
Postcards ARE available for Same-Day and Next-Day Service if you have a pre-designed piece that you only need us to print, and will incur a rush fee. Rush Orders must be received by us by our standard 11am deadline. Some finishes and weights not available on rush orders. If you have questions about Rush Orders please contact the studio at 614-280-0100.