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Black Friday Posters & Banners: Print Checklist
What to print for Black Friday: poster sizes A0-A4 in mm and cm, flyers A4-DL, stickers and banners, with bleed and a file check.
Keep text 3 mm inside the trim and extend the artwork 3 mm past it.
What are you printing?
Print-readyArtwork reaches the standard bleed.
Sizes and bleed from the Printulu business card spec.
Each one answers a question we get asked. The number on the card is what the tool gives you.
Is my file ready to print?
4 MB
Largest file you can upload to check.
Check a file with the artwork checkerWhich size do I need?
A4 = 210 × 297 mm
A-series sizes in mm, cm, inches and pixels.
See the A-series paper size chartHow heavy is my print run?
2.49 kg
500 sheets of A4 at 80 gsm. Enter your own size, gsm and quantity.
Use the GSM calculator in the paper weight guideWhat must my company letterhead say?
2 legal must-haves
Required on a South African company letter, each with its Companies Act section. The guide adds common practice and design tips.
Build your legal line in the letterhead guideWhat file size do I build my card at?
1134 × 661 px
90 × 50 mm card with 3 mm bleed at 300 dpi, with steps for Canva, Word, Illustrator and Photoshop.
Set up a business card in the size guideWhat size is my flyer file?
1819 × 2551 px
A5 flyer with 3 mm bleed at 300 dpi. Also A4, A6 and DL.
Find your flyer file size in the flyer guidePress play for the short version. The full 2026 report has the sources behind it.
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What to print for Black Friday: poster sizes A0-A4 in mm and cm, flyers A4-DL, stickers and banners, with bleed and a file check.
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