Frequently Asked Questions about Classic Publishing and what we print

We specialise in printed greeting cards, printed postcards and business cards as well as correspondence cards and moving cards. We have vast experience in print as we started offering top quality printing services in 1978. Our design and print quality is superb as our standards are very high.

Our service is very efficient and reliable. We are happy to work from your own artwork or our studio can create it for you, usually at NO CHARGE. Please ask us for a quote

Yes it is. We offer to produce the artwork for your order and to supply a PDF proof without any payment up-front to show our integrity. As soon as you pass the proof, we request payment before we despatch. This website is part of The Classic Publishing Company which is a well known and respected family business. The business is owned by members of the Porter family who have vast experience of print and are very proud of their local and National reputation for integrity. We have an excellent reputation and have been producing quality printing for both local and national customers over a very long period of time (over 40 years). So yes, your money is safe and we will not run away with it! We really want our customers to be happy.

Once you have passed the proofs that we send to you and paid your invoice, our factory swings into action. Your cards will be printed to a very high standard, trimmed, creased to fold (if appropriate) and carefully packed ready for despatch to you. Despatch times vary throughout the season, but most orders are turned around within 5-7 working days from proof acceptance.

If you don't want to use our own FREE artwork services, ask around locally for recommendations or contact your local art school if your budget is tight. There are also over 11,000 graphic designers who advertise on People Per Hour but make sure that you ask to see some of the work that they have done. Please feel free to ask our advice about getting your artwork created for any printing project.

Yes we do. Any designs that you supply to us or that we create for you such as greeting cards, colour postcards, business cards, letterheads, compliment slips, brochures, catalogues or anything else are carefully archived off-site for future use. You can call off any design or project at any time in the future for a redesign, revision or for a reprint, without extra artwork costs. We keep all files for a minimum of ten years and probably much longer.

Finished artwork should be supplied as a press-quality PDF with 3mm bleed where appropriate. If you are not supplying finished artwork, your wording (copy) can be sent to us via email, together with your layout instructions etc. Images may be uploaded via our secure upload system. We are also able to scan in most artwork and photographs if you have not got a digital file. If in doubt, please ask our advice.