A message with room to explain
Flat, folded or multi-page brochures can carry supporting detail and a clear response.
BUSINESS PRINT
Brochures, folders and printed stationery.
Fastprint supplies brochures, presentation folders, letterheads, rack cards, postcards and notepads for New Zealand businesses and organisations. A short handout, a detailed sales pack and everyday office stationery need different formats. The comparisons below can help you decide where to start, even if the paper or finished size is still open.
FIND THE FORMAT
Which printed format fits the job?
The amount of information and the moment in which it is used are more useful starting points than paper size alone.
A brochure gives a reader time and space to understand a service, product range or event. Rack cards and postcards are better suited to a shorter message that needs to work on a counter, in a display, through the post or inside a pack. A presentation folder becomes useful when several separate pieces need to arrive together and remain organised.
Letterheads and notepads belong to everyday work rather than a one-off campaign. Their value lies in a clear writing area, a practical sheet size and a layout that still works when a letter, form or handwritten note is added. The right format is the one that makes the next task easier for the person using it.
If the format is still open, Fastprint can start with what the piece needs to contain and how it will be used. A price sheet in a folder needs to fit its pocket; a rack card needs to fit its display; a notepad needs enough writing space. Those details give a recommendation something practical to work from.
A short piece to display or hand out
Rack cards and postcards keep a concise message easy to see, take away or place in a pack.
Several items that belong together
Presentation folders organise brochures, forms, price sheets and cards for one handover.
A sheet used repeatedly
Letterheads and notepads support correspondence, forms, notes and routine office work.
JUDGING THE RESULT
Good business print is easy to use.
Clear reading, sensible proportions and appropriate handling matter more than decoration for its own sake.
Quality shows in practical details: type that remains comfortable at finished size, folds that support the order of the content, pockets that hold the intended inserts and stock that suits the way the piece will be mailed, displayed, filed or written on. A strong photograph or finish cannot compensate for a format that makes the information awkward to use.
The physical result should also feel coherent. Size, paper, printed sides and construction need to agree with the artwork rather than behave like separate selections. That means a brochure should open naturally, a folder should close around its contents and a notepad should leave enough space for the work it was meant to support.
Fastprint checks the product, artwork, quantity, construction and delivery requirement as one job. Available sizes, stocks, finishes and production details are confirmed with the quote, so the recommendation can be based on the intended use rather than an assumed standard format. Quote and proof approval happen before production begins.
Clear at finished size
Headings, body copy, contact details and images remain legible and balanced when the piece is held or displayed.
Suitable for handling
The format and material suit the way the piece is posted, carried, stored, written on or used repeatedly.
Built as intended
Pages, folds, pockets, slots and printed sides agree with the artwork and with the finished item being quoted.
GET A QUOTE
Not sure which format fits? Start with the job.
Tell us who will use the piece, what it needs to communicate, how it will be distributed, the approximate quantity, destination and required date. Add artwork or a preferred format when you have them; they are not required for the first conversation.
- What the piece needs to achieve
- Audience and setting
- How it will be distributed or used
- Approximate quantity
- Preferred format or size if known
- Artwork or artwork status
- Delivery destination
- Required date