How can I print motifs on posters?

Available poster formats

We offer the following poster formats on 250 g/m² semi-gloss photo paper.

Metric:

  • Portrait: 20 x 30 cm / 40 x 60 cm / 60 x 90 cm
  • Landscape format: 30 x 20 cm / 60 x 40 cm / 90 x 60 cm
  • Square: 20x20cm / 40x40cm / 60x60cm

Imperial (United States):

  • Portrait format: 8" × 12" / 16" × 24" / 18" × 24" / 24" × 36"
  • Landscape format: 12" × 8" / 24" × 16" / 24" × 18" / 36" × 24"
  • Square: 8" × 8"/ 12" × 12"/ 24" × 24"

Design requirements

Printing posters is only possible if the following requirements are met:

  • Portrait format (2:3 / 3:4), landscape format (3:2 / 4:3) or square format (1:1).
  • Size limit: 100 megapixels
  • Resolution: at least 200 dpi
  • Minimum size (200 dpi)
    • Portrait: 4724 × 7087 px
    • Landscape format: 7087 × 4724 px
    • Square: 4724 × 4724 px
  • File formats: JPG, PNG
  • Size limit: maximum 100 MB
  • Color profile: RGB or CMYK
  • White design elements do not appear on the white poster backgrounds. You cannot print white designs
  • Additional 2mm margin on all sides (to avoid clipping)

Please note : Do not place text or other important elements 4mm from the outer edge. To protect your image from unwanted cropping, bleed is required.

Don't forget these important details:

  • Their design is clear, detailed and sharp
  • Contrast and brightness are optimally adjusted
  • You only use images that belong to you. For example, do not depict another person's face or anything else that could violate their privacy rights
  • You will only use designs that do not violate our Design Content Legal Guidelines and our Design Legal Guidelines .

Templates to download

With our templates you can easily prepare your design for poster printing. Each template contains:

  • A layer that shows you the correct size
  • A 2 mm border marked in red indicates which area could be cut off

Open the template with Photoshop or other graphics software suitable for PSD files. Then follow the poster printing checklist (see below).

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*If you are using the US version of our app, please use the templates marked North America. Sizes are adjusted to US standards (inches).

Poster printing checklist

Select a suitable template, download it, open it and drag your design onto the files desktop. Then do the following:

  • Your theme is located in the Your Theme folder.
  • Your design fills the layer exactly (the edges disappear below the red line)
  • The red border does not cover any important elements
  • The “Tutorial” level is disabled
  • The “bleed allowance” layer is deactivated (no red border visible)
  • RGB is selected as the color profile
  • Once you're done here, save your design in PNG format using File > Save As.

Handling and packaging of posters

Express or premium shipping is not possible for posters. 8" × 8" (20 cm x 20 cm) and 8" × 12" (20 cm x 30 cm) prints will be shipped in a sturdy 16" × 24" (40 cm x 60 cm) envelope. and 24" × 36" (60 cm x 90 cm) are rolled in a cardboard tube.