FAQs

You can place orders via our website, there you can upload your artwork. You will receive confirmation along with any correspondence regarding your supplied artwork and details on delivery.

You can also place orders via email. Send us your artwork and any relevant information and we will get back to you confirming details.

You can order some of our most popular products via our website but we offer many bespoke options and print products beyond that. Please get in touch and we will be happy to help with quotes.

If you would like to re-order artwork we have previously printed for you please get in touch with your details and a description and we’ll confirm a proof back to you.

Print management services are particularly well suited to businesses with a range of printing needs. At Toucan we act as facilitators, helping to plan, buy and oversee each print job, from the initial concept to delivery of the end product. This means that we aren’t limited in the products and services we can offer, and you can cut down the time you spend sourcing from different suppliers and dealing with multiple people.

We draw on our 20-plus years of experience to determine the most cost-effective printing methods for you. And because we offer a completely personalised service from the outset, we’ll also help you to identify what style of printing, paper stock, binding and/or finishing will best suit your artwork.

Our prices are industry-competitive and cheaper than many local printers. This is because we take our fees from our suppliers, rather than passing these costs on to you.

Ultimately, we can save you time and money.

Via PayPal you can pay by credit and debit cards or bank transfer. You can do this with or without a PayPal account. We also except bank transfers direct to our account, details are on the checkout page or will be on invoices when ordered via email.

Pages on our website that contain your details like check-out and account are secured.

You will notice that we don’t include VAT in our pricing as some printed products are exempt. On products that are VATable you will see the price with the note ‘excluding vat’. You will then see the VAT applied in the cart. On exempt products the price you see is the price you will pay in the cart.

Products that are exempt from VAT include: Flyers, Leaflets, Booklets and brochures. There are some instances that VAT can be added to theses products but will will notify you if it’s applicable to your job.

Certainly! We deliver nationally via courier or carried out by us locally in Brighton and Hove. We charge a flat rate of £9.99 for courier delivery and free delivery for the Brighton & Hove area.

We have a flat charge for all deliveries in mainland UK of £7.99

We deliver for free to local deliveries in Brighton & Hove postcodes BN1, BN2, BN3

As a general rule products advertised to buy via our website take 2-3 days as standard. For very high volume that will extend to 3-5 days. For more bespoke work that is ordered via email we will advise you of the turnaround time.

If you would like to have your print for a certain deadline of very fast, please get in touch as we aim to accommodate as much as we can.

Brighton and Hove deliveries and sometimes extended to Sussex, are carried out by us. Don’t worry about being in at a certain time, we aim to fit around your needs.

Deliveries outside this area are fulfilled by courier. We will liaise with you on receipt of order to work out the best day and time.

Ordering your print through us means you are getting a personalised service. We’re more than happy to keep you informed at any point you request.

We would be very happy for you to collect at our Brighton address. It would be a pleasure to meet you! We also offer free and flexible delivery within the Brighton & Hove area to your business or home.

As part of our aim to offer a bespoke and personal customer service we always endeavour to fit to your print deadlines and not the other way round. Please get in touch with your requirements and we’ll be happy to help.

We check your files for size, bleed, resolution and colour mode. Basically everything to make sure the print quality is tickety boo. We don’t check for design, content or spelling errors.

The essential things to look for are the correct resolution, bleed, size and colour mode. We’ve created a general artwork guide here  for more detail.

Yes! We have experienced designers that can help you achieve the optimum design for your print. Please email hello@toucanprint.co.uk with your brief and we’ll be happy to guide you.

It’s the section of your design that’s trimmed off when it’s cut to final size. Its purpose is to make sure your design or image reaches the very edge of the design and there are no white edges. At Toucan, we need a 3mm bleed on all documents.

It’s best if you can add bleed before you upload your document. Some programs – like InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop – allow you to do this. But if you need any help, just get in touch. If you can’t add bleed, send us your files and we’ll do our best to add it for you. But for the best results, we recommend adding it beforehand.

Most pictures on a screen are made up from small dots of colour. Each picture is made up by a certain number of dots or pixels. Quite simply the higher the number of pixels the higher quality the picture and the larger it can be displayed or printed without distorting. If a picture is enlarged beyond a certain point it will begin to distort and appear blurry.

A screen displays at 72dpi (dots per inch) where commercial presses print at 300dpi. You will need to start your artwork at 300dpi in order for it to print cleanly without blur. If you do your artwork at 72dpi and change it later to 300dpi it won’t fix the problem.

In a nutshell RGB (red, green black) is the colour mode for pixels on a computer screen. CMKY (cyan, megenta, black, yellow) is the colour make up used by printers for all printed products. Read more here on our blog post.

When creating your project, your software program may give you the choice of working in RGB (Red, Green and Blue) or CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black). We print using CMYK (as do all printers), so it’s best if you can work in CMYK. This prevents any colour shift that can happen if we convert your document ourselves.

Colour can look different on your screen compared to a printed page. This is because screens are backlit whereas a print reflects colour. If colour is critical, get in touch and we’ll do our best to get the result you want.

PDF, JPG, TIFF, PSD, EPS (outlined) Ai. Any problems sending or converting, please email your files to hello@toucanprint.co.uk and we’ll be happy to advise you.

Single pages please. We will use our print expertise to layout any spreads, allowing for creases folds and margins.

You can use any font you like, as long as it’s embedded into the document.

Sorry you’re having issues. Please check your file type is either jpeg, pdf, psd, ai and that it doesn’t exceed 50mb. If you are still having problems please email us your files or send via wetransfer and we’ll check and place your order.