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Poster Printing
Elevate your visuals with our custom sheet-fed offset printing posters, offering superior quality compared to standard digital printing. Our offset printing delivers premium posters with enhanced detail and sharper images, perfect for orders of 100 copies or more at competitive prices. Available in standard sizes like A0, A1, A2, as well as fully customized dimensions, and a variety of premium papers and finishes, we tailor our services to meet your unique needs. Choose QinPrinting for high-quality, detailed, and cost-effective poster printing solutions that make a lasting impression.
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Common Poster Sizes
Campaign objectives and also where the posters will be displayed. They must be easily visible and capture attention. But at the same time, they must be an appropriate size for the space they will occupy. A large format poster coupled with faithful color reproduction gives your artwork and message the best chance to speak. But a smaller poster may be a better fit if it’s to be displayed in a more intimate space. While the exact dimensions depend on your artwork, the purpose of your poster, and the layout, we print most posters on premium art paper in portrait orientation. A landscape-oriented poster is always an option, however, and we can print them in the same sizes as more common portrait posters. The most common poster sizes we offer are:
- A0—this poster size is 33.11″ by 46.81″ (841 mm by 1189 mm). A0 size posters are big! They’re often used as large-scale planners, explanatory or educational charts, festival programs, public announcements, academic posters, to promote entertainment and events, and more. A0 posters are used to communicate ideas in public information campaigns or to advertise commercial sales, offers, and product deals.
- A1—the standard size for this poster in most of the world is 23.39″ by 33.11″ (594 mm by 841 mm) with a popular 34″ x 22″ variation in the US. A1 posters are used in promotional activities and for advertising movies and concerts.
- A2—these very common posters are almost half the size of their A1 counterparts. A2 posters are 16.53″ by 23.39″ (420mm x 594mm). These posters are commonly used in restaurants, shopping malls, and stores to promote menus, products, and events.
- 24″ by 36″—these fall between A0 and A1 poster sizes. Trade shows, art shows, and commercial businesses are some of the most common areas in which this poster size is used.
Compared to digital printing services, as a fully equipped and specialist offset printer, we can offer all kinds of advantages when it comes to printing your posters. With a wide range of state-of-the-art printing machines at our disposal, we can offer discounts on large and short print runs of, for example, 24″ by 36″ posters by running them on a specific machine. While on longer print runs and for our biggest posters like A0, we can keep costs down by using several large-scale printers simultaneously. This also enables us to offer super-fast turnaround times as low as 48 hours before shipping.
Best Poster Paper Options
With all posters, whatever their size and purpose, quality and presentation are vital to the message you want to communicate. We recommend printing on premium-quality gloss or matte art paper to get the most effective and eye-catching results. Gloss and matte both have coated surfaces, ideal for stunning printing that will reproduce your photographs and artwork with faithful color, perfect contrast, and fine-grained detail. Gloss paper is often best for large-scale full-color posters with perhaps less text, whereas posters with more text may benefit from matte paper. Matte paper will still give sumptuous color or black-and-white art reproduction while making the text easier to read. Here’s a helpful list of suggested papers for different poster sizes:
A0-Sized Posters Paper
- 200 gsm / 135 lb gloss text paper
- 250 gsm / 169 lb gloss text paper
- 300 gsm / 203 lb gloss text paper
- 350 gsm / 237 lb gloss text paper
- 200 gsm / 135 lb matte text paper
- 250 gsm / 169 lb matte text paper
- 300 gsm / 203 lb matte text paper
A1-Sized Posters Paper
- 157 gsm / 106 lb gloss text paper
- 200 gsm / 135 lb gloss text paper
- 250 gsm / 169 lb gloss text paper
- 157 gsm / 106 lb matte text paper
- 200 gsm / 135 lb matte text paper
- 250 gsm / 169 lb matte text paper
A2-Sized Posters Paper
- 105 gsm / 71 lb coated text paper
- 128 gsm / 87 lb coated text paper
- 157 gsm / 106 lb coated text paper
- 200 gsm / 135 lb coated text paper
- 100 gsm / 68 lb uncoated text paper
- 120 gsm / 81 lb uncoated text paper
- 140 gsm / 94 lb uncoated text paper
24" by 36"-Sized Posters Paper
- 157 gsm / 106 lb gloss text paper
- 200 gsm / 135 lb gloss text paper
- 250 gsm / 169 lb gloss text paper
- 157 gsm / 106 lb matte text paper
- 200 gsm / 135 lb matte text paper
- 250 gsm / 169 lb matte text paper
Lamination and Special Finishes
We also offer a range of lamination options to add visual zest to your posters while also providing an extra level of protection from weather, fingerprints, scuffing, tearing, and UV light damage. The most cost-effective and popular laminates are gloss and matte which offer excellent protection and durability at a low cost. For a luxury look and feel, we also offer soft touch lamination which has a beautiful, almost velvety effect. Ultra-violet coating and varnishing are other potentially useful options.
You may also want to add special touches to really make your poster stand out from the crowd. Options include foil stamping in gold, silver, copper, bronze, and a range of other colors; embossing and debossing; and UV spot coating. And if you have large posters destined for long exposure in outdoor spaces, ask us about sun-resistant inks, too.
Poster storage, packing, and distribution solutions
We can store your poster for up to a year, during which time we’ll deliver them to you or your chosen distributor—including the Amazon warehouse if you’re an Amazon seller—on request.
We ship posters flat or in tubes. Most customers prefer for us to ship their posters flat as it takes up less space in the containers and so costs less. To flat pack your posters, we lay them in stacks enclosed in waterproof packaging paper. Next, we put the stacks into a robust carton custom made to fit the posters exactly to avoid damage and again keep costs down. Then we tape all the edges and corners of the carton before shrink-wrapping and loading onto a pallet if it is to ship by sea, otherwise we don’t use a pallet as it’s not needed to ship by air and would add extra weight. Tube packing is more expensive because it takes up more space in the transport containers.
We offer shipments either by sea or by air with our trusted partners at FedEx and DHL. You can be confident that we will choose the most economical shipment option for you based on your delivery address.
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From start to finish, Jane was incredibly informative and helpful.
Also great communication.
My books arrived, and are beautiful!
Jane was prompt and had GREAT attention to detail were exceptional. Most of my emails were answered within 24 hours, and Jane went above and beyond by sending pictures, samples, and clear explanations to help me understand all the technical aspects of book printing. She even reviewed my proofs thoroughly and pointed out a few important adjustments I needed to make to my PDF files.
Shipping was faster than expected, and when I compared the final copies from Qin Printing with those from IngramSpark, Qin’s quality was far superior. The materials looked more polished; paper is higher quality, and the print was crisper. Each book was carefully wrapped.
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You can get an immediate idea of the costs of poster printing with our at-a-glance pricing charts.
Poster Printing Price Chart
| Quantity | 500pcs | 1000pcs | 2500pcs | 5000pcs | 7500pcs | 10000pcs | 20000pcs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.7″ x 16.5″ | $0.300 each $150 total | $0.174 each $174 total | $0.104 each $261 total | $0.083 each $416 total | $0.075 each $565 total | $0.072 each $721 total | $0.067 each $1,333 total |
| 16.5″ x 23.4″ | $0.356 each $178 total | $0.234 each $234 total | $0.165 each $413 total | $0.143 each $713 total | $0.135 each $1,013 total | $0.131 each $1,314 total | $0.131 each $2,611 total |
| 23.4″ x 33.1″ | $0.480 each $240 total | $0.356 each $356 total | $0.288 each $721 total | $0.265 each $1,327 total | $0.267 each $2,003 total | $0.264 each $2,635 total | $0.263 each $5,250 total |
| 24″ x 36″ | $0.750 each $375 total | $0.572 each $572 total | $0.472 each $1,180 total | $0.443 each $2,217 total | $0.443 each $3,325 total | $0.441 each $4,413 total | $0.440 each $8,803 total |
- 200 gsm / 87 lb coated text paper, gloss lamination, full color printing
- Please note that all prices are EXW our facility and do not include shipping costs.
Feel free to share your artwork with us through email, Sprend, or WeTransfer to [email protected]. Or send us a share link via Dropbox or Google Drive.
For printing purposes, we require artwork in high-resolution PDF format, which includes 0.125 inches / 3 mm bleed.
Offset printing uses the CMYK color space.
You can get acquainted with our quality, products, and paper stocks by ordering a sample pack from here.
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At QinPrinting, we pride ourselves on our customer service and helpfulness as much as our deep knowledge of every aspect of printing technology. Get in touch today to discuss your individual needs or to request a no-obligation quote. We can’t wait to help you make your posters the most breath-taking yet!
