Checklist large format poster

You can pick up your order at printy at Luisenstr. 49 from Monday to Friday between 9:30 and 17:00. The lead time for individual pieces or small print runs is typically 3-4 hours. For deliveries outside the home, please provide the desired means of transportation with your delivery address. Please note: Deliveries via TUM house post or DHL may take up to 3 days.

Send us your PDF file already scaled in the desired poster size. This allows you to estimate and decide on your screen whether your PDF file offers sufficient resolution or is “pixelated”. Please do not compress images and all color representations. Create in CMYK mode with the ICC standard profile ISO Coated V2, based on Fogra 39. Place fonts and important components within the large final format with a safe distance of 10mm from the edge of the paper. This means that your information does not fall victim to the necessary cropping and letters do not fall out of the picture. Avoid thin, black border lines or bars (mourning edges), as well as cut marks. Very thin lines, so-called hairlines, can also cause problems in inkjet printing. As a general rule, positive lines (dark lines on a light background) must have a thickness of at least 0.25 points = 0.09mm. Negative lines (light line on a dark background) must have a thickness of at least 0.50 dot = 0.20mm, relative to the original format. Likewise, the total color saturation of the lines must not be less than 300%, otherwise they will appear blurry and torn. Also keep in mind that in the case of extreme reductions, fine lines disappear completely in print (e.g. fine lines created in the original DIN A0 format are reduced 35% to DIN A3).

Please send your PDF files in a single consolidated order in a timely manner. Hectic emails with confusing attachments that roll in at a 10-minute interval are not helpful and delay completion.

please let us know your intended use. We will recommend suitable material. For full-color posters with consistently high color saturation, we exclusively print on our excellent 200gr. silk matt roll paper. This material has a water-repellent surface and is therefore also suitable for outdoor poster applications. We always have suitable roll material in stock for CAD applications and any presentations of technology, architecture, and advertising.

We also cut these dimensions. More technical information and links under large format printing and print guide.

Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

at the printy retail store for small orders under €30, please pay in cash. For transactions over this amount, please pay in cash or by giro or debit card. We do not accept credit cards. Printy acknowledges small-amount invoices under €250 with a TSE-certified receipt with the VAT shown and does not create personalized invoice documents.

from new customers require prepayment.

We ask our university academics to provide the email address of the accounting department responsible for costs at their institution when picking up and invoicing. Minimum order value on invoice is €30.

Your order is usually processed very promptly and charged upon completion.