Self-serve print studio
Design and Order Custom Printed Notebooks and Cards
Archive Paper & Press is an online custom printing and design studio. Upload your artwork, position it on the real printed size, preview the finished product and approve it for professional printing — all in your browser.
Design custom spiral notebooks, custom staple-bound notebooks, custom greeting cards and custom business cards.
Design Studio
Choose your product
How It Works
Six simple steps, no print jargon
Everything happens in your browser. When you approve, we receive a production-ready PDF and go straight to press.
01
Choose your product
Spiral notebooks, staple-bound notebooks, greeting cards or business cards.
02
Pick a size
Your design canvas is built to the exact printed dimensions you choose.
03
Upload your artwork
Drag and drop a PDF, PNG, JPG or SVG. We centre and fit it for you automatically.
04
Position it
Drag, scale, rotate and crop against clear bleed, trim and safe-area guides.
05
Preview the real product
See your artwork on a realistic mockup of the finished, physical product.
06
Approve and submit
Approve once and we receive a production-ready PDF — no proof emails required.
Print Quality
We check your artwork as you design
The moment you upload, we measure the effective resolution at your chosen printed size. 600 DPI or higher is recommended for best print quality — artwork below 600 DPI may result in lower-quality printing.
Recommended Resolution · 600 DPI or higher
This artwork meets our recommended resolution of 600 DPI or higher for best print quality.
Resolution Warning · Below 600 DPI
Printing below 600 DPI may result in reduced sharpness, softness or visible pixelation. You can still approve it, or upload higher-resolution artwork or reduce the printed size.
Vector artwork · SVG · PDF · Studio text
Vector artwork and text created in the Design Studio stay sharp at any printed size, so the 600 DPI recommendation does not apply.
Accepted file types
PDF · PNG · JPG · SVG
Recommended: PDF, PNG or a JPG at 600 DPI or higher at final print size.
Upload these
- Original artwork files
- High-resolution logos
- High-resolution photographs
- Exported print PDFs
Avoid these
- Screenshots
- Images copied from social media
- Small website images
- Compressed messaging-app images
Images downloaded from Facebook, Instagram, text messages, or websites are often too small for high-quality printing.
Why Archive Paper & Press
Made properly, or not at all
Handmade Craftsmanship
Every notebook is trimmed, bound and inspected by hand in our studio.
Premium Paper
Cotton, uncoated and textured stocks chosen for the way they hold ink.
Professional Printing
Precise colour and clean registration on runs of ten or ten thousand.
Made to Order
Nothing sits in a warehouse. Your order is produced when you place it.
Personalized Service
You work directly with the person making your order, start to finish.
Small Business Care
A studio small enough to answer every question and remember your name.
Custom Orders
Your name, on paper worth keeping
Most of what leaves the studio is made for someone specific. Bring us a logo, a date, a colour, a rough idea — we'll turn it into something people hold on to.
- Businesses
- Corporate gifts
- Schools
- Churches
- Nonprofits
- Events
- Conferences
- Wedding welcome gifts
- Restaurants
- Retail brands
The Process
Four steps, start to finish
Share Your Vision
Tell us the product, quantity and date. Send artwork if you have it — we'll help if you don't.
Approve Your Design
We prepare a digital proof and, for larger runs, a physical sample of your paper and print.
Handmade Production
Your order is printed, folded, bound and trimmed by hand in the studio.
Delivered with Care
Everything is packed by hand, protected properly, and shipped with tracking.
In Their Words
From the people we make for
“The notebooks arrived better than the proof. Our team noticed the paper before they noticed the logo.”
“We ordered welcome gifts for 180 wedding guests. Every box was perfect and every question was answered same day.”
“Our school has reordered journals three years running. The consistency and the care are why.”
Newsletter
Notes from the Studio
New paper stocks, seasonal card releases and occasional glimpses of what's on the bench. No noise.