Different paper sizes
Chances are you don’t know the difference between a 5x7” postcard, an A7 envelope, and a Tabloid sized piece of paper. That’s okay, a lot of designers don’t know that information when they first get started, but this info is crucial as you begin to create printed materials for clients.
My worst nightmare is for an envelope to be too small for an invitation, and that nightmare has come true only once (enough to light the fire of fear into my design soul forever). So I scoured the internet for a quick guide, and here is one that that I’ve found to be helpful. My goal is to create a graphic that’s bit more optimized and clear to non-designers, but the guide below really does the job.
What size paper should I use?
For invitations (save the dates, wedding suites, announcements, baby showers, bridal showers, postcards, postcard magnets, etc.) I tend to recommend 5x7” or 4x6”. Envelope-wise, 5x7” cards fit inside of A7 envelopes , and 4x6” cards fit inside of A6 size envelopes. Those are standard sizes that typically don’t require extra postage (sometimes they do depending on weight). They also aren’t offensively large, which is important especially if you’re creating something for people to say, put on their fridge or have on-hand for an event. For event booklets, I tend to go 5x7” size pages or 8x10” pages.
Quick Paper Size Guide
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