Certificates templates
A certificate is a formal document, and the format punishes improvisation: the name has to be the largest element after the title, the signature lines need real room, and a decorative border has to hold an even margin all the way round. Both sizes are landscape and print on heavier cover stock, with foil and raised spot UV available for the seal.
100 starting layouts, drawn for 11 × 8.5"
Each one opens in the studio as editable layers. The wording is a placeholder — replace it with yours and the layout holds.
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Sizes we print
2 sizes in 2 proportions — a layout survives a change of size, not a change of proportion, which is why the grid above is drawn for the size marked below.
1.29 : 1 landscape
- 11 × 8.5"templates drawn here
1.55 : 1 landscape
- 17 × 11"
How this file has to be built
- Bleed 0.125" · safety 0.125"
- Backgrounds run 0.125" past the cut line so trimming never opens a white sliver; anything that must survive stays 0.125" inside it. The studio canvas is the cut line itself — magenta edge — and the dashed guide inside it is the safety margin.
- 300 DPI at final size
- Small format is read at arm's length, so photos and logos need the full 300. One side or both, your choice at checkout.
- Foil mask · Raised spot UV mask
- These ride as separate masks, not as part of the artwork: 100% black where the layer lands, white where it does not. Design the ink in the studio and send the mask alongside it.
- · Decorative borders sit on the trim line — the safety margin is what keeps them even after cutting.
- · A foil or raised-UV seal needs its own 100% K mask file: black where the finish lands.
- · Leave the recipient name and date as editable fields if you plan to fill them by hand.
What it costs printed
Prices are the catalogue entry point for each item, computed by the same engine that charges at checkout. Stock, finish, size and quantity move the number — the configurator on each page shows it live.
Certificates questions
- Why do borders drift on printed certificates?
- Because a border drawn exactly on the trim line has nowhere to go when the sheet shifts a hair in the cutter. Give the border its own margin inside the safety line and it stays even on every copy.
- Can I add a gold seal?
- Yes — certificates support foil and raised spot UV. Design the ink layer in the studio and send the seal as a separate 100% black mask.
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