Proof first.
We print what you meant, not only what you sent: every job gets a printed proof on the real stock before the run starts.
- Sizes
- A3 to A0
- Paper
- 170 gsm silk or 135 gsm matt
- Ready
- Same day, files by 2 pm
- From
- £4 an A3
One printed proof on the real stock, free on runs of twenty or more.
Quote posters- Sizes
- A6, A5 and DL
- Paper
- 130 to 350 gsm, silk or uncoated
- Ready
- Next morning
- From
- £28 for 250 A6
Double-sided at no extra charge on runs of 500 or more.
Quote flyers- Sizes
- A5 and A6
- Paper
- 100 gsm pages, 250 gsm cover
- Ready
- In two working days
- From
- £1.90 a copy, 20 pages
Stapled, folded or wire-bound; we check the page order with you first.
Quote zines- Sizes
- 85 × 55 mm and A6
- Paper
- 400 gsm uncoated or colour board
- Ready
- Next working day
- From
- £22 for 100
Rounded corners and a second colour of board on request.
Quote cardsWalk in. Walk out with it.
No appointment and no account. Bring a file, a memory stick or the original, and watch it come off the machine.
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Copies
Black and white or colour, A4 and A3, single or double-sided.
While you wait
8p a side
Ready -
Print from a file
PDFs, photos and slides: email them to the counter or plug in a stick.
While you wait
15p a side
Ready -
Scanning
Documents, drawings and photos to PDF or TIFF, up to A3.
While you wait
£1 a scan
Ready -
Laminating
Gloss or matt pouches from A6 to A3, for menus, signs and rotas.
Ten minutes
£1.50
Ready -
Binding
Comb, wire or thermal binding for reports, theses and portfolios.
Same day
£3.50
Ready -
Large format
Plans, posters and banners up to A0 on the roll printer.
Same day
£9
Ready
Pick your paper.
Hold it before you choose it: every stock below sits in the swatch drawer by the counter.
| Stock | Weight | Feel | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond | 100 gsm | Smooth, uncoated | Letters, zine pages |
| Silk | 170 gsm | Soft sheen | Posters, flyers |
| Recycled | 120 gsm | Flecked, uncoated | Reports, menus |
| Matt board | 350 gsm | Chalky and stiff | Postcards, covers |
| Kraft | 300 gsm | Brown and rough | Tags, invitations |
| Colour card | 240 gsm | Eighteen colours | Signs, school projects |
Big is our small size.
Gig posters, plans and window bills from A3 to A0 on the roll printer, the same afternoon when the file is in by two.
Quote a poster- A6
- A5
- A4
- A3
- A2
- A1
- A0
Off the press this week.
A few of the jobs that went over the counter, as they were written on the docket.
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Exhibition posters
40 × A2 on 170 gsm silk
Thursday, 3 pm
Collected -
Holographic sticker sheets
300 × A6, kiss-cut
Friday, 11 am
Posted -
Festival poster run
250 × A3 on 170 gsm matt
Monday, noon
On the shelf -
Photo zine, 32 pages
60 copies, stapled
Tuesday, 5 pm
Collected -
Workshop posters
30 × A1 on recycled 120 gsm
Wednesday, 10 am
Posted -
Newspaper-style menus
500 × A3 on 100 gsm bond
Wednesday, 4 pm
On the shelf
Fold it, stitch it, bind it, trim it.
Finishing happens on the back bench, by hand and by machine, while you wait for most jobs.
Fold
Half, letter, Z and concertina folds, creased first so card never cracks.
Stitch
Saddle stitching for zines and programmes up to 64 pages.
Bind
Wire and comb binding that lies flat on a desk or a music stand.
Trim
Guillotined to the line with bleed, corners rounded on request.
Paper with a past.
Most of what we sell is recycled or FSC-certified. Toner cartridges go back to the maker, misprints come back as free notepads at the till, and offcuts go to the primary school round the corner.
- Recycled by defaultHouse stock is recycled unless you ask for something else.
- Notepads from misprintsGlued in pads of fifty, free with any order.
- Offcuts to the art roomCollected every Friday by the school next door.
Send it right, get it right.
Four things we check on every file. Get them right and your job skips the fix-up queue.
3 mm bleed on every edge
Let colour run past the trim, so no white hairline shows after the cut.
Crop marks, or none at all
Put them outside the bleed, or leave them off and we add our own.
Words 5 mm inside the trim
Keep text and logos clear of the blade.
Colour at 300 dpi
CMYK is best; RGB is fine too, we convert it and show you a proof first.
Email files to files@shortrun.example or bring them in on a stick.
Asked at the counter.
The questions we hear most, answered the way we would answer them across the desk.
Do I need an appointment?
No. Walk in any time we are open. For runs over a thousand sheets, ring ahead so the machine is free.
Which files do you take?
A print-ready PDF is best. We also open Word, PowerPoint, JPG, PNG and packaged InDesign files, and we will tell you if anything looks off.
How fast is same day?
Files in by 2 pm are printed, finished and on the shelf by close. Copies and prints from a stick are done while you wait.
Can I see a proof first?
Yes. Every job gets a printed proof on the real stock; it is free on runs of twenty or more and a pound otherwise.
Do you deliver?
Inside the ring road a bike courier brings it over the same evening. Anywhere else, we post it tracked the next morning.
Can you fix my layout?
Small fixes at the counter are free. A new layout, a poster or a menu from scratch is charged by the half hour.
Come in, or send it over.
- Address
- 1 Example Street, Leicester LE3 0ZZ
- Hours
- Monday to Friday 8:00–19:00, Saturday 9:00–17:00, closed Sunday
- Phone
- 0116 000 0000