Print ready file checklist before you send artwork to a printer in Dubai
The questions, PDF/X settings and final checks that turn artwork into files a printer in Dubai can run without calling you back.
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Flyers, brochures, booklets, letterheads, stamps, certificates, envelopes and branded gifts, designed in Arabic and English and supplied as print ready files for the printer you choose.
The print range
Each card below opens a page with sizes, file requirements and briefing notes for that one item of print design in Dubai. If you are not yet sure which piece you need, the comparison further down sorts them by the job they do.
Single sheet flyers for offers, openings and events across the UAE, written around one clear message and delivered as print ready files for the printer you choose.
ExploreCompany profiles, training manuals, event programmes and product guides laid out page by page in Arabic, English or both, and supplied as print ready files for the printer you choose.
ExploreBilingual company letterheads that carry the right particulars, print cleanly in an office laser printer and work as an editable template for everyday letters and quotations.
ExploreTraining, award, membership and recognition certificates designed in Arabic and English, set up for names to be merged from a spreadsheet, and supplied as print ready files for the printer you choose.
ExploreBranded DL, C5 and C4 envelopes designed around your letterhead, with window positions, flap artwork and Arabic return addresses set up as print ready files for the printer you choose.
ExploreBranding artwork for notebooks, drinkware, tech accessories, bags and gift boxes, prepared for each decoration method and handed to the gift supplier you choose.
ExploreFolded brochures that walk a reader from cover to contact panel in Arabic, English or both, planned fold by fold and supplied as print ready files for the printer you choose.
ExploreRound, oval, square and rectangular company stamps laid out in Arabic and English from your trade licence, drawn to stay legible at stamp size, and supplied as vector artwork for the stamp maker you choose.
ExploreDine in menus for restaurants, cafés and hotel outlets across the UAE, laid out in Arabic and English and supplied as print ready files for the printer you choose.
ExploreBurger boxes, fries scoops, pizza boxes and bags for UAE food brands, designed on your manufacturer's dieline and supplied as print ready artwork.
ExplorePrinted menus that travel in delivery bags, sit by the door and bring customers back to order direct, designed for UAE restaurants and supplied as print ready files for your printer.
ExploreInvestor decks, sales presentations and conference slides for UAE companies, built as editable PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slides files your team can keep using.
ExploreSwing tags for fashion labels, abaya houses and gift brands in the UAE, laid out for price, size, care and story in Arabic and English, and supplied as print ready files.
ExplorePaper placemats, tray liners and children's activity mats for UAE restaurants, hotels and cafés, laid out around the plate and supplied as print ready files for your printer.
ExplorePull up banners for exhibitions, events, clinics and showrooms in the UAE, designed to be read from across an aisle and supplied as print ready large format files.
ExploreBilingual Arabic and English business cards for founders, sales teams and whole companies in the UAE, with QR codes that scan and print ready files for your printer.
ExploreChoosing
Most print requests in the UAE fall into three families: pieces that sell, pieces that make a company look official, and pieces people keep. Start from the job, then pick the format.
| You need to | Best fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Announce one offer, opening or event | Flyer | One sheet and one message, easy to hand out in volume |
| Explain a service range on a single folded sheet | Brochure | Panels let a reader move from promise to detail to contact |
| Present a company profile, programme or manual | Booklet | Enough pages for real content, bound so it survives handling |
| Send letters, quotations and formal notices | Letterhead and envelope | Carries the company particulars and keeps correspondence consistent |
| Endorse documents and delivery notes | Company stamp | Shows the licensed trade name in a form banks and authorities recognise |
| Recognise staff, trainees or partners | Certificate | A formal record people frame, file or add to a portfolio |
| Thank clients or mark Ramadan, Eid or a launch | Corporate gifts | Branded items that stay on a desk long after a campaign ends |
Restaurants and cafés usually start with menu design, retailers with hang tags, and exhibitors with a roll up banner. Those pages cover their own formats.
What you receive
A design that looks right on screen can still fail at the press. Colours shift, text lands in the trim, and Arabic letters break apart when a font is substituted. Every piece in this group is finished against a checklist before it leaves us, and we ask for your printer’s own specification first, because presses, stamp makers and gift suppliers each set their own limits.
Print design for Dubai clients is prepared for four colour process printing, the method offset presses use. The international reference for controlling that process is ISO 12647-2, and many printers ask for files prepared to a profile based on it. Screens show colour in RGB, so we check critical brand colours in CMYK or as named spot colours before approval rather than after the proof arrives.
Two languages
Bilingual print is normal in Dubai and it is where most avoidable errors appear.
The W3C Arabic layout requirements note that when Arabic is the main script, pages and documents are also set from right to left. That changes panel order on a brochure, binding side on a booklet and where the eye lands first on a letterhead.
Phone numbers, licence numbers and dates stay left to right inside Arabic text. We check every mixed line by eye, because a reversed digit on a stamp or certificate is expensive to fix once produced.
Arabic company names are taken from your licence, not retyped from memory. If the copy itself needs writing or translating, our Arabic and English translation service covers marketing text.
Paper sizes
Offices across the UAE use the ISO 216 A series, where each size is half the one above it: A3, A4, A5, A6. Designing to that system means a letter fits its envelope, a flyer can be cut from a standard sheet and a booklet folds from a larger page with no waste. Special sizes are possible, but it pays to confirm them with the printer early, because unusual trims can mean custom cutting.
How a print job runs
Print design projects in Dubai follow the same six stages as the rest of our work. The brief matters most here: tell us the quantity, the printer or supplier, where the piece will be used and who reads it first, Arabic or English readers. Related brand work sits under brand identity design and logo design.
You tell us what you need, who it is for and what it has to achieve. A short call or a WhatsApp message is enough to start.
A written scope and a fixed price within 45 minutes during business hours. No obligation.
Design, writing, production or build, done by the people who specialise in that exact work.
You see the work before it goes anywhere, comment in one place, and approve it.
Final files, live campaigns or a launched site, handed over with everything you need to use them.
Where the work is ongoing, we measure what happened and decide the next step with you.
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No. We design and prepare the files, and you place the order with the printer, stamp maker or gift supplier you prefer. If you already have a supplier, tell us at the brief stage so we can build the files to their specification from the start.
Yes. Send the guidelines, logo files and any colour references you have. If there are no guidelines yet, we can agree a small set of rules for colour, type and logo use before the first piece is designed, so later pieces stay consistent.
Every project gets a fixed written quote, scoped to your brief. We send a written fixed price proposal within 45 minutes during business hours, with no obligation to go ahead.
Yes, and it often works out better. A letterhead, envelope and stamp briefed together share the same name block, address wording and Arabic spelling, which removes a whole class of errors.
The main deliverable is a press PDF built to your printer's specification, with trim marks and bleed where needed. For items like letterheads and certificates we can also supply an editable template for everyday use in the office.
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