Paper Sample Pack

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Paper is the one thing a screen cannot show you. The Index is our free swatch book: one page per stock, printed on that stock, 27 stocks from 100gsm letterhead to 420gsm cards. Posted to you, or collect it from South Perth.

Feel it before you order it

Paper is the one thing a screen cannot show you. The Index is our swatch book: one page per stock, printed on that stock, so you can hold the 200gsm your capability statement will be on, flick to the 420gsm your cards will be on, and pass the whole thing around the office. Order it here and we post it, or collect it from the shop.

What's in it

Twenty-seven stocks, each page labelled with the type, the weight and what we use it for. Satin from 113gsm up to 420gsm. Uncoated from 100gsm letterhead through to 400gsm greeting and loyalty cards. Recycled at 150, 200, 250 and 350gsm. Synthetic at 150, 200 and 280 microns for the things that get wet or torn. Vinyl labels in gloss and matte, and paper labels in vellum, gloss and matte. The pages are ordered so the weight climbs as you turn them, which is the quickest way to learn what a gsm number feels like.

Who it's for

Anyone choosing between two stocks and not wanting to guess. Office managers specifying a brand refresh, designers signing off a client job, a business picking the paper for its first capability statement. If you are deciding between a satin and an uncoated, or a 300 and a 350, this settles it in a minute.

What it costs

Nothing. One pack per business, posted anywhere in Australia or collected from South Perth.

What happens next

We post packs the next business day. When you have picked your stock, order the job on the product page, or send us what you are printing and we will tell you which page of The Index it belongs on.

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Printed on the stock it describes: Every page of The Index is the paper it is talking about, so you see how colour sits on it, not a photo of it.

Every stock we hold: Twenty-seven stocks, the same ones the product pages on this site are priced on, so what you feel is what you get.

Weight you can learn by hand: Pages climb from light to heavy as you turn them. After one flick through, gsm numbers mean something.

Free, post or pickup: One pack per business, posted next business day or collected from the shop in South Perth.

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Where can I get free paper samples in Perth?

Tako Print posts a free swatch book, The Index, to any business in Australia, or you can collect it from our shop in South Perth. It covers the 27 stocks we print on, satin, uncoated, recycled, synthetic and labels, with one page printed on each stock and labelled with its weight and what it is used for. Order it on this page and it goes out the next business day.

What paper stock should I choose?

Satin for anything with photos or colour that needs to stay sharp, uncoated for stationery, forms and anything people write on, recycled where the brief asks for it, synthetic for menus, tags and documents that get wet, and heavier weights as the piece gets smaller and more handled. Flyers sit around 150 to 250gsm, folded capability statements on 200gsm, booklet covers on 250 to 300, business cards on 350 to 420. The Index shows each of those weights side by side so the choice takes a minute, not a phone call.

Why order a sample pack before printing?

Because the difference between 300gsm and 350gsm, or satin and uncoated, is obvious in the hand and invisible on a screen, and a wrong call on a run of 500 cards or 100 capability statements is money. A sample pack costs nothing and turns a guess into a decision. It also gives everyone approving the job the same thing to hold, which is quicker than describing paper in an email.

How it works

Three steps, no surprises

Order online

Pick your size and options, see the price as you go, and upload your artwork. No artwork yet? Add our design service.

We check and proof

Every file gets our preflight check before it prints. If something needs fixing, we sort it and send you a proof to approve first.

We print it

We manage the whole run from our South Perth shop, check it before it goes out, and let you know the moment it's ready.

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