Custom Framed Posters With Your Photo or Art
A custom framed poster is your photo, artwork or lettering delivered inside a frame, so the decision on this shelf is the frame rather than the paper.
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How personalizing works
- Pick the giftAny piece here. Order one, or many of the same.
- Send a logo, photo or noteUpload a file, write us a note, or both.
- Approve your proofWe design it and email you a proof. Nothing is printed until you approve it.
Same logo on every piece: order one or many, no minimum.
Choose a wooden frame, a plain black frame, or the coloured pinewood frame to pick up a shade from the picture. Styles come in vertical and horizontal formats, with matte, semi-gloss, fine-art or museum-grade paper depending on the style. Prices run NZ$41.45–NZ$79.31 depending on the style. A framed poster suits a wedding or family photograph, an anniversary or housewarming gift, a nursery wall, an office or reception print, or a piece of your own artwork. Upload one image; we set it inside the frame and email you a proof, so you see exactly what the crop keeps before anything is made. For an unframed print to roll, pin or frame yourself, the poster shelf next door is the one to browse.
Wood frame or black frame for a framed poster
A wooden frame brings warmth, which suits family photographs, a nursery and a traditional room. A black frame is the gallery default that sits quietly around almost any picture, and the coloured pinewood style lets the frame pick up a colour from the image itself.
Orientation follows the photo: a landscape, a group shot or a skyline goes in a horizontal frame, a portrait or a single figure in a vertical one.
Getting a photo ready for a frame
A frame covers a thin band around the edge of the print, so keep names, dates and faces a little way inside the edge and let the background run out to it. The proof shows your image in place before anything is made.
For a sharp result, the file should hold about 300 DPI at the printed size; the guide to preparing artwork for printed paper explains resolution, bleed and the safe area in more depth.
Framed posters next to other wall art and gifts
Framed or not is the first fork: unframed posters roll, pin or hang from a hanger, and a canvas print puts the photo on canvas instead. A framed photo pairs with a photo calendar for the year ahead, and as a gift it sits well beside a candle or a blanket carrying the same picture.
Custom Framed Posters With Your Photo or Art — common questions
- Should a framed poster have a wood or a black frame?
- Wood for warmth, family photographs and a traditional room; black for a cleaner, modern look that suits black-and-white photography, city prints and offices. The choice is about the room it will hang in rather than the picture.
- How do I choose a frame colour for a custom framed poster?
- Take the frame colour from something already in the picture, such as a dress, a sky or a team colour, and the two tie together; black is the safe gallery choice for almost any photograph. For a frame in a colour, look at the coloured pinewood style.
- Should my framed poster be horizontal or vertical?
- Match the frame to the photo. Landscapes, group shots and skylines go horizontal; portraits and single standing figures go vertical. Forcing a wide photo into a vertical frame crops its sides, and the proof shows exactly what the crop keeps before anything is made.
- Do I need to buy a frame separately for a framed poster?
- No. The frame is part of every product on this shelf, so the poster arrives already framed. If you would rather use a frame you own, the unframed posters on the poster shelf are the ones to choose.
- How do I plan a gallery wall of framed posters?
- Keep one frame finish across the wall, all black or all wood, and mix vertical and horizontal formats for rhythm. A shared frame colour holds a set of different photographs together, even when the pictures themselves have nothing in common.
- Can a quote or a name go in a framed poster?
- Yes. Type the words, upload a lettered design, or combine a photo with a name and a date. Keep text a little way in from every edge, because the frame covers a thin band around the print, and check the proof before you approve it.