Feedback for digital foil Cards

Scott · July 8, 2022, 4:02pm

Have you checked out our new product launch announcement? Well pop over to our post in Creator news and feel free to leave any feedback or comments, here.

Thanks,
The Creator Team.

Wildart · July 8, 2022, 7:06pm

Hi, I started to place a design on one of these postcards(to test which designs would work best), selecting rose gold foil first, and there is no sign of foil at all in the previews. hmm. here’s the designing page of this.

https://www.zazzle.com/pd/spp/pt-zazzle_foilholidaypostcard?dz=5f04c401-2840-4fba-9b1e-050d9c3d55c0

Tanya_G · July 8, 2022, 7:51pm

Thanks, Scott! I’m very happy that we now have this option, and in plenty of time for the coming holiday season.

A few observations:

In the design tool, I think it would make more sense if the “Front foil” layer appeared at the top as it does in the flat foil holiday card design tool, rather than at the bottom - this would better distinguish it from the non-foil “Front” layer.
I would love to see video in situ views to showcase the foil effect.
I think the in situ view should appear at the top of the preview thumbnails-it almost looks like an afterthought at the bottom.
I think the actual display area in the in situ/flat lay image is too limited/small, doesn’t properly showcase the product and doesn’t allow the design to pop. I feel like my design looks a bit lost and overpowered. Thanks.

REDTRUCK · July 12, 2022, 4:42am

Hi Scott! Is there a tutorial on creating foil cards? I have tried in the past and did not understand. Thanks AND great job on this new platform!

CarolineBM · July 12, 2022, 8:56am

Hi Scott, I just created a card, but I am not able to put the card for sale, I have only the button ‘edit design’ or 'add to cart’, but not ‘sell it’ button.

Could someone help me out?

Thanks,

Caroline

IowaShots · July 12, 2022, 1:27pm

This us a great idea! I love Zazzle! It’s awesome to get the new notifications, I"m leagally blind and it will make keepinng in the loop easier! Thank ou to the Zazzle folks

tnestico · July 12, 2022, 4:22pm

Select the front foil page for it to work, not the regular front page.

Scott · July 12, 2022, 7:15pm

Can you try adding envelopes?

Wildart · July 12, 2022, 8:27pm

thank you, I have just seen it…

CarolineBM · July 13, 2022, 9:53am

Thanks, that worked!

Caroline

CarolineBM · July 13, 2022, 10:12am

I finished my first card, but I get a strange pop up, that tells that the glitter is simulated…?

https://www.zazzle.com/gold_dots_merry_christmas_real_foil_holiday_card-256827530766423490

Fiorenzo · July 13, 2022, 12:51pm

Two details:

The design areas are exactly the same (including the bleeds) as the regular postcards - this lets you copy and paste your postcard designs into the new card without any adaptation but for moving your front text to the foil design area. Well done in that regard, Z.
To publish them as regular non-holiday foil postcards, you need to add the word Postcard in your title. By doing so, it limits the department’s choice to “Invitations & Stationery > Postcards” like for the regular ones. Unfortunately, this means we will lose quite a few characters for our titles. @Z: is a regular variant of both post and flat cards on its way?

Previews:

I like how the foil texts look on the previews, for all the 3 foil types. The slightly embossed effect is well done.

Attribution:

Please round down the attribution surcharge from 7 cents to 5 cents - it would look better for a customer’s eye and it would allow us designers who choose to check the box to get rounded prices. And, again, it’s NOT an independent designer’s credit, it’s a Zazzle credit or Zazzle QR code - designers may have their own branding, and you risk to provoke misunderstandings.

Great add, overall. And thank you for having no minimum order quantity.

Fiorenzo · July 13, 2022, 12:56pm

You must get rid of your “glitter” tag. Technically, no real glitter is used on the cards, regardless of the gold foil text. That’s why you get that message.

Scott · July 13, 2022, 4:33pm

@CarolineBM this is your answer.

Scott · July 15, 2022, 6:11pm

Hey everyone, the team just posted a nice reference guide on foil invitations and cards. https://www.zazzle.com/ideas/occasions/everything-to-know-about-foil-invitations-cards

Connie · July 17, 2022, 2:13am

Do people actually send out Christmas postcards? I’m definitely jumping on the foil bandwagon this holiday season!

Laura · July 17, 2022, 2:22pm

The article shows all card shape sizes however I’m only seeing normal and rounded corner shapes as an option for the 5x7 shape only… ?

ilzelucero · August 6, 2022, 5:14pm

Through last few weeks I’ve ordered sample of my foil designs. I have come across some bumps and issues. Among my orders there were 3 vertical design foil post cards - all came in with tops and bottoms cropped off as if it was masked for horizontal layout. My initial order was two vertical designs, I called customer service - got exact same issue on a reprint, called again and finally on the third attempt got it printed right. So I ordered my third vertical design - and we are back to square one, top and bottom no foil printing. Just got the reprint in the mail. And still the same issue. This makes me wonder if I should even have vertical designs for foil post cards.

That being said, horizontals are printing great and 5x7s printed great on horizontal and vertical