Please allow us to create digital downloads prior too public release date

[LMGildersleeve]

Many of us were all set to start creating digital downloaded content before the deadline change. It would be wonderful if we could create our products as they stay hidden from the public so that when this became active we'd be all set to go.

Obviously like the advanced new product scheme we would not be able to promote the products until Zazzle make them public.

We are excited and want to be proactive. 💐

[CreativeLeahG]

Try your desired designs for now on iphone mockups to see if they fit, this will give you a headsup re what you will need to create new designs for re evites etc. I've been doing this and some fit lovely and others not so much. My tips would be to keep text to a central column and space out the text so that whatever the invite size the text will fit centrally on the screen with nothing going over the edges. Design graphics would also need to fit in this 'column'. Allow an inch above and below text/design. If new products are designed like this, they can be public and ready to go or transfer when evites arrive.

@Scott 

When Zazzle goes live with this there will be a LOT of designs that do not fit mobiles the way the customer might expect of a digital download offered for 'sharing digitally'. This could present a customer services refund issue. Hence the sooner we do have a specific design tool for evites the better for all. Just my thoughts having tried various of my own designs to see how they look on devices.

[LMGildersleeve]

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@CreativeDesign wrote:
When Zazzle goes live with this there will be a LOT of designs that do not fit mobiles the way the customer might expect of a digital download offered for 'sharing digitally'. This could present a customer services refund issue. Hence the sooner we do have a specific design tool for evites the better for all. Just my thoughts having tried various of my own designs to see how they look on devices.

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@Scott  Leah's point is also my concern. As we are told the majority of shoppers come to Z via mobile, we can assume they do everything including send invitations in this fashion as well. Can you add evites templates to our product line at the very least on our wish list please? 😘 TY

[Scott]

Firstly, I'm going to close comments here. I don't think it would be beneficial to have ongoing conversations in multiple threads. If you have a suggestion then please add it to the megathread that's in General.

Our early testing of this new feature will probably answer a lot of questions as far as how this will work. I trust that our customers will figure out how to purchase an appropriately sized invitation for their personal use, and if there's an issue then our Care team will be happy to help. It's possible that you'll find that there is no need for a new design tool, or for a new invitation shape, or anything like that.