Promote Your Brand All Year Round
Custom printed calendars are a highly effective marketing tool, keeping your brand in front of customers every day. Whether you want to highlight promotions, showcase seasonal imagery, or simply maintain brand visibility, Thumb Cut Calendars ensure your message stays fresh all year long.
What is a Thumb Cut Calendar?
Thumb Cut Calendars feature a small cut-out at the base of each page, making it easy to flip through months effortlessly. Available in:
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16 pages (printed double-sided) or 28 pages (printed single-sided)
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High-quality 170gsm or 200gsm silk inner pages
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200gsm or 300gsm silk covers for a premium finish
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Optional gloss, matt, or soft-touch lamination for extra durability
These calendars combine practicality with a professional aesthetic, making them a must-have promotional product for businesses.
Who Benefits from Bulk Ordering?
Bulk ordering Thumb Cut Calendars is ideal for businesses looking to enhance brand visibility throughout the year. Perfect for:
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Corporate gifting – Keep your brand in front of clients all year
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Retail shops and hotels – Offer calendars as part of a loyalty programme
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Event giveaways – A cost-effective promotional tool for trade shows and exhibitions
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Customer welcome packs – Make a lasting first impression with a branded calendar
Ordering in bulk ensures cost savings and maximises the reach of your promotional campaigns.
How Do Thumb Cut Calendars Hang?
Designed for ease of use, these calendars are wire-bound with a sturdy hanging loop, allowing seamless page transitions month by month. Available in various sizes, they are perfect for displaying promotional content without taking up desk space.
Our personalised Thumb Cut Calendars are also suitable for drop shipping and print-on-demand services. Simply upload your custom design, and we’ll handle the printing and delivery for you.
Preparing Your Artwork
To ensure high-quality printing, please follow these guidelines when preparing your artwork:
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Supply as a single PDF in page order from front cover to back cover
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Maintain a safe zone of at least 15mm on the top binding edge and 10mm on all other edges
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Include 3mm bleed on all sides
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Supply in CMYK format, preferably as a PDF/X1a file
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Outline or embed fonts for consistency
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Ensure a 300dpi resolution for crisp, clear printing
Calendar Layout
For 28-page calendars, supply artwork in the following order:
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Page 1: Front cover artwork
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Page 2: Blank
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Page 3: January artwork
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Page 4: Blank
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Repeat this alternating format, ending with Page 28 as a blank reverse cover
Designed to be read from January 2025 to June 2025, then flipped over for July 2025 to January 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
16 double-sided pages print on both sides, which usually means each month shares a page with either the previous or next month's back, keeping the calendar slimmer overall. 28 single-sided pages give each month its own dedicated page printed on one side only, making for a thicker calendar but with content never printed back to back.
The wire binding physically punches through and loops around that edge, so anything placed too close risks being caught in the binding holes or obscured by the wire itself. The extra margin on that side keeps your content clear of where the binding actually sits, while the other edges only need to account for trimming.
White works well with lighter, brighter calendar designs and keeps a clean, neutral look. Black suits a bolder or more corporate design where you want the binding to feel intentional rather than blend in. Silver sits between the two, a subtle metallic that works with most colour schemes without drawing much attention to itself.
Yes, the product's built to support that kind of use, where individual calendars can be produced to order rather than needing a large upfront batch. That makes it practical for a business selling calendars under their own brand without holding stock themselves, though it's worth discussing volume and timelines with us if you're planning an ongoing dropshipping setup.
The wire binding lets pages turn, but the thumb cut, a small notch at the base of each page, makes it quicker to grab and flip straight to a specific month without fanning through every page in between. It's a small usability touch that makes the calendar feel a bit more polished and easier to navigate day to day.
