3 Types of Printing Styles

Full Colour Printing

Grey Scale Printing

Colour Splash Effect Printing

The difference between RGB colours and CMYK Colours for printing
– RGB colours are used mostly by web designers and on digital screens. These colours work in light and are great if you have a dark screen.

-CMYK is the universal standard in the print industry.

Below is an example of the colour difference between CMYK and RGB

SFF Designs Production Services

The possibilities to create something by mixing and matching our services are vast. By investing in the latest equipment and materials, we ensure all items produced are of the highest quality, ready for you to add the finishing touches.

These services include:

 

  1. Roll to Roll Large Format Printing – Flexible, scalable Graphics on Demand

Perfect for high-volume, flexible materials that arrive on a continuous roll. This process is designed for graphics that will be applied directly to surfaces, stretched frames, or flexible displays. With a 3.2m maximum width available, you are sure to get that seamless look

  • Best For: Custom Wallpaper, Banners, Vehicle wraps, window decals, canvas prints. Blinds, Truck tarps and much more

Pair this service with: Vinyl plotting; lamination; trimming; eyelet stamping

2. Rigid Substrate Printing (Flatbed) – Direct to material, Heavy Duty Printing

Instead of printing on vinyl and mounting it later, our advanced flatbed technology prints vibrant, high-definition ink directly onto rigid sheets of material. This creates an incredibly durable, premium finish that is perfectly flat and instantly structurally sound.

  • Best for: Estate Agent boards, rigid outdoor signage, acrylic photo blocks, wooden display panels, Lightweight foam-board indoor displays and much more
  • Pair this service with: CNC and Laser Cutting; Acrylic Bending; ACM Bending; neon Grooving

3. Vinyl Plotting (1.6m) – Precision Cut Graphics & Lettering

When your design requires sharp, solid-colour precision rather than a full print, vinyl plotting is the answer. We accurately cut intricate shapes, corporate logos, and custom lettering out of premium, self-adhesive vinyl films.

  • Best For: Vehicle lettering, frosted window logos, directional signage, and wall decals.
  • Pair this service with: Roll to roll large format printing; Weeding & masking 

4. Laser and CNC Cutting – Perfect Shapes, every Single Time

Take your designs into the third dimension. Whether you need complex, intricate patterns or light-duty structural shapes, our high-precision Laser and CNC machinery cuts through materials like acrylic, wood, and aluminium composites with absolute mathematical accuracy.

  • Best For: Custom 3D lettering, stencils, intricate screen panels, and geometric shapes.
  • Pair this service with: Rigid Substrate Printing, Acrylic bending; neon grooving; ACP Bending.

5. Laser and CNC Engraving – Permanent Premium Detailing

Add depth, texture, and sophisticated branding to your projects. Our engraving technology permanently etches high-resolution designs, text, or textures directly into the surface of acrylics, leather, and woods for a high-end, tactile finish that never fades.

  • Best For: Architectural plaque plates, back-lit acrylic signage, textured panels, and custom branding.
  • Pair this service with: Neon Grooving; Rigid Substrate Printing, Acrylic Bending.

6. ACM / ACP Bending – Architectural- Grade Structural Shaping

Transform flat Aluminium Composite Material (ACM/ACP) into sleek, rigid, three-dimensional structures. By precisely routing and folding the material, we create seamless corners and architectural trays that are exceptionally strong, lightweight, and weather-resistant.

  • Best For: Premium exterior building cladding, rigid sign trays, and display boxes.

Pair this service with: Laser & CNC Cutting; Rigid Substrate Printing

7. Neon Grooving – The Modern, Vibrant Glow

Capture the classic, eye-catching appeal of traditional neon with modern reliability. We precision-groove channels into rigid acrylic backings, perfectly matching the paths of your chosen design. This creates a flawless, secure track for flexible LED neon lighting to slot into.

  • Best For: Trendy restaurant signage, custom event backdrops, statement wall art, and night-time displays. Cupboards
  • Pair this service with: Rigid Substrate Printing; CNC and Laser Cutting; Neon Grooving

8. Acrylic Bending – Seamless Modern Curves

Eliminate harsh joints and messy glue lines. By applying controlled line-heating to premium acrylic, we cleanly fold and shape the material to create beautiful, seamless curves and rigid angles without sacrificing structural clarity.

  • Best For: Custom menu holders, sleek point-of-sale displays, clear protective screens, and modern shelving.
  • Pair this service with: Laser & CNC Cutting; Rigid Substrate Printing, Neon Grooving

9. Decorative Privacy Screens – Style Meets Functionality

Add elegance, privacy and architectural flair to any space. Whether you are after something for internal or external application we have a material for you. We are able to create stunning decorative panels featuring intricate geometric, organic or custom patterns. These screens let light and airflow pass through while creating distinct boundaries and striking visual accents.

  • Best for: Residential privacy barriers, restaurant space dividers, corporate partition walls, architectural feature facades.
  • Pair this service with: Laser & CNC cutting; Rigid Substrate Printing; ACM Bending.

Additional Services

  1. Lamination (1.6m)

Give your large-format prints a professional gloss or matte finish while adding essential scratch, scuff, and UV protection.

2. Vinyl Design Weeding & Masking

Let our production team do the tedious work. We will strip away the excess vinyl wastage (weeding) and apply transfer tape (masking) so your graphics arrive 100% installation-ready.

3. Trimming of wastage

No need to break out the utility knife. We trim away all excess border material, delivering your prints and panels exactly to your specified dimensions.

4. Banner Eyelet Stamping

Adding heavy-duty, rust-resistant metal eyelets around your banner perimeter for quick, secure, and hassle-free hanging.

5. High Resolution Image Purchase – Shutterstock

Found a design you love but don’t own the high-res file? Let us know the Shutterstock ID, and we will license and download the maximum-resolution file on your behalf to guarantee a crystal-clear print.

6. Minor Design Adjustments.

Ideally, we love for you to supply your own artwork print ready, however If your provided dimensions don’t quite scale to your chosen design, our in-house pre-press team will subtly tweak, crop, or adjust the layout to fit your space perfectly before production.

7. Courier

Once your custom order passes our strict quality control, we pack it securely and hand it over to our trusted courier network for reliable, nationwide delivery straight to your door or job site.

 
Weeding
  • After your design is printed and cut using one of our machines, your artworks go through a weeding process.
  • Weeding is a process where you remove the unwanted material leaving only the design behind.
 
Masking
  • We can mask your artwork, making it easier to apply to your chosen surface.
  • Masking is a paper or plastic film that can be placed on the top of the sticker or piece of vinyl to make the sticker easier to apply. Application tape allows the installer to see exactly where they are placing the sticker on a surface.
  • The application tape sticks to the front side of the vinyl lifting it off the vinyl backing so it can be applied.

ONE IMAGE – THREE WAYS

Weeding

This is a process of removing the cut out design from a vinyl sheet, leaving the rest of the material behind.

Reverse Weeding

This is a process of removing the material around a design from a vinyl sheet, leaving the cut out design behind.

Printing

This is a process of printing directly on a Vinyl sheet, with the colours of your choice.