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Studio Grid Swiss-style certificate template
A Swiss grid, a strong title, tiny alignment marks and a generous image area.
Studio design, free during launch Modern Swiss
Use this template
Portrait by default, with a landscape version that moves the plate to the right. No account needed until you download.
Sample: studio screenprint, 18/50. Front with a photo, behind without.
Studio Grid with a photo and without
The whole artwork sits on a neutral plate (fit entire image by default): across the page for a landscape photo, at the left with the work’s title beside it as a caption for a portrait or square photo, and on the right half of a landscape page. Without a photo, the title is set large and heavy in the plate’s place. Without a certificate number, the lozenge carries the date of issue.
Shown in Signal red with a sample painting.
What it suits
Best for: Design studios and contemporary makers.
Studio Grid looks like it came out of a design studio: a strict grid, numbered rows, small registration marks and the certificate number in a serial lozenge. It suits product editions, screenprints, furniture and anything sold with a clean, systematic record.
A strict grid with tiny registration marks and a fine ruler at the margin, a strong sans-serif heading beside a short metallic bar, and numbered rows (work, details, statement, signature) with hanging labels and hairline rules.
Design studios, contemporary makers, photographers and product editions that want a clean, systematic record.
More on certificates for photography, and the wording to put on a certificate.
Tip: If you add a QR code, point it at the work’s page on your own site. It sits in the signature row and links to whatever URL you give it.
Sizes, colors and finishes
Studio Grid comes in 3 paper sizes and 4 colorways. Every color below opens the editor in that variant; switching later keeps your text and edition.
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Graphite : open Studio Grid in the editor in Graphite - Signal red : open Studio Grid in the editor in Signal red
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Cobalt : open Studio Grid in the editor in Cobalt -
Forest : open Studio Grid in the editor in Forest
Sizes
- US Letter 8.5 × 11 in Portrait (default) or landscape
- A4 210 × 297 mm Portrait (default) or landscape
- A5 148 × 210 mm Portrait (default) or landscape
A5 is composed on its own rather than shrunk, so the type stays readable.
Finishes
Preview the metallic areas in gold, silver or no metallic (the design's ink color). The colorways pair with gold or silver by default, and you can switch.
Low ink keeps heavy fills and grounds off the page for home printers.
Downloads
Vector PDF with embedded fonts, PNG or JPEG, an SVG file, and the foil artwork for printer review. All free during launch, with a free account at download.
Design version 3. Reprints of an issued certificate keep the version they were issued with.
How the foil version differs
Only the fixed grid markers are foil: the four registration marks, the heading bar and the lozenge outline. The serial number inside the lozenge and all other variable text print in ordinary ink.
Foil artwork for printer review. The download is a ZIP with the full artwork, the ordinary-ink artwork and the foil layer as separate PDFs on the same page size and bleed, plus a preview and a plain-English note for your printer. Your printer confirms the foil, the paper and the tolerances before anything is made. Read how the foil files work.
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Frequently asked questions
What sizes does Studio Grid come in?
US Letter, A4 and a separately composed A5. The A5 layout is redrawn rather than shrunk, so the type stays readable.
Can I use Studio Grid without a photo?
Yes. The title is set large and heavy where the image plate was, so nothing is left as an empty box.
Is Studio Grid free?
Yes, during launch. Later it will be one of the eight Studio designs; Gallery Minimal and Edition Rosette stay free forever. See what Studio will include.
Can I add a QR code?
Yes. Add a URL you control, such as your edition page, and the certificate shows a QR code that opens it. It links to your page; it does not verify the certificate.