Thirteenth HourStudioThe Press Room · IV
A custom-print storefront, and the software that turns designs into press-ready sheets.
Visit the live site (opens in a new tab)01 · The situation
Turn a made-to-order print studio into a store where custom orders feel as easy as buying off the shelf — and give the floor tooling that turns designs into press-ready keylined sheets.
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Commerce, a custom-order upload flow, a bold visual system, and custom production software: bulk cutout maker, keyline maker, and PDF arrangement for print.
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The Zenith Saga store plus custom software for bulk cutouts, keylines and highest-quality print-ready PDF sheets.
Customers upload their own design and order it as a poster, card or die-cut sticker. The store makes that path feel retail-clear — categories, featured work and a custom-order section that doesn’t scare first-timers.
For the print floor we built custom software that takes prepared images and designs and generates cutouts in bulk — so a run of stickers or die-cuts doesn’t mean tracing every piece by hand.
Cut paths become precise keylines for die-cut and sticker work. The tool keeps registration honest so what you see in the file is what the cutter expects.
Pieces are nested and arranged into PDF sheets — high-resolution, press-ready — so the studio can send files straight to print at the highest quality without a separate layout scramble.
05 · What changed
A live custom-print store with upload-to-order, and a production toolchain that takes prepared designs through cutouts, keylines and nested PDF sheets ready for the press.
