Personalised gifts are everywhere.
Memorable ones aren't.
That gap is the reason this exists. I'm Suze. I started GiftsToPrint in 2021, and we've made over 26,400 posters since.
I love getting personalised gifts. But they're everywhere now. A name on a mug, a photo on a cushion. They're lovely for about a minute, and then they end up in a drawer.
When I'm looking for a gift, I want three things at once. Something memorable. Something that gives you that warm, fuzzy feeling the moment you open it. And something timeless, a gift that still means something in ten years, not ten days.
There are gifts out there that manage all three. There just aren't many. And there are fewer still if you need one for a particular occasion: a 70th birthday, a golden wedding, someone retiring after thirty years at the same place.
That's the gap this started from.
A front page from the year that mattered
Every poster is an original newspaper front page built around a year. The year someone was born, or married, or met, or started the career they're now retiring from.
Not a single day. That's deliberate, and it's the question we're asked most.
Why a year, and not the day?
Because everything that makes the page worth reading is recorded by year, not by date. Who won the league. The songs and films everyone remembers. What was in fashion, and what a pint or a loaf or a house actually cost.
A single date gives you a handful of headlines and very little else. A year gives you the moments someone actually recognises from their own life.
By a designer, not a generator
Every edition begins with a year, and every year is researched and built by hand. Someone looks up what actually happened, decides what belongs on the front page, and lays it out so it reads like a real newspaper of the time.
Your photo, the name, the date and place of birth and your message are then set into that page, and a person checks every order before it's sent. It means there's always someone to ask if something isn't quite what you pictured.
You choose the occasion, the country edition and how quickly you need it.
You send the year, the name, a photo, and a message for the bottom of the page.
The front page for that year is researched and designed by hand.
Your file arrives by email. Print it at home or at any print shop.
If it's not right, we fix it
If a name is spelled wrong, the photo isn't sitting how you hoped, or the message needs changing, just reply to your email and we'll revise it and send the corrected file. Revisions are included in the price. You can also cancel for a full refund any time before your poster has been sent.
Four occasions, four country editions
Each edition uses that country's own headlines, events and spelling: United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Because it's a digital file, you can order from anywhere in the world.
Find the year that matters
Pick the occasion, and we'll build the front page around it.
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