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Standard Business Card Cuts are available with most options.
Pockets are glued on outside edges unless otherwise noted.
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Embossing: the method of raising and/or
lowering particular portions of the material with a metal die
through pressure.
Blind embossing: presses a design right
into the
paper, adding a third dimension with the use of ink or foil.
Types of embossing dies:
Single level - all the elements of the
design are etched on a signal level and are crated in a single-step
process.
Multilevel - created in a two or more step process and
you have bevels, simple curves or textures.
Sculptured - involves several steps and is usually done
by hand involving various levels and depths, shadows and highlights.
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Points to remember:
Small rules or characters will not show up well.
Keep design 1" from all edges or you get a ripple
effect in the design.
Dark colored stocks work best when foil stamped
or embossed. The marble stocks can only be foil
stamped due to the top coating of the paper.
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Standard Ink Selections
Ink colors used are a commercial match and shades may vary slightly.
Color may also vary due to the type (coated or uncoated) of paper
stock on which the ink is being printed.
Standard Foil Colors
Metallic Foils Glossy (very shiny):
Gold, Silver, Copper, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Red, Green, Teal,
Purple and Black.
Satin Metallic Foils: available in gold and
silver.
Gloss Pigment Foils ( flat not high shine):
Blue, Red, Burgundy, Hunter Green, White Ivory This type of foil
does not always release cleanly onto textured stocks. Edges may
tend to look feathered, instead of crisp straight lines. Small
type or designs will fill in.
Specialty Foils: (additional charges):
Clear, Pearl (translucent, patterns in paper stock will show through.)
Rainbow (prismatic, has a thin line running horizontally across
the roll where the pattern pieces meet. This will appear on your
artwork. To avoid this, more foil has to be used to skip the lined
area). Ask to see on actual color sample if color is critical.
The foil stamping process involves heat
& pressure.
Points to take into consideration:
The texture of the paper will show through the foil.
The color of the stock may cause pigment foils to appear slightly
darker or lighter. PMS ink colors cannot be matched exactly. Avoid
halftones, screens, tints and very fine lines. Use at least 2pt.
rule or larger or lines to close together at least 1/32"
apart. Use open type styles no smaller than 8pt. to avoid fill
in. Foil will expand up to 1/8" when applied so exact registration
between foil & ink or 2 foils can not be guaranteed.
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Paper Definition
Uncoated Paper: Paper that doesn't have a
coating. Uncoated papers are manufactured in a great variety of
finishes, colors, and weights and offer the versatility needed
to meet the creative and practical demands of most print jobs.
Recycled Paper: A paper product consisting
of 100% recovered fiber. Recovered fiber includes pre-consumer
(recovered after the paper making
process, but before use by a consumer) post-consumer (materials
recovered after being used by a consumer) sources or both. Recycled
content
paper is a product containing some, but consisting of less than
100% recovered fiber.
Most of these options have some recycled content.
Finishes: The surface characteristics of paper. Finishes
may be created on-machine or off-machine. On-machine finishing
can be done two ways. For a smooth or vellum finish, pressure
is
imparted on the sheet with a finishing "stack". Laid
or felt finished are made with a marking roll, which actually
presses the pattern into the paper while
it is still wet. Off-machine finishes are called embossed finishes.
This separate step presses the paper between a steel pattern roll
and either a hard coating backing roll (to create the finish on
both sides) or a plastic roll (for smoothness on one side). Linen
and leather like are examples of off-machine finishes.
Felt Finish: A soft texture that affects the look but not
the strength of an uncoated paper.
Laid Finish: A paper with a translucent pattern of lines
running both parallel to and across the grain. When using this
paper, keep in mind how the pattern will run (vertical or horizontal).
This may
make a difference in your finished design or the sheet size required
to make your product. Also, for this type of finish, score lines
(center fold or bottom
of pockets) may show additional cracking when scored against grain.
Linen Finish: A paper finish that is similar to the texture
of linen fabric.
Smooth Finish: A paper with an even, completely flat finish.
Vellum Finish: An uncoated paper finish that is fairly
even but not quite as even as a smooth finish.
Leather Like Finish: A paper embossed to resemble grained
leather. This paper does not work well for solid overall printing
because of the grooves.
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Paper Definitions
Coated Paper: Paper with an outer coating
applied to one side or both sides. The coating may be added
while the paper is still moving through the paper making machine,
or after it comes off the machine. Coated papers are available
in a variety
of finishes, including gloss, dull and matte. They tend to have
good ink holdout and minimal dot gain, which can be especially
important for recreating sharp, bright printed images, black
and white halftones and four color process images. The smooth
surface of coated papers also helps
to reflect light evenly. C1S: Paper with coating one side only.
Cast-Coating or High Gloss:
Produced with a surface that is a reasonably accurate replication
of some other surface. To manufacture cast coated paper, a paper
web with a wet or moistened coating is brought into contact
with a polished chrome drum surface. This surface is replicated
on the coated sheet. Cast coated papers allow inks to set and
dry quickly, making wet trapping easier and minimizing dot gain.
In general, cast coated papers combine superior flat surface
with excellent ink receptivity, making them
the best printing surface for all printing processes.
Wet Trap: Printing a layer of wet
ink over, adjacent to, a previous layer of wet ink.
Dot Gain: The tendency for the dots in halftones
and four color process images to print larger
than they appear on film or plates.
Ink Holdouts: Resistance to the penetration of
ink. Coated papers tend to have good ink holdout. The ink pigments
sits on the surface of the coating and are not absorbed into
the spaces between the paper fibers. This minimizes dot spread
and results in sharp image. Uncoated papers tend to absorb ink
into the sheet. This is why the same ink color will look different
on a coated or uncoated paper.
Gloss: The property that's responsible
for a coated paper's shiny or lustrous appearance; also the
measure of a sheet's surface reflectivity. Gloss is often associated
with quality: Higher quality coated papers exhibit higher gloss.
Matte Coated: A non-glossy coating on paper,
generally used to refer to papers having little or no gloss.
A matte coated sheet is often specified when the printed pages
will carry a lot of type, since the lo gloss makes for easier
reading.
Dull Coated: A coated paper finish that falls
between glossy and matte.
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