Following our recent, wildly popular free webinar, “Foiling’s Next Frontier: Sleeking,” co-presenter Chris Buoni answered some of the digital...
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In our recent free webinar, “Foiling’s Next Frontier: Sleeking,” we showed you how to get mind-blowing foil effects on...
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In short: This is a simple 2- to 3-step process. The artwork you want to be foiled is first...
These are the flamboyant ones. The ones that set your printed piece apart all by themselves. They are metallic...
If I want type that’s pressed into paper, what’s the difference between these techniques? In short, it’s all about...
Though Eastman Kodak has had a brutal summer with massive job cuts and management shakeups tied to its Chapter...
The days of the blocky QR code seem to be numbered. Last month we told you about the Israeli...
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You have seen it on business cards, often just black on white. The design might not have been impressive,...
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Big brands are breaking out the neon inks….but how do you even begin to design for additional colors? I’m...
“It looks like engraving. It feels like engraving, but something is off.” Ellen, a fellow PaperSpecs PRO member, was...
By Michael Schwartz At a time when digital design tools and modern paper choices give you nearly limitless options...
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“Is applying an aqueous satin coating to a matte sheet worthwhile?” Howard had a reason for this question. One...
I love print … the smell of wet ink when it hits the paper in the offset environment …...
You can create high-end metallic effects quickly and on a budget. The secret? Adding a 5th Color to your...
On the surface, this direct mail piece looks like a greeting card – a perfectly conservative piece letterpress printed...
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The turnout for our recent webinar Texture: From Engraving to Thermography reflects the intense interest designers and clients have...
Rough, smooth, embossed … every paper has some kind of a finish. The term finish refers to the surface...
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