Innovative print techniques
Die Stamping
Die stamping really works for multi-colour crests, coats of arms, invitation cards, letterheads and business cards where there is fine detail in the design, the raised three-dimensional aspects brings your work to life.
Thermography
A high profile way to deliver your message. Thermographic printing is a practical alternative to engraving (copperplate printing) and is more affordable, but still versatile enough to let you fulfil your most exquisite taste in design.
Duplexing
With duplexing, you have all the cards up your sleeve; the finesse to make an invitation enticing, the impact to make a point powerfully, the status to confer unmistakable prestige on an item of print.
Die Cutting
Die cutting is a process used to generate large numbers of the same shape from paper or board, usually other than regular straight shapes. The die cut shapes are called “blanks”.
Plate Sinking
Plate sinking also known as debossing is a technique in which an area of the card that is to be printed is stamped so that it is lower than the rest of the card. Text may then be printed or blind embossed onto it.
Letterpress
Charming and elegant, letterpress is currently enjoying a resurgence and is an art in its own right, with skills passed down through generations.
Gilding
The ‘gilt-edged invitation’ is synonymous with status and prestige, yet the process of applying a gilt edge to a card is still a specialised art. …especially when combined with flat or bevelled edges, applied to round or square-corned cards.
Blind Embossed
Blind embossing – Like a piece of fine sculpture, blind embossing creates both visual and tactile appeal. It is especially effective when a subtly elegant, three dimensional image is desired.
Lithography
The basic litho principle is that oil and water do not mix. A litho printing plate has non-image areas which absorb water. During printing the plate is kept wet so that the “greasy” ink is rejected by the wet areas and adheres to the image areas.
Copperplate
Copperplate printing also known as engraved printing uses a polished copper plate on which a design has been etched or engraved. The fine handwriting that is associated with 18th and 19th century copperplate engravings is often referred to as copperplate.
Products
Business competition is stiffer than ever and a distinctive letterhead, business card, envelope or corporate folder must be part of a winning strategy.