Saturday, September 27, 2014

Know The Paper Types Before You Print Your Magazine

By Elsa Noel


Printing jobs are not easy tasks. It needs enough knowledge and experience regarding the types of papers and printing service providers to achieve excellent results. Speaking of papers in the field of printing industry is a difficult portion in preparing for prints. Papers are grouped or classified into its texture or finishings, types, colors, weights, and grades.

A beginner would normally ask about the right paper best for magazines and printing works. People usually have different responses since it will vary as to their own experience, knowledge, and opinions. They will refer you to a particular paper product, brand, or type and discourage you to use one paper from another. Print your magazine can be tedious but it is best to determine the special finishing or paper type you desire.

Let us focus first with the paper finishing. Finishings refer to the paper coat which is applied in the reproduction process. The common paper finishings are matte sheets, glossy type, and the uncoated paper. Cast coated papers have the highest gloss effect both on papers and boards perfect for covers, labels, and cards.

For the magazines, use the popular lightweight coated papers. It is well-known for printers due to its thin, light weight, and well coated surface. Most publishers use this paper for brochure making and printing catalogues. Its weight usually is forty grams.

Next is the matte finished paper has a relative roughness texture that averts light's reflection. Matte papers can either be coated or uncoated. Printers choose this kind of paper finishing when they need high quality colored paper jobs.

Let us go on to the paper types. This is classified as to its usage. Coated paper is the first kind wherein it contains an enamel coat that allows it to appear shiny and glossy surface. This paper does not absorb the ink when printing and due to this, many printers prefer using it. The photo colors are sharp and bright. Applied with UV coating will then improve the paper's durability but it is expensive and unrecyclable.

Uncoated papers look flat and not shiny. The paper fibers absorbed the ink easily making it not recommendable for colored magazines that prints high-resolution photos. However, this type is recyclable. The third one is recycled paper. It is very popular among printers since it is healthy to the environment and capable of producing quality printing outcomes but it is not economical.

Now let us continue to the paper's weight which is its actual physical weight. Take into account that in this business, the lighter the better is your product. It can bring convenience and comfort without easily getting tired of holding the magazines. When magazines' too bulky, one could assume that it is too heavy. The weight is measured in pounds from, seventy, sixty, or fifty. For inside pages, the usual is eighty and one hundred pounds.

For paper grades, the paper is able to react with light reflections. Paper grades can either be five will be ultra-bright, four will be extra-bright, and three as bright. With these things in mind, you will avoid loses and just enjoy high daily sales.




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