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Chủ Nhật, 28 tháng 9, 2014

Know The Paper Types Before You Print Your Magazine

By Elsa Noel


Printing jobs are always challenging. It will test your patience and knowledge as to what printing providers and kind of paper to be used. Paper talk can be a long conversation as it involves several aspects making it hard for most printers in the industry. Papers are classified into types, colors, weights, grades, and textures or finishings.

The first query for beginners is the kind of paper perfect for paper prints. The answer usually varies because it will depend on the printer's opinion and experiences. Some say that this particular paper is suitable for magazines than the other paper product. It is confusing most of the time but it will be easy if you keep on looking for answers and able to determine which is which and decide to print your magazine.

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 magazines, it is highly advised to use lightweight coated paper sheets. Aside from magazines, lightweight coated paper is used in making brochures and catalogues. This kind of paper is thin and well-coated. It is light with a weight of forty grams per meter square.

Matte finished paper is another type of finishings or texture. It is known for its roughness and a surface that can prevent the light's reflection. This paper is either uncoated or coated. Due to its roughness, it can produce top notch quality of colors.

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.

The second is the uncoated sheets. These appear not glossy and flat. The ink penetrates into the paper fibers that will not work well for high-resolution magazine pages. But the good side of it is that is can be used again. Thirdly, the recycled paper that is by its name eco-friendly since it came from used papers. It is quite popularly used nowadays but the price is not that friendly.

The last thing to examine is the weight of paper. It refers to its physical weight. This is essential in this business because the reader must be comfortable holding the magazine without difficulty and that it will not tire their arms and hands. Normal magazines have fifty-, seventy-, or sixty- pounds in total weight while for the inside pages have one hundred-, or eighty- 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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