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Monday, 29 September 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.

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 page magazines, lightweight coated papers are highly advised. Apart from the magazines, it is good also in printing catalogues and brochures. Its appearance is well-coated, thin, and very light. Its usual weight is about forty grams/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.

Now for the paper types there are grouped into its usages. First is the coated paper that contains enamel coat permits it to give off shiny or glossy surface. With this kind of paper, ink does not penetrate makes the colors of photos appear very sharp and bright. UV coating is also added to improve its durability. The downside is that it is costly and it cannot be recycled.

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.

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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