This study task involves researching at least 8 different kind of print finishes, taking into consideration processes involved in applying the finish, financial considerations, suppliers, audience/communication, potentials for the current project, and design and preparation considerations.
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| High gloss laminate: It provides a protective coating over the magazine, increasing it's durability and protecting against water damage to a certain extent. Lamination also gives the surface a smooth feel, increasing it's tactile qualities. High Gloss Lamination also provides greater contrast in colours it is applied to. Generally lamination is used when products need to have added sturdiness, such as for business cards. Lamination also stops crease marks in paper from occurring, creating a high quality finish for a longer period of time. However lamination can only be used to cover a whole sheet of paper, unlike Spot UV Varnish. |
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| Gloss varnish: Varnishes are applied to stock to create a smooth and consistent appearance. They also seal in the printed content, making the product much more durable. It is often that high quality magazines have varnished content pages, creating a more high quality appearance. Similarly to lamination, varnishes are applied to a whole page, but doesn't add too much weight to it, making it suitable for magazine pages, covers and brochures. Varnish comes in gloss, and shown in this Creative Review magazine cover, and also Matte. |
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| No Varnish: This is the most natural and cost effective finish, as there is no finish to the product at all. This however may pose problems of durability and sturdiness, and won't provide resistance against water or grease either, unless an initial special stock was used in the first place. |
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| Foiled deboss: Debossing is sometimes called letterpress printing, and is one of the oldest techniques for print finishing. Debossing is the opposite of embossing, where indents are created through pressure into the page. Traditionally letterpress was only used for adding ink to the page with text, but it has evolved to this debossing technique, where it is often logos and other elements are debossed directly onto the stock. |
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| Emboss: This is where parts of the page are raise for emphasis creating texture. Due to this physically raised elements, shadows and highlights are created within the design. It also adds a tactile element to the design where the embossed areas are actually felt on the page. Embossing is often used with other techniques such as stamping and foiling, to create an even more enhanced appearance. |
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| Foil stamping: The use of malleable metallic material applied to the print surface using heat and pressure. This adds reflective qualities to your page, and therefore makes it look a bit more sophisticated. Typically it is used for business cards or logos within a page where specific detail is required. |
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| Multi coloured foil stamping: This method is very similar to foil stamping, except instead of one colour foil being used, the foil is multi coloured, producing a much more colourful appearance. |
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| Spot UV Varnish: These are paper varnishes which are applied to the printing surface and are cured or hardened by UV light during the printing process. This results in a glossy coating on your print. UV varnishes are often only used as a spot varnish where only parts of the page need varnishing. This creates a focal point or texture on the page, with some parts being varnished and others being left untreated. |
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| Laser cutting: This is a different kind of print finish, which isn't really a print finish as such, however still adds interest to the page. It involves sections being cut out using a laser cutter, to reveal the content beneath. This creates an interesting layered effect, which can produce an unlimited amount of variations. |
Sources:
http://designinstruct.com/print-design/print-finishes/
http://www.designinc.co.uk/blog/print-finishing-methods-lamination-spot-uv-varnishes/
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