Print Talk

April 21, 2016

Holliston Luxeboard

This new product by Holliston looks like a great solution for book covers. It’s book cloth mounted directly on C1S board. The result is stiffer than a paperback cover; but not nearly as heavy or expensive as a case bound project.

Categories: Miscellaneous , Print Talk

April 21, 2016

Translucent paper

Translucent paper works great for sequential information in multi-page projects. This book detail shows three maps, one over the next, illustrating changes on Muskeget island over the decades. Black digital printing on Neenah Ultra UV 24# text.

This photo shows the evolution of a college campus and is printed digitally on 65# Curious translucent cover.

Categories: Digital printing , Print Talk

September 29, 2015

Holliston book cloth

When Holliston book cloth manufacturers ask us about making some test prints, we were excited to push the limits of offset printing on cloth. The results were stunning. Museum publishing executives called the results “game changing” as they relate to new cover design possibilities.

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September 29, 2015

More digital tritones …

We are producing some great digital tritone books … below is a closeup of an image from a catalog for The Banks Gallery in Portsmouth, NH. The ink set is black, 405 and 466 and falls on the warm side of the spectrum.

Here’s the original image; closeup is from upper right corner.

Categories: Digital printing , Print Talk

September 20, 2015

CMYK on colored paper

This effect is created by printing opaque white ink first, before the process colors. It creates a nice contrast between the paper and photography.

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September 17, 2015

Short covers

We just delivered three books this week with short covers (stapled cover, sewn cover, short dust jacket) … possibly a new trend?

Categories: Miscellaneous , Print Talk