Printing books and journals, the paper selection is a big learning curve.

Paper selection.

The paper cut into rectangles used for sheet printing is flat paper. In printing, the article is always one sheet in, then one sheet out, no matter how fast the process, still one sheet called "sheet printing," which is the majority of books, books, posters using the printing method. Figure 2 shows stacks and stacks of flat paper.

Copperplate paper

Use: Mainly used for printing the cover and illustration of old books and magazines, color pictures, all kinds of subtle commodity advertising, samples, commodity packaging, trademarks, etc.

Grammage: The grammage of coated paper has several kinds of 100, 157, 200, 250, 300, 400, and 450 grams.

Matte paper

Characteristics: Matte paper, formally known as non-glossy coated paper. When observed in daylight, it is less reflective than coated paper. Generally, matte paper is thinner and whiter than the copper plate, more ink-eating, and more rigid and cheerful, unlike copperplate paper is easy to deform.
Uses: High-grade product albums, products that show elegant and simple style (such as instruments, paintings, antiques, etc.) or magazines with photos or illustrations, portfolios, etc., do not focus on showing the effect of light.
Grammage: Matte paper has several grammages of 105, 128, 157, 200, 250, 300 grams.

White cardboard

Characteristics: Single-layer or multi-layer combined paper manufactured entirely with bleached chemical pulp and full-sized, generally with a 150g/㎡ or more weight. The features of this cardboard are high smoothness, good stiffness, neat appearance, and good evenness.
Uses business card printing, certificates, invitations, covers, monthly calendars, postal postcards, etc.
Grammage: white cardboard grammages of 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 grams, etc., are more commonly used.

Dowling paper

Characteristics: "Dowling paper" should be "offset printing paper" or "offset paper," offset printing paper is a more advanced booklet printing paper, the ratio of printing, stretch rate, and surface Strength has high requirements, acidity and alkalinity should also be close to neutral or weak alkaline.
Uses: Suitable for printing single-color or multi-color book covers, text, inserts, pictorials, maps, posters, color trademarks, and various packaging products.
Grammage: Dowling paper grammage of 70, 80, 100, 120 grams, etc. more commonly used.

Booklet printing how to design to achieve good results

Speaking of booklet printing, most people will feel that this is the publisher's business, a book, make a booklet is like a significant and tedious project. Otherwise, our business is continually developing and improving, the promotion of corporate culture, product release, and advertising, making the production of a corporate magazine, design a product album has become a new branch of the booklet printing industry, the design and printing of the booklet album has been in line with the booklet printing.

In the traditional booklet printing industry, the booklet printing process and procedures for improving the quality of books and magazines, expanding the market sales of books and magazines is crucial. The same applies to the design and printing of corporate publications. In booklet design and printing, all designers, printing companies, and customers need to communicate promptly, according to the magazine's specific use, choose to develop the printing process requirements and process arrangements that best meet the actual needs to achieve the best printing results.

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