Book Printing Terms
Understand common printing and production methods used in book manufacturing.
Offset lithography, also known as “offset printing”, is a popular printing technique used to produce a wide range of pri...
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Gravure printing is a high-speed, high-quality printing process that uses a metal cylinder engraved with images or text,...
Letterpress is one of the oldest printing techniques and the contents printed by it are touchable because of its means o...
Flexography is a relief printing technique that uses flexible rubber or photopolymer plates to press the inks onto the s...
Print on demand meaning the items will only be printed or produced after customer placing their orders, which it allows...
UV coating is a liquid coating that is applied on the printing materials and cured with UV light, it is use to add a shi...
Debossing is the opposite of embossing. Instead of raising the design, it presses the image or text into the surface to...
Foil stamping is a printing technique that using heat and pressure to press a thin layer of metalic or pigmented foil on...
Screen Printing is a printing method that pushes the ink through a mesh screen onto the surface below. It often used for...
Varnish coating is a clear liquid applied to printed materials for protection and decoration purposes. It consists with...
Laser cutting uses a high-powered laser beam to cut or sculpture precise shapes and patterns on materials like paper, wo...
Lamination means putting a thin plastic film on the printed materials to improve durability and appearance. It protects...
Metallic ink contains tiny reflective particles that provide a shining metallic finish to the printing designs. It’s use...
Embossing is a printing technique that uses a metal die to press certain parts of the paper, such as text, logos, or ima...
Spot UV is a glossy coating applied to specific areas of a printed piece, enhancing contrast and focus with shine, it us...
Raised UV adds a textured, elevated glossy finish to selected areas. It provides a tactile, 3D feel and visual depth, id...
Sprayed edges are also known as painted edges. They are a finish where a solid color is applied to the trimmed page edge...
Gilded edges are also known as gilt edges. They are a metallic finish applied to the trimmed page edges, usually in gold...
Ombre edges are a gradient edge finish where color shifts gradually from one tone to another across the page edges. The...
Edge sanding is a finishing step that lightly sands the trimmed page edges to smooth the surface and reduce fibers and f...
Stenciled edges are a patterned edge finish where parts of the edge are masked so color or artwork appears in specific s...
