Print finishes - pros and cons

[nickyg]

Hi Forum,

Looking for some good advice on what different print finishes are available for book covers, i.e. matt lam, spot varnish, emboss etc and what the benefits / risks are associated with them.

Look forward to your replies,

Nick.

 

[Padzilla]

Re: Print finishes - pros and cons

I just looked through a great set of books from here

http://www.phoenixcolor.com/index.html

They were called Look Books. Had a whole bunch of finishing/coating/stamping options. It was one of the best sample books I had seen.

 

[nickyg]

Re: Print finishes - pros and cons

Thanks Jon,

What i'm actually looking for is dialogue with a printer to talk about print finishes, what it means to them as part of producing a book cover, common issues that arise, common file supply mistakes, education on what works and what doesn't, considerations etc...

Anyone out there that can help ?

Thanks,

Nick.

 

[lfelton]

Re: Print finishes - pros and cons

Nick - with respect - it seems like you have a pretty big ask there in terms of someone's time.

If you are a student, you should make that clear, many people will find time to help people learning.

If you are a potential customer, then you really need to be drawing up a shortlist of printers who will potentially get your business and ask them these questions.

Regards,

Laurence

 

[nickyg]

Re: Print finishes - pros and cons

Laurence - with respect - what are you talking about ?

That's the whole point of a forum !, asking, sharing, discussing, opinions, options etc on issues or best practice.

So if i've got a question about Adobe InDesign and it's workings, are you saying that i should forget this forum and it's valuable members with their wealth of knowledge and talk to Adobe instead ?

No need to worry, i've got all the info i need.

FYI, i'm not a student nor a potential customer.