Thursday 9 August 2012

What foil stamping means as printing solution?


If you are even little knowledgeable about printing press you would surely know about foil stamping People doesn’t know about it, this is a form of printing solution that has been around longer than the printing itself and the more surprising part is that this method still continues to be a favorite method of developing unique, fine, polished and attractive finishing on different items. 

Foil stamping is also known as hot stamping, foil printing, dry stamping and leaf stamping. Gradually, as the time passed on varieties in types of foil stamping were developed, which are now used depending on design needs. While all the process are named differently, the basic process remains the same, i.e. they all use heat and metallic film in a specialty printing process that creates a shiny design on the paper or material of your choice heat and metallic film to create a shiny design on the paper or any given  material.

Foil stamping has emerged as a great printing solutions to embellish various items like, cover of a leather photograph album, printed with family's monogram; any given piece of cloth bookmarked with a favorite quote or text; leather bag or wallet engraved with personal symbol; etc. There can be other interesting use foil stamping, such as wedding invitations having intertwined silver vines, gold rings and blue flowers. Businesses also have a have great use of foil stamping, like to identify cards, folders, signs, and magnets with their company logo. Foil stamping is premium in printing solution that signifies the status symbol and conveys your standard of choice.

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