Blog All Life Printing 20 Nov 2019 How to be creative? Creativity is something everyone pursues. Even though you are not working in creative sectors, you want to be creative. You may think that creativity is inborn gift, which cannot be acquired. In fact, you can learn to be creative with certain training. Follow a path back and forth, in which certain steps will help you build up your imagination and originality. In the following, I would like to suggest the steps to help you to be creative. Life 20 Nov 2019 Advice on applying UV coating UV coating is a high gloss layer applied post printing. It is clear and visually appealing, making the printed products even more eye-catching. Apart from the aesthetic appeal, UV coating also provides superior protection from tear and wear, water and chemical. The application of UV coating is therefore getting increasingly popular. UV coating can be used for covering the whole surface of product or just covering a small area. This increases designing options for designers and marketers. However, there is something you have to pay attention to when applying UV coating. The following is advice for those who are considering UV coating. Printing 20 Nov 2019 Is Print Dead? As technology keeps evolving, some have been saying that print is dead. However, it is not true. Many researches have suggested that print has more advantages over digital devices. Lets check them out. Printing 20 Nov 2019 5 Tips for Gold Foil Stamping Gold foil is a stunning effect for printing. It gives your printed products a shinny gold color, which gives a great first impression. It also makes printed products look classy. Regardless of the merits, there are many kinds of thing you have to consider when you decide to make gold foil on your design. Printing 20 Nov 2019 How to create die-cut stickers? Stickers are usually square, rectangular or circular. Printing companies always have the standard moulds for printing. However, if customers ask for uniqueness and request for irregular-shaped stickers, a specific mould has to be made. Printing 20 Nov 2019 What is GSM? GSM means grams per square meter (g/m2). It refers to weights in term of grams for 1 meter wide by 1 meter long. It is a unit commonly used to measure the weight and quality of papers. Printing 20 Nov 2019 Gold Foil Stamping v.s. Silk Screen Printing Gold What are Foil Stamping and Silk Screen Printing Gold?Gold foil stamping is a technique that uses heat, pressure and die to attach a golden layer onto the printed papers. It is applied after printing process.Silk Screen Printing Gold makes use of a silk mesh to transfer metallic gold ink, which contains small metallic particles, onto papers. It is applied in the printing process. Printing 20 Nov 2019 What is Spot Gloss UV printing? Spot Gloss UV printing is a technique making use of UV coating. UV coating has high color saturation, clarity and abrasive resistance. It can be applied to almost all printing materials. That’s why the business cards with UV coating are high quality. Printing 20 Nov 2019 Embossing is not an easy task Embossing creates a 3D effect by heating papers against the die materials.Embossing seems simple but the truth is opposite. Printing 20 Nov 2019 [JoinPrint info] - What is CMYK? Printing