Top Printing Techniques For Wedding Invitations
Posted in Designs, Resources on May 28th, 2011 – Be the first to comment
When selecting and designing wedding invitations, it’s important to choose options that make your invitations stand out as one of a kind. Paper types, font and color choices, along with printing techniques, and of course hiring a top of the line graphic designer can all lead to the perfect invitation for your special day! The first step is knowing what speciality printing techniques are available for wedding invitations and how they effect the design of the invitation itself.
- Letterpress: once considered an old-fashioned printing technique can give your invitations the look and feel of a vintage and classic design.
- Thermography: originally developed as a less expensive alternative to engraving, uses heat to gives text a raised look with a sheen.
- Engraving: the most traditional form of wedding invitation printing and also the most expensive, provides a clean and elegant look and often uses a soft high-quality paper type to create the effect of raised crisp text.
- Embossing: often used on Monograms creates a raised impression by running the paper through two metal sheets.
- Offset Printing: generally used on less formal wedding invitations presnts invitations with bright color and crisp contrast.

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