Digital printing

May 31, 2023

Clear gloss foil on uncoated stock

This shows the nice subtle effect of clear gloss foil stamped onto uncoated cover stock.

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February 10, 2021

Translucent paper for digital printing

With recent changes in the paper market we’re switching over to Curious Translucent 29# Clear Text for our house translucent stock. This works great for chapter dividers in books as well as decorative items like belly bands.

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April 13, 2020

Digital foil stamping

We’re excited to be one of the first printers in New England to offer “sleeking” – a method of applying foil that does not require expensive dies. The lowly mailing tube pictured below is one of our first jobs using this process.

How it works: First, we print the area to be foiled using a toner-based process. The foil is then applied to the sheet (using our laminator); it will adhere only adhere to areas with toner. At that point the piece could be complete; or, it may be run back through the Indigo for additional printing.

We are currently stocking several base base colors (silver, gold, copper). It’s possible to print over silver which can add an additional touch of color the foil itself.

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May 5, 2017

Raised spot UV with foil

This short-run book cover started with an Indigo-printed cover with overall matte lamination. Superior Bindery then applied a silver foil directly over a raised spot gloss UV on the text areas, creating a raised effect without registration issues.

This technique has good resolution, does not show through to the inside covers like a traditional emboss or deboss, and does not require a die.

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April 21, 2016

Translucent paper

Translucent paper works great for sequential information in multi-page projects. This book detail shows three maps, one over the next, illustrating changes on Muskeget island over the decades. Black digital printing on Neenah Ultra UV 24# text.

This photo shows the evolution of a college campus and is printed digitally on 65# Curious translucent cover.

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September 29, 2015

More digital tritones …

We are producing some great digital tritone books … below is a closeup of an image from a catalog for The Banks Gallery in Portsmouth, NH. The ink set is black, 405 and 466 and falls on the warm side of the spectrum.

Here’s the original image; closeup is from upper right corner.

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