Design exploration
Gmund Cotton — Linen Cream (soft warm cream) (300350gsm) concept: Gmund Cotton — Linen Cream (soft warm cream) (300350gsm) · Raised Spot UV
Gmund Cotton — Linen Cream (soft warm cream) (300350gsm) · 300350gsm (≈390.5 mm)
The recipe
- Product & size
- Gmund Cotton — Linen Cream (soft warm cream) (300350gsm)
- Thickness
- 300350gsm (≈390.5 mm)
- Print & finishes
- Raised Spot UV, Rounded Corners (6mm)
Studio note
This concept directly addresses your desire for a small art object with tactile gloss. The durable Gmund Cotton — Linen Cream provides an excellent base for the raised Spot UV, ensuring the intricate linework of your illustrations stands out with a premium, reflective finish. The added durability of the Gmund Cotton — Linen Cream will protect the bookmark from frequent handling, while the rounded corners make it comfortable to use. This combination creates a striking visual and tactile contrast, making the bookmark a memorable piece. We read this as slim bookmark format (55 × 180 mm) — say the word if you meant a standard piece and we'll swap it back. This is a single spot colour on bond — the blowout and speckle are what one-colour printing on rough stock genuinely looks like. The encircling element here is worked into the surface rather than cut through — a cut ring would leave its centre unattached, and that centre falls out on the die. We kept the metallic restrained — the mark plus one small element. Restraint reads more expensive on press, and it costs less to make.