How do you handle order of operations?

Cotton this heavy moves. Print first and the deboss can crack the ink; deboss first and the process pass can fill the impression. Process first, then copper foil, then deboss last with a generous relief. The deboss lands in unprinted stock so there is no ink to crack.

How do you handle copper on white cotton?

Bright copper on bright white can look brassy under warm light. A satin copper foil rather than a mirror one, so the leaf mark reads as metal without flashing.

How do you handle deboss depth?

50pt cotton is thick enough to take depth but the back face shows a ghost if pushed too far. Depth set so the reverse stays clean under the process flood.

Case study · Business cards · Marigold & Moss (proof 153071)

Rame, un debossing e un acquerello che doveva resistere a entrambi

Una velatura delicata in quadricromia, un marchio in foglia di rame e una profonda incisione a secco dello stesso marchio, tutto su cotone Fedrigoni 50pt. Il biglietto è passato in macchina tre volte e ha dovuto combaciare ogni volta.

Business-cards for Marigold & Moss (proof 153071) with copper foil stamping, 50pt 100% cotton bright white, 4-colour process and blind deboss.

LamineDeep Copper · 115-2 TecnicheDeboss, Hot Foil, Copper Foil CarteHyacinth Cotton · 48pt

L'idea

Un biglietto da studio che sembra fatto a mano: colore morbido ad acquerello, un segno metallico e qualcosa da toccare. Il cliente ha inviato l'esecutivo con tre livelli separati, proprio ciò che serve a un biglietto con tre lavorazioni.

Three rules

01Order of operations. Process first, then copper foil, then deboss last with a generous relief. The deboss lands in unprinted stock so there is no ink to crack.
02Copper on white cotton. A satin copper foil rather than a mirror one, so the leaf mark reads as metal without flashing.
03Deboss depth. Depth set so the reverse stays clean under the process flood.