How do you handle silk over soft-touch?

Soft-touch laminate mutes dark photography and lifts blacks toward grey. 32pt silk, no laminate. The stock is matte by itself and holds the shadow detail in the leaves.

How do you handle dark-to-dark fade?

On press, a photographic black meeting a solid spot-built purple can band. Built the aubergine from the same four-colour mix as the photograph so the transition is one continuous separation, not two.

Case study · Business cards · Nocturne Floral (proof 182849)

Una fotografia su un biglietto da visita, senza lucido

Fotografia botanica scura che sfuma in un campo melanzana profondo, testo color crema e retro crema. Carta silk invece di una plastificazione, così la fotografia si legge senza riflessi.

Business-cards for Nocturne Floral (proof 182849) with 32pt silk matte, 4-colour process and straight edges.

CarteSilk opaca 16pt

L'idea

Un fiorista dal lavoro scuro e drammatico voleva un biglietto che somigliasse alle sue composizioni, non a un prodotto di cartoleria. Fotografia su entrambi i lati, niente di lucido.

Two rules

01Silk over soft-touch. 32pt silk, no laminate. The stock is matte by itself and holds the shadow detail in the leaves.
02Dark-to-dark fade. Built the aubergine from the same four-colour mix as the photograph so the transition is one continuous separation, not two.