Plike
Plike gets its name from 'plastic-like', and the first touch explains why: a velvety, rubbery skin over a deeply coloured sheet with almost no reflection.
- Mill
- Cordenons
- Colours
- 10
- Weights
- 140 / 240 / 330 gsm
- Surface
- Soft-touch, rubber-like ("plastic-like") hyper-matt coated surface; very low reflectance
The story
Plike gets its name from 'plastic-like', and the first touch explains why: a velvety, rubbery skin over a deeply coloured sheet with almost no reflection. The deeply coloured sheet has a distinctive soft-touch surface. The surface swallows light, so foil, blind deboss and screen print sit on it with real contrast. Ten shades run from crisp white to graphite, black and a saturated red. We like it for cards people keep turning over in their hands, and for packaging that should feel as good as it looks.
100% virgin ECF fibre, FSC certified; GF Smith states it is biodegradable and recyclable
Where it shines
- business cards (duplexed for thickness)
- invitations
- luxury packaging and box wraps
- book and brochure covers
- swing tags
How we print it
- Blind Embossing
- Die-Stamping
- Hot Foil
- Hp Indigo
- Letterpress
- Litho
- Silk-Screening
Worth knowing
- HP Indigo only with Sapphire treatment; not for office laser or inkjet
- Litho needs oxidising inks and generous drying time on the coated soft-touch surface
- Test foil adhesion and use bold artwork; hairlines can fill
- Dark shades can show burnish marks from handling and creasing; score before folding
The range
10 shades
Feel it first
A screen cannot tell you how a sheet feels. Compare the weight, surface and colour in hand.
Common questions
- What is Plike best suited to?
- business cards (duplexed for thickness), invitations, luxury packaging and box wraps, book and brochure covers, swing tags
- How do you print on Plike?
- Blind Embossing, Die-Stamping, Hot Foil, Hp Indigo, Letterpress, Litho, Silk-Screening
- What should I know before choosing Plike?
- HP Indigo only with Sapphire treatment; not for office laser or inkjet Litho needs oxidising inks and generous drying time on the coated soft-touch surface Test foil adhesion and use bold artwork; hairlines can fill Dark shades can show burnish marks from handling and creasing; score before folding