OUGD504 Print formats, Print Finishes

Coated-Gloss
UV- Ultra violet coating
Glass and Plastic
Can be applied on spot locations of the paper by flooding the page
Can also be used with wood

Coated/Un-Coated
Papers are easily distinguished
Coated has a shimmer to its surface
Will feel smooth and waxy to the touch
Un-coated papers appear matte and will feel rougher or grainier to touch

Coated papers as being like a pane of glass
Un-coated like a sponge

Printed coated will appear bright and colourful almost as though the user were sitting on the surface

Die-cut manufacturing process used to generate large numbers of the same shape from a material such as wood, plastic, metal or fabric

Emboss/Deboss
Emboss it to raise an image up above the surface of the paper whereas debossing pushes the image down into the surface of the paper
Either process can have colour or can be blind. i.e no colour
Produced on letterpress equipment, require film and metal dies to be made

Laminate
The litho-laminate process is a means of creating corrugating board that has a high quality, litho printing surface. The litho laminating process can be sub-divided into 3 main types- Inline, offline, and sheet to sheet

Duplex- Printing is a feature of computer printers and multi-function printers (MFPs) That allows the automatic printing of a sheet on both sides

Foiling- Stamping, typically a commercial print process is the application of pigment or metallic foil, often gold or silver can be various patterns or what is know as pastel foil

To Do...
With a focus on stock, substrate and 'special' print finishes find as many variants as possible for each of the following ares:
Branding and Identity
Packaging and Promotion
Publishing and Editorial
Information and way finding

You should consider Production values, Scale and functionality in relation to appropriate contexts and target audiences and evaluate their impact on the design decisions that you have been made.
Whereever possible you should aim to collect physical/actual examples of print as this will help you to evaluate the important tactile, formal and functional elements of your source material.
Your findings should be recorded and critically evaluated on you Design Context blog.