What is coated paper?
Coated paper has a surface coating that makes the printing surface smoother. It is commonly considered for image-led work such as catalogues and brochures.
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What is American Bristol board?
American Bristol is a board family used where a firm structure is needed, including business cards, covers and promotional cards.
ExploreBristol board vs coated paper
When choosing coated paper or Bristol board, consider structural needs as well as the surface. Coated paper is a surface-coated paper family; Bristol is considered for board applications.
ExploreWoodfree paper vs newsprint
Woodfree paper is considered for books, forms and writable applications; newsprint is considered for newspapers and economical volume printing. Start with the intended use.
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What is carbonless paper?
Carbonless paper transfers writing or impact pressure to lower copies in multipart documents. A set is arranged using CB, CFB and CF layers.
ExploreCB, CFB and CF explained
CB is the top sheet, CFB is used for intermediate sheets and CF is the bottom sheet. The letters describe the coated sides.
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Choosing paper for business cards
Business card paper is selected according to feel, printing process, surface and finishing. There is no single correct grammage for every design.
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Choosing paper for offset printing
Paper selection for offset printing combines the press substrate range with the intended use. Dimensions, surface and grammage are parts of the same decision.
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