Paper binders are traditionally made out of 18 point white stock. Other paper stocks like 100% post consumer recycled paper or composition stock are readily available. These binders are perfect for short term presentation materials such as weekend seminars or training events.
Characteristics:
- Can be offset printed, silk-screened, foil stamped, embossed or debossed
- Offset printing is the most common decoration process and allows for finer detail than foil stamping or silk-screening
- Choose between gloss or matte laminate
- Includes heavy-duty metal rings
Binder Tips:
Offset Printing
This is a printing process in which the ink is transferred from a plate to a blanket which, in turn, does the printing. This process allows printing of fine details such as photographs. The entire master sheet is printed at one time. This allows for multiple pieces to be printed at once.
Things to consider when preparing artwork for offset printing:
- Halftones and screens should not be more than 90% in value or less than 10%.
- Reversed art should be at least ½ point in thickness. Very fine lines will have a tendency to fill in
when printed. - Printing inks are not opaque. Light colors printed on dark paper can make color matching difficult. The dark color of the paper will show through the ink. If a light color is desired on a dark paper stock, consider foil stamping instead of offset printing.
Binder Size
The size of the binder depends on the size of the sheet of paper it needs to hold. Paper sizes are described as width by height. Binder sizes are described the opposite – height of the binding edge
by width.
Each binder case has a different outside dimension depending on the binder case material, ring size, sheet size and style. Check with your sales associate.