Vinyl is a very popular, all purpose binder material. The binders are created by heat sealing vinyl around chipboard to create the binder case. Vinyl binders are great for seminars, sales meetings, price lists, or reference materials.
Characteristics:
- Good material for a temperate, indoor office environment
- Gives you the leather-like look without the cost
- Comes in a variety of colors and textures
- Can be silk-screened, foil stamped or debossed
- Silk-screened artwork limited to 65 line screen
Binder Tips:
- Business Card Holders: A clear vinyl pocket for a business card can be placed almost anywhere on the binder. The most common placement is on the inside front cover. The holder can be sealed on 2 or 3 sides.
- Foil Stamping – Foil stamping is the process of applying heat and pressure to a metal die to transfer foil onto the surface. Shiny gold, shiny silver, white, black, metallic red and metallic blue are the most common colors. Other colors and specialty order foils are available.
- Things to consider when preparing artwork for foil-stamping:
- All lines must be at least 1 point in thickness.
- All type should be at least 10 points in size. Very thin fonts are not recommended.
- Reverse type should be bold. Fine reverse type has a tendency to fill in when foil stamped.
- Eliminate any halftones and screens.
- Things to consider when preparing artwork for foil-stamping: