Thermography
Thermography produces a raised and shiny type. This is done by first inking the paper with the design, this is then covered with a powder which adheres to the ink. It is then cured with heat and hey-presto you have a print that is raised off the page and beautifully shiny. I love the tactile feeling of this print, that means you can run your finger over the print, and the shine is fab-u-lous!. As I understand it, thermography, tends to only be printed single sided as the heat when applied to side 2 could damage side 1. The costs of thermography used to be relatively cheap, but as printers are stopping to do it, when you find a good thermographic printer their costs do tend to be higher.
Take a look at some beautiful examples below.
Embossing
Embossing is a dry print method; however, the difference to other dry print methods is that nothing is applied to the paper (so no ink, no foil and no colour). Embossing is a form of relief printing, in which two plates are used and the paper is pressed (with the addition of heat) between the two plates to produce a raised image. As there is no colour, embossing tends to be used for accents, rather than to print full invitations, as the details can be very difficult to read without colour.
It is a brilliant way to add that little extra detail to you invitations, without it being too over powering - take a look below and see what you think.
There are other varieties of printing, but the ones I have talked you through are the main ones you will tend to see being used. I hope this little guide has been helpful in giving you a basic understanding of what the different printing styles are and gives you some inspiration for what your wedding invitations could look like.
Have a happy Monday
L xx
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