Edge Color on Business Card
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- thoughtandtheory
Anybody have any insights on how this is done on cards? Is it one of those things you could do on your own to save a bit of money on business cards?
Here's a very similar print job:
http://cardobserver.com/gallery/…I'm willing to spend money on the cards but would be interested in finding ways to save money if it's something I could do myself.
- baseline_shift0
you can triplex the stocks, with two really lights and a heavy, colored in the middle.
Ive heard it referred to as 'edge painting' where ink is applied to the sides of the stock. Im sure you could talk a printer through it.
- monNom0
duplex/triplex or pantone marker
- thoughtandtheory0
never heard of a pantone marker, that could work.
- try an art supply store. You can get markers in any pantone colour. Used by concept artists/architectsmonNom
- http://www.letraset.…monNom
- uncle_helv0
Colorplan duplex board...
- thoughtandtheory0
So for the pantone marker's. Kind of interested in how opaque they are. For instance, if I introduced a silver, could it cover a dark grey paper?
I guess I could always try a Krink Pen.
- not very. They're made to layer and build up pigment.monNom
- johndiggity0
talk to a letterpress shop. they can do this.
- airey0
you could clamp them together - really fucking tight - and paint the edge with markers, brush, whatever. you'd probably still get bleep though.
the more expensive option is to sandwich several stocks together like baseline already mentioned.
- d_rek0
I've heard it referred to as 'fore-edge' printing before if that helps.
Similar kinda thing going on with un.titled's stationery:
http://www.un.titled.co.uk/#/bra…
- Amicus0
Get some 'G' Clamps and two pieces of heavy card the same size as your business cards. Clamp them all together tightly and paint the edges in one of several ways:
brush or roller
a paint marker
or press lightly on a stamp pad.The heavy card, or melamine, is to stop the clamps leaving impressions on the cards.
The stamp pad is nice and fast, I believe it's a great way to avoid the ink seeping if you don't ink the pad too much.
I've also been thinking about this idea for books, and I think the stamp pad could be masked so that you could have another image created on the edges of the pages.... worth a try!
- dMullins0
Very cool DIY thinking Amicus for the book edging.
- gramme0
I'd recommend doing what Amicus said, but first get some samples of your business card paper stock (blank parent sheets) and cut a bunch of them down to test it. This won't cost you anything if you get samples from a paper merchant. That way if it the ink still seeps, at least you haven't wasted any of your business cards.
- I've always loved duplex/triplex cards. Might give this a shot, thanks.dMullins
- benfal990
awesomness
- thoughtandtheory0
Great ideas. I actually have some stock laying around that's of similar weight. I'll try out a couple methods and report back.
- thoughtandtheory0
Small update, mandate press is offering free edge coloring until the end of August. Nothing against Studio on Fire but this might be the route for me.
- Retro0
maybe try contacting these guys?
- MikeColdFusion0
if you use the DIY method make sure to put some cardboard or something flat in between the clamp and the top piece of stock as a buffer. otherwise the top 5 - 10 cards will have clamp marks on them.
- NONEIS0
Pinball does it - just ask your printer.