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- DavidFelt
Doing a nice job here for a client thats let me do whatever I want, but she only has a tiny budget for the print of the posters Ive done for her..
My idea was to get them printed two colour on uncoated stock, but obviously uncoated stock is more expensive.
Question is, shall I go ahead with the uncoated and subsidise it out of my own pocket, or just get it done on coated shi?
Or does anyone know of a way to keep costs down another way?
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- UndoUndo0
1 col?
I wouldn't advise subsidising it.but its up to you
- DavidFelt0
2 colour, black and gold (metallic), i just think it will look miles better on uncoated as im not a fan of coated paper. And if it looks better its better for our portfolio right, or dont u think coated paper is that bad?
- UndoUndo0
i dont think peeps will notice that much difference on a poster.
are you using a stock gold or is the printer ordering it especially for you?
- DavidFelt0
not decided yet, ive been working with panton 871 u, what you recommend tho? anything different?
- UndoUndo0
if you have the pantone reference book you will see the difference between coated and uncoated. if yr using a metallic it does 'shine' more on coated IMO
- save0
I've recently done a wee poter job, on the colour plan range from GF smith. I thought the costs would be back sky high but because it was a small run there was a tiny difference in the costs. Take a look at the Colorplan Gravure Finish Fuchsia Pink. Uncoated one side side and a dark grey emboss on the other. Quite an unusual stock and if its a small run the costs will be low....
- vespa0
there's somethign about the idea of subsidising it out of your own pocket that is really rotten.
bet you're already doing it for cheap, is the job really worth paying for?
- stem0
Uncoated stock is cheap as fuck - less process involved to manufacture.
Try: Printspeed by antalis
- stem0
Oh... and DONT subsidise it out of your own pocket!!!
If they want it - they will pay.
Only put out of your own pocket if you want some printed samples for your folio.