Looking for Printing Solutions for a Magazine? Take a Look

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Magazines are an interesting invention of print media, aren’t they? They are so visually appealing and so different from the usual printed books. They are also very durable, which is why many people love reading magazines.   

Have you ever thought, what makes these magazines so attractive? The answer is in its papers. There are many printing solutions available for a magazine. However, one has to decide on an ideal solution depending on factors like:  

  • If the magazine has to be printed in small quantities or in bulk 

  • The nature of the magazine

  • The target audience of the magazine

After considering all these factors, one can finally decide, which solution is the match.

Below are the printing solutions that can be used for a magazine that can help boost consumption.

  1. Coated papers:

  • Talking about coated papers, they have a layer of enamel coating that gives the page, the shine

  • This paper will not soak the ink and instead help the colours and pictures retain their sharpness and make them look brighter

  • One of the coated papers, C2S, is shiny on both the sides

  • A UV coating is applied after the ink is put on the paper to which gives the gloss, we all love magazines for

  • This also makes the paper durable 

  • The Varnished coating is a cheaper alternative to UV

  • One of the printing solutions for magazines can be to use coated papers, but you need to know that they are expensive

  1. Uncoated paper:

  • Uncoated papers are rather a little flat

  • Unlike coated papers, they do not keep the ink from soaking in 

  • If your magazine copy has high-resolution pictures that might not come out as sharp as in the coated papers

  • This is because uncoated papers contain a concentration of cotton and that the ink gets absorbed in the paper

  • Out of all the printing solutions available for magazines, uncoated papers are used by many considering the ecology and that they can be recycled

  1. Sheetfed and Rolled paper:

  • This type of printing solution demands a person to manually insert a sheet of paper in a sheetfed offset printer

  • Rolled papers, usually are a large round continuous roll

  • They are frequently used in the digital and commercial press

  • Both these papers can be bought, coated, or uncoated

  1. Recycled paper:

  • Amidst all the printing solutions, recycled papers focus more on green printing

  • Eco-friendly publishing uses soy-based inks

  • You will be shocked to know that this solution is now becoming popular and widely used

  • However, they are not very affordable in comparison with other printing solutions

  • The reason is the process involved in order to create these papers

  1. Woodfree coated paper:

  • Woodfree coated papers can be printed in bulk and moreover, very quickly

  • So, if you are short on time, this solution will well suit you

  • Also, they are of premium quality, hence, no compromise on quality

  • They are very durable and tough

  • They have high opacity

  • You have an option of layering them double or triple

These are some of the printing solutions for your magazine. Your magazine is a curated piece of art. Hence, choose the right solution to do justice to it.





Location: Sydney NSW, Australia

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