Our printing house mainly uses three printing technologies: digital printing, offset printing and solvent printing.
Digital printing is a technology that allows you to print directly from digital files. This method is ideal for printing small quantities, personalized marketing materials, leaflets, business cards and brochures. Digital printing offers high quality, flexibility and speed of production.
Offset printing is a traditional printing technology that is widely used in the printing industry. It involves transferring the image from the printing plate to the medium by means of embossing. This method is perfect for printing large volumes such as books, catalogues, magazines and posters. Offset printing ensures excellent color reproduction quality and high precision and speed.
Solvent printing: Solvent printing is a technology mainly used for printing on media such as foils, banners, meshes or posters. This method involves the use of special inks soluble in an organic solvent. Solvent printing is characterized by resistance to weather conditions and good durability, making materials printed with this technology suitable for outdoor applications.

If the printout is to be refined with UV varnish, the project must be accompanied by a file with a mask that indicates which elements are to be varnished.

Specifications for preparing projects for UV varnishing:

the mask should be prepared in vector form (e.g. using Adobe Illustrator or Indesign);
elements to be refined should be prepared in a separate work area, maintaining the same dimensions and location as the printed elements;
the mask should be saved as a PDF file as a separate page or file;
the mask color should be defined as 100% K without additional components (C0 M0 Y0 K100);
lacquered elements cannot be smaller than 0.8 mm;
text size cannot be smaller than 10 points;
it is possible to shift the varnish relative to the print by ~ 0.5 mm.

We make every effort to minimize the risk of shifts, but please remember that each paper subjected to printing, finishing processes (e.g. high fixing temperature), as well as bookbinding processing, is constantly „working” – its properties change and even ( !) size.

Specifications for preparing projects for gilding:

The mask should be prepared in vector form (e.g. using Adobe Illustrator or Indesign);
elements to be refined should be prepared in a separate work area;
the mask should be saved as a PDF file as a separate page or file;
the mask color should be defined as 100% K without additional components (C0 M0 Y0 K100);
gold-plated elements cannot be smaller than 0.4 mm;
text size cannot be smaller than 8 points.

NOTE: Graphic elements should not be duplicated in both files for printing and files for gold/silver plating. For example, if a logo is to be gilded, its shape should be included in the file with a mask and should no longer be included in the print file.

Are prints subject to quality control before shipping?

Yes, prints are subject to quality control. However, there may be situations in which errors that affect the quality of the product may occur. Please submit a complaint on the product page. Over 99% of our quality errors are „fixed” (reprinting and refining).

How big is the difference between 90 g and 300 g? Paper weight determines the weight of a unit of paper area and is expressed in grams per square meter (g/m²). The higher the grammage, the thicker and stiffer the paper is. The difference between the grammage of 90 g and 300 g is quite significant. 90 g paper is relatively thin and soft, often used for printing documents and leaflets that do not require a thicker and stiffer binding. However, 300 g paper is much thicker and stiffer, which makes it more durable and durable. Paper of this weight is often used to produce greeting cards, business cards, folders and invitations. When it comes to the paper weight used in leaflet printing, papers with a grammage of 130-170 g/m² are usually used. Business cards are usually printed on paper with a grammage of 250-350 g/m², which makes them more stiff and durable.

It is important that the paper selected is appropriately suited to the purpose and type of printing. Properly selected paper grammage allows you to achieve the desired print quality and affects the aesthetic and user experience of the finished product.

Art paper and offset paper are two different types of paper that have different properties and are intended for different applications.

Art paper is paper that has been coated with a layer of a mixture of mineral pigment and glue. It may have a matte or glossy surface, depending on the type of chalk and its thickness. Coated paper usually has high print quality and a smoother surface than offset paper. It is often used to print advertising materials such as leaflets, posters, catalogues, brochures, invitations, Christmas cards, etc., where aesthetics and clarity of colors are important.

Offset paper is a matte paper without gloss, which is characterized by good absorption of printing inks and color stability. It is often used to print documents, books, catalogues, leaflets, company envelopes, etc. Offset paper is more universal than chalk paper because it is cheaper and more easily available, and its matte surface makes the text more legible.

To sum up, coated and offset paper differ primarily in the level of smoothness and print quality. Coated paper has more expressive colors and aesthetic appearance, while offset paper is characterized by good print quality and color stability.

Simplex printing means printing on one side of a sheet of paper, while duplex printing means printing on both sides of the sheet. Double-sided printing is often used to reduce the amount of paper used, which translates into cost savings and benefits for the environment.

The symbols 4/0 and 4/4 are markings used in printing that determine the number of colors used in the printing process on individual sides of a sheet of paper.

Specifically, 4/0 means that printing will be done in four colors (CMYK) only on one side of the sheet, while the other side will remain unprinted (0 colors). This solution is often used when printing leaflets, posters, catalogues, etc.

In turn, 4/4 means that the print will be made in four colors on both sides of the sheet, which means that the entire sheet of paper will be covered with print. This type of printing is used, for example, when printing brochures, folders, etc.