What You Need to Know: The Difference Between Raised Ink and Spot UV

Our custom center and phone calls tend to ask similar questions regarding Spot UV and Raised Ink. Many assume these two different techniques are the same thing, when the truth is, they are not.

What is Spot UV?
Spot UV is a glossy, transparent lamination that lies flat on the designated portions of your text or design.
Spot UV is created by applying a glossy clear coating . We use a UV light to dry the Spot UV instantly.

Can I have a raised Spot UV?
There is no raised Spot UV. Continue reading because you could be looking for Raised Ink.

What is Raised Ink?
Raised Ink is a raised glossy transparent material which is placed over designated portions of text or design. Raised Ink can be clearly seen and felt.
Raised Ink is created by placing powder on designated portions of the design and text. The card with the powder then passes through a heater which causes the Raised Ink to turn into a transparent, glossy, raised gel.

Is your Raised Ink actually raised?
Yes it is.

Can I have colored Raised Ink or Spot UV?
Raised Ink and Spot UV are both transparent material. They do not bring color into your design or text. However, you can print your colorful design/text with ink with Raised Ink or Spot UV placed over the colorful design/text. The transparency of both Spot UV and Raised Ink will allow the printed color to shine through.

Can I have Raised Ink or Spot UV on both sides of my card?
Raised Ink can only be done on a single side of a card.
Spot UV is able to be placed on both sides of the card.

What paper choices do I have for Raised Ink or Spot UV?
Raised Ink is available on many paper choices, with the most commonly choices being Heavy Nouveau, Heavy Linen, Heavy Silky Matte, and Vintage Kraft.  All paper business card choices EXCLUDING for the following: All Coated Stocks, Cameleon, Yupo, Sumo Nouveau, Sandwich Cards.
Spot UV only comes on a single paper choice, Standard Coated 14pt Matte.

Will Spot UV or Raised Ink crack or break?
No, our finishing options are durable and can withstand wear and tear.

Can I have both Spot UV and Raised Ink?
No, because they are not possible on the same papers.

How will Raised Ink or Spot UV affect the colors on my card?
Since both Raised Ink and Spot UV are transparent, you will be able to view the printed colors underneath the lamination. But, because both these finishing options are glossy, the colors could appear slightly darker because they will be more saturated compared to the rest of the card.

What is Raised Ink or Spot UV used for?
Most people use them on their texts. But Raised Ink and Spot UV can be used to create designs. They can also be used to draw attention to a design element, let’s say a red circle.

How do I tell you where to put the Raised Ink or Spot UV?
The short answer is: Through your design files. However, the instructions change slightly depending on which design method you are using on our website.

-If you choose ‘Customize Designs’ (our Self Design tool)
This method is for those who do not have design programs, or only part of their design completed (like just their logo).
Once you choose this method you will be sent to our online template. Simply fill in your text and arrange the layout to look the way you wish. Make sure to upload any picture using the ‘Image’ button right above the template. When you finish, continue following the instructions until you reach the Finishing Options page. Make sure to select specific finishing option you want: Spot UV or Raised Ink. In that same section you will be able to specify what should have Spot UV or Raised Ink.
If you are selecting Spot UV, you can also select Single or Double Sided.

-If you choose ‘Upload a Complete Design’ (for someone who has a completed design file)
You will be submitting two design files. One labelled “Printing file” and another labelled “Raised Ink file” or “Spot UV file”.
On the ‘Printing File’ you will be putting everything that you want to have ink printed (this includes all colors and black/gray). On the ‘Raised Ink file’ or ‘Spot UV file’ you will be showing in an all black design what you would like done in Raised Ink or Spot UV. Make sure that the Raised Ink or Spot UV files align with the Printing file.
*If you are going to do double sided Spot UV, then you will be submitting a total of 4 files.

Inquiry: info@themorningprint.com

Design & Style Advice: Summer Trends

With a brand new season, comes new styles and trends we have been noticing here at MorningPrint. We cover everything from bold new colors to gradients in this article.

Bold Colors: Yellow-Orange-Red

Left to Right: White Plastic, Heavy Silky Matte with Blind Press Embossing, Heavy Linen, White Plastic, European Size Heavy Nouveau, Silver Plastic

With Summer just around the corner, MorningPrint is seeing an increase in bold colored business cards. Specifically in yellow, shades of orange and a rich red. The color with the most variation is orange.

Orange ranges from golden yellow-orange to the color of an orange peel to tangerine. Although it first began appearing back in February, Orange is looking to be the surprise break-out color of the season, because of it’s ability to be both eye catching and professional. It works when used in small touches throughout the card, or be the main color of a business cards.

Patterns

From Top Left: Heavy Silky Matte with Matte Gold Foiling, Linen, Heavy Nouveau with Bronze Foiling and Round Corners, and Heavy Nouveau

From the start of 2018, we have seen an increase in business cards featuring patterns in their designs. The pattern itself is usually the focus of the business card. The color palettes are selected based on what will make the pattern appear more obvious. For example, a bolder pattern may feature one to two colors. The colors will be selected to create enough contrast to emphasize the pattern. For example, the green and white vertically striped Linen card.

A softer pattern may involve more colors, but they will all be within the same color range, for example, the Heavy Nouveau with Round Corners.

Within the pattern trend is a growing popularity with vertical stripes. Bold and classic, vertical stripes are appearing more and more within business cards.
Retro Designs

From Top to Bottom: Standard Coated 14pt Matte with Spot UV, Standard Coated 20pt Matte, Silky Matte and Heavy Linen

Retro designs are a perfect fit for Summer because they are usually fun and reflects both soft and louder colors. At MorningPrint, we have noticed that a softer feeling design or a detailed design (such as the pink Silky Matte pictured above) tends to have a softer color palette. However, simpler designs tend to incorporate a bolder color palette.

We have also noticed that retro designs can also easily combine with another recent design trend, geometric shapes (such as in the top card of Standard Coated 14pt Matte pictured above) to create a retro look which also feels trendy.

Gradients and Depth

Clear+White Plastic

Last year, minimalist and flat 2-dimensional designs had a surge in popularity. Starting with Summer, we are seeing a return back to designs with depth. This depth can be achieved with shadow, or raised finishing options such as Raised Ink and Embossing. However, other times it can also be achieved through another design trend, a gradient.
Like in the business card pictured above, a gradient can be used to show depth or

Movement

The final design trend for Summer can best be described as a sense of movement. Many designs are now featuring elements or papers that seem to dance under a certain lighting.
The most used option is Hologram Foiling, Hologram Paper or Hologram Plastic. The movement of the rainbow coloring as the light hits the hologram tends to give the business card a sense of movement.

For reference click here to view a video featuring Momiji on Hologram Paper with Hologram Foiling

For a second reference, click here to view a video featuring the Hologram Foiling sprinkle

Premium Papers

A common misunderstanding for Premium Paper is that each option under this category is a thick business card. While we do offer a range of thicknesses for this category, they are labelled as premium because they are imported from Europe. MorningPrint imports these papers from a company named Gmund am Tegernsee located in Gmund, Germany. Each of the papers from Gmund have their own unique appearances and characteristics.

Heavy Nouveau with Raised Ink

For most papers, there is a thick and thin version available. Every time we refer to a paper with the adjective ‘heavy’, it refers to the fact that that specific paper is a thicker option.
For example:
Linen and Heavy Linen
Silky Matte and Heavy Silky Matte
Aquarelle and Heavy Aquarelle

Sumo Nouveau with Laser Cutting

Nouveau and Heavy Nouveau and Sumo Nouveau- The paper family with the most thicknesses to choose from. Nouveau is the thinnest paper and is the only paper to be able to do Braille. Heavy Nouveau is slightly thicker than the standard business card. Sumo Nouveau is the thickest paper we offer in the company.

Heavy Linen with Raised Ink

Premium Papers also offer a choice of the type of texture you wish your business card to have. The entire Nouveau family, are true matte papers with a creamy white coloring and the paper’s natural roughness. Linen and Heavy Linen is a combination of gridlock texture and the brightest shade of white. Scotland is one of the thinner texture paper options, with a sharp deep texture and a bright white.

Scotland with Raised Ink

Aquarelle and its partner, Heavy Aquarelle are a creamy white with soft, watercolor texture. Finally, in contrast to all the other textured papers, Silky Matte and Heavy Silky Matte are a bright white with all it’s texture smoothed out. If you run your fingers along this paper, it has a silky completely smooth feel.

Aquarelle with Bronze Foiling

Within our Premium Paper selection are also environmentally friendly options such as Aquarelle, Heavy Aquarelle, Vintage Kraft and Yupo. Vintage Kraft is made of recycled paper and is the color of cardboard. As it is made of recycled paper, it has a little bit a of hairy feel to it. Yupo is a synthetic paper and does not have a paper feel to it at all. It is cool to the touch and a bright white.

Vintage Kraft with Glossy Silver Foiling

Yupo also happens to be the most durable premium paper we offer. As a synthetic paper, it is both water proof and tear proof.

Silky Matte with Raised Ink

With such a wide variety of Premium Papers, just about every finishing option is available to these papers such as:
Nouveau can do Braille
Laser Cutting
Foil Accent
Raised Ink
Press Embossing
Round Corners and Punches
Spot Color

 

New Products: Hologram Paper and Hologram Plastic Business Cards

Announcing our newest products, Hologram Paper and Hologram Plastic Business Cards.

About Hologram Paper:
Hologram Paper is a creamy white paper with a hologram coating on both sides. The hologram has all the colors of the rainbow, just like our other hologram products, Hologram Plastic and Hologram Plus Plastic. However, compared to them, the hologram is much softer.

The hologram will be especially noticeable against dark backgrounds and dark colors.
This paper is especially good at printing photographs, but keep in mind that these photographs will have hologram finish placed on top of them.

At 14pt, which is the standard thickness of a business card, however Hologram Paper feels a little thicker in your hand due to it’s hologram coating. The coating also ensures that it will be durable and not easily torn.
To view the hologram on our paper business cards, click here

About Hologram Plastic:
Like our other plastic business cards, Hologram Plastic is made of PET plastic, which is a recyclable plastic. It is quite thin, being the same thinness as the plastic of a water bottle.
This plastic is made with a sharp, gridlock pattern of hologram on both sides of the plastic. The hologram pattern is similar to the pattern of our Hologram Plus Plastic.

Instead of having a white rectangle, like what is found on Hologram Plus Plastic, the Hologram Plastic has custom white ink. The custom white ink can be placed wherever it is necessary in the design. However, it is important to note that the hologram is quite strong and can show slightly through the white ink.

Die Cuts: A Custom Shaped Business Card

MorningPrint offers 58 shapes, under our 58 Standard Die Cuts. Die Cuts require a total of 4-5 business days for processing, not counting delivery. No set up fee will be necessary for any of our Die Cuts.

Shape 07 with Spot UV, Shape 07 with Blind Press Embossing, Shape 06, and Shape 07 with Spot UV

All Die Cuts are automatically printed on Standard Coated 14pt Matte and as such will have the same finishing options as the Standard Coated 14pt Matte business card. That includes the following:
–Foiling
–Embossing
–Spot UV
–Laser Cutting
–Punching
Die Cuts can be done on another paper, such as Nouveau and Vintage Kraft, but you must consult our printing team prior to making an order.

Left to Right: Shape 05 and Shape 22

Some of our most popular shapes are the following:
-Shape 06 and Shape 07: Circle; one of our most popular options from our Die Cut Shapes.
-Shape 08: Tag; one of the most versatile die cuts, this shape has been used as a price tag, an advertising tag and as a luggage tag for destination weddings.
-Shape 12: Camera; mainly ordered by photographers
-Shape 41: House; one of the top choices among realtors
-Shape 42-:Comb; a popular choice for hair stylists. Especially if all business cards must be kept on the same front desk, the comb will stand out from the other business cards

Shape 08

How to Order:
For those who have a designer or have a professional skill level on Photoshop/Illustrator, there is an option to download Die Cut templates in order to create a design. If you do not have that skill level or a designer, there is the option to work off the template under the Customize Designs option on the page.

Shape 42 with Spot UV

For Customized Die Cuts:
Any customized shapes must be sent in to our customer service representative for any questions and pricing. The design files including the trim and bleed lines must be submitted with the inquiry. Custom Die Cuts include even slightly altered versions of our 58 Standard Shapes. The plates to create our Standard Shape Die Cuts are already created, therefore any slight alteration will require a new plate.

Design of the Month: May 2018

1. Name: Natalie Forder
2. Company Name: Lost Kiwi Designs
3. Website: www.lostkiwidesigns.com
4. Business Contact Email: natalie@lostkiwidesigns.com
5. Please give a brief history of your business and some of the services you provide.
   I am a young, but vibrant business with roots in Graphic Design. I started a jewelry label as an extension of my business and have never looked back! I still offer graphic design solutions for startups but have found my passion in the creation of truly unique accessories inspired by tranquility, minimalism and living the slow life.
6. After looking at your cards, it is clear you incorporated your branding into your card. Can you discuss your branding between all the cards?
   My whole branding really comes together in a vibrant display mimicking the rainbows of colours one can expect from my shop. I made the watercolour myself to create the textures and offset it with the clean, fine lines of the gold foiling for a fresh and modern look.
7. Why did you choose this specific size, European size, for the business card?
   When it came to sizing, I went with the size that is most popular in Australia. It just so happens that the size is large and able to fit a great amount of detail on, offering a perfect canvas to work with.
8. The kiwi logo is so charming. How did you come up with the design of a geometric bird?
   My little origami kiwi is a fusion design piece bringing two worlds together that inform my creations. It is a cute expression of myself as a kiwi and the Japanese influences from my travels that influence my growth as an accessories artist.
9. What is the backstory behind your business’ name, ‘Lost Kiwi Designs’?
   I am a New Zealander at heart but have found life to be full of crazy adventures that have driven me to where I am today. I have always embraced getting lost and have found it a constant theme in a lot of my creative processes.I take all my inspiration from my adventures and enjoy supporting artists wherever I may get lost.
10. Why did you choose Glossy Gold Foiling?
    This was a hard decision. I ended up with glossy gold foiling after picking up on some themes in my shop. I have quite a few gold pieces in my shop and find the colour stands out beautifully.
11. What was the reason behind choosing our Nouveau?
    I have always loved paper as you an see by some of my paper jewelry. I wanted a luxury uncoated paper that woudl represent the vivid colours of my design but is soft to the touch. Nouveau is just a joy to hold.
12. You have several different cards and also stickers made with us. What are the uses for those different products?
    My product packaging is essentially a double sided business card! It saves on costs for my small business but doesn’t sacrifice quality. I got a bit creative and also created triangular cards that fit two on a business card, then I just cut them down. The stickers are used on my bags as well as sealing shipped products. It just strengthens the brand nicely and makes me that much more proud of my product.
13. What made you choose MorningPrint?
    I used to have a domestic printer, but their customer service and turnaround were shocking! I moved to getting my works printed in Europe as they offered the convenience, customer service and fast shipping but ultimately I had very little options for my designs through them. I found MorningPrint before my Christmas rush and absolutely love everything you offer and the options my designs now have.
14. How was your experience with MorningPrint? Would you recommend us to others?
    I have already sent all the people that come my way for printing to you. I am ahead of the ball on that one!

Design & Style Advice: Spring Trends

Design Elements

1. Large Fonts
Large simple typography dominates the designs of most business cards. We are seeing these large fonts mainly used in company names on business cards. While usually printed with ink, this design element can also be done in one of our finishing options, such as Foiling or Blind Press Embossing.

From top to bottom: Heavy Nouveau, Standard Uncoated and Heavy Nouveau with Blind Press Embossing

2. Geometric Style
Geometric angles and designs are still going strong from last Fall. Geometric designs are not just restricted to patterns, they can also be done to create specific shapes and pictures. Geometric designs are usually clean and modern but can adapt to the branding of your business card. For the most part, geometric designs are done in Foiling to add an extra wow factor.

2×2 square with Hologram Foiling, Uncoated Sticker with Matte Gold Foiling and Die Cut Shape 8 with Glossy Silver Foiling

3. Mini Cards
Custom sized business cards are in style more than ever. From slim to square, businesses are looking to customize even their business card size. Although just about every size is possible, the most popular size is a square, 2×2. With just about every finishing option from raised ink to laser cutting available to them, these small cards live up to the phrase “big things in little packages”.

2×2 cards: Heavy Aquarelle with Raised Ink, Heavy Nouveau with Glossy Gold Foiling and Heavy Nouveau with Raised Ink

4. Leah Trib Productions
This design, which is well done by Leah Trib Productions is an excellent example of the latest design trend. The trend is created by focusing on the contact information. The design is geometric by including brackets to explain which type of information corresponds to what form of communication. In order to be executed properly, it needs several components to match such as: the company email, company website, and the social media account.

A photo provided by a client on Clear Plastic (No White Ink)

Product Options

5. Foiling
Foiling in general is still the most popular finishing option for designers and clients. The latest trend show designs require foiling with an exact alignment. Designs with exact foiling locations are possible but need to be reviewed and approved by our printing team.
Designs are also utilizing foiling colors other than the neutral gold, silver and bronze more often. We are mainly seeing blue, green and red foiling colors come up in the newest designs, but pink is making appearances as well.

Silky Matte with Green Foiling, Heavy Star Dream with Blue Foiling and Round Corners, Heavy Nouveau with Round Corners

6. Raised Ink
Raised ink, also known as thermography, is also quite popular and we can see it continue to be used in designs. Usually used in text and in logos, raised ink creates both a visual and tactile experience for whoever holds the business card. However, we are now seeing raised ink used to create subtle, and ingenious designs. The latest surprising use of Raised Ink was to create an intricate pattern across the side of the business card. Difficult to see, the intricate pattern of raised ink recreated the feel of texture on one side of the business card.

Heavy Aquarelle with Bronze Foiling and Raised Ink

7. Thick cards
Thick business cards are in as high demand as ever. Rigid and stiff, thick business cards are synonymous with luxury and high end. At 32 pt, Sumo Nouveau is the thickest business card we offer. With such a thickness, it is possible to both see and feel the thick edge of these business cards. A creamy white matte paper, it does not have any shine or shimmer.

Left to right: Sumo Nouveau with Debossing and Sumo Nouveau

8. Using different materials
Since late summer, the idea of using some material other than paper for business cards is growing in popularity. Our response to this trend are our plastic business cards. We offer a wide range from white, clear to hologram and metallic plastic business cards. All are made of PET plastic, which is an environmentally friendly material.

Clear+ White Plastics

9. Die Cutting
Now more than ever, business cards are meant to reflect your business’ branding and Die Cuts are the best way to achieve that level of customization. Although automatically done on Standard Coated 14pt Matte paper, it is possible to do a custom die cut on another type of paper. However the printing team will need to review and approve of the paper selection. We offer a range of Die Cut shapes to choose from, but can also do completely custom shapes and sizes. There is no set up fee for our Die Cuts.

Die Cut Shape 007 with a Punch Hole, A custom Die Cut and Die Cut Shape 008

10. Spot UV
A flat lamination, Spot UV is glossy and transparent, allowing designated sections of design and color to show through. Due to it’s glossy nature, Spot UV will make the ink printed color appear more saturated (or darker). Another popular selection of many clients and designers, Spot UV is now used to create unique designs ranging from the more subtle (like the watch in the picture below) to the bold (like the hot pink card below).

Standard Coated 14pt Matte with Spot UV

 

 

What You Need to Know: Clear Plastic Business Cards

The Clear Plastic Family from MorningPrint consists of Clear Plastic (No White Ink), Clear+White Plastic, Clear Plus Plastic, Opaque White Plastic. All these plastic business cards have several characteristics in common.

1. PET Plastic- All our clear plastics are made of PET plastic, which is an environmentally friendly plastic, which is the same thinness as the plastic of a water bottle.

2. As a plastic, these business cards are prone to scratching, especially when rubbed against surfaces or each other consistently. For the best care of these business cards we recommend keeping them in their storage boxes and only take them out when you need them.

3. Due to their clarity, transparent plastic business cards can only accommodate a single sided design because a double sided design will overlap creating not design and legibility issues.

 

Clear Plastic (No White Ink)
Clear Plastic (No White Ink) is a completely clear plastic business card. It as clear as looking through a glass window. In order to maintain this level of transparency, we need to use transparent ink. That means your designs will also be see through.
There are a couple of things to keep in mind when using this product:

1. Thin fonts, light colors and small details are all difficult to view on this card.
2. This clear business card has a very clean feeling to it due to it’s transparency. Therefore, simple designs with plenty of clear space tend to pop more with this busienss card.
3. MorningPrint’s design advice for this type of business card is to utilize rich black through out most of the design as it can appear almost solid. Rich black color values would be-
C:20% M:20% Y:20% K:100%
In order to accommodate color, we suggest using them as accents in your design for either art or on information which is not the most important.

Clear+White Plastic
Clear+White Plastic products are the same clear material as the Clear Plastic (No White Ink) meaning it has the same clarity as looking through a window. To maintain this level of transparency, we also use transparent ink. The main difference between these two clear plastic business cards is that Clear+White Plastic is able to print white ink on to designs.
The special part about our white ink is that it can be printed as is on the card, or it can be used to go behind your colored ink design in order to create a solid design against a clear card. In adding white ink behind your design, you will also be increasing legibility on your card. In order to indicate what part of your design should include white ink, you will need to submit a second design file where all white ink areas will be designed in all black.
If you do not wish to incorporate white ink behind your design, all printed areas without white ink will be the same printing result as if the design was printed on Clear Plastic (No White Ink).

Opaque White Plastic
Opaque White Plastic is a sheer translucent card with slight white ink throughout. It is an excellent choice for intricate designs incorporating many small details and thin fonts. It also prints simple designs relying on a white ink background quite well.

The white tint throughout the business card makes any design printed on it pop a bit more. Colors will appear more saturated in the final printing result compared to the Clear Plastics.

As for it’s transparency, if someone looks through the card, objects close by will be very easy to see, but objects far away will be difficult to see.

Clear Plus Plastic
Clear Plus Plastic is a solid white rectangle with a clear border. However, it should not be mistaken for a solid card, as it is still a clear business card with the ability for single side printing. The white rectangle centered in this card actually resembles our Opaque White Plastic, which allows light and images to shine through a translucent white background.
This card is also an excellent choice for those who small details or intricate designs. However, it also has a very clean feel to it, like the Clear Plastics (No White Ink), so the final printing result of simple designs with wide space for the material to shine through will pop more.

Design of the Month: April 2018

Name: Annie Lin

Company Name: Floating Forest Studio

Website: www.floatingforest.studio

Business Contact Email: hello@floatingforest.studio

Please give us a brief history of your business and some of the services you provide.
My hobby originally started in 2016 as a way to share my illustration art prints to the world. Slowly I expanded my product selection to include accessories like enamel pins, jewelry, and other printed goods after falling in love with the physical nature of having wearable art. In 2017 I finally turned my hobby into a real brand. My main source of business is selling pins and accessories, but I also do some branding and freelance illustration work as well.

After looking at your cards, it is clear you incorporated your branding into your card. Can you discussing your branding between these two cards?
I experimented with a series of different business card formats to find the best direction that truly conveys the personality of my brand. I wanted to play with how foil could elevate my brand and become an eye-catching art piece. Since my roots started in illustration, I really wanted my cards to not only convey my business information, but to become something people would want to hold onto. One card direction experimented with a more mature, conservative design (the foil on blue) and the other one emphasized a more playful, colorful approach (the full foil card with knocked out information). I’m definitely leaning toward the playful approach and would marry elements of it with the more mature approach in the future.

Why did you choose this specific size, 2×2 inch square for the business card?
I wanted something untraditional that would stand out while still containing all my important information. In my experience of being a vendor at craft fairs, you end up pocketing a lot of business cards or tossing them into a purchase bag so I was hoping this size would make it easier to be in the former group. I’m actually still experimenting with different sizes and formats for my business card. In the future I’d probably go a little larger and maybe break out of the square format as well.

What is 2.75×3.75 inch cards going to be used for? The sizing is so customized, we got curious.
The dimensions of this card is the size I use for my illustrated backing cards on which I attach enamel pins. These cards usually share an illustration that is related to the design of the pin itself and the size allows me to include all my relevant information as well as make the product stand out on a display. This particular design is one I’m considering using for future wholesale items to create a unified look to my brand.

Why did you choose Hologram Foiling?
The dimensions of this card is the size I use for my illustrated backing cards on which I attach enamel pins. These cards usually share an illustration that is related to the design of the pin itself and the size allows me to include all my relevant information as well as make the product stand out on a display. This particular design is one I’m considering using for future wholesale items to create a unified look to my brand.

What was the reason behind choosing our Heavy Silky Matte?
When I got my sample pack I immediately gravitated toward the Heavy Silky Matte material. The paper was so smooth and soft while having enough thickness and integrity that I knew it would hold up to showing off my product. From a business card perspective, it makes you really want to play with the card and keep it in your hands since it’s so pleasant to the touch.

What made you choose MorningPrint?
A fellow designer recommended MorningPrint to me and, after seeing their cards, I was sold. The affordability and breath of options from press embossing to raised ink allows me to experiment as much as I want with my designs. I’m excited to try new options I hadn’t considered before because they’re so readily available. Looking forward to playing around with new paper designs soon!

How was your experience with MorningPrint? Would you recommend us to others?
My experience with MorningPrint has been great so far. It’s been easy to order custom designs and the shipping turnaround is very fast. Customer service has been great and I feel confident in recommending this service to others!

Just a small feedback, it would be great if MorningPrint offered more variety of product options such as larger posters and greeting cards! I know you can probably get these made via the custom quote option, but it’s definitely a hurdle to have to reach out specifically and email with your information vs having default templated info readily available. I’d love to be able to come to MorningPrint’s website and quickly see what jobs other than postcards and business cards I can have made. I’d love for MorningPrint to be my one stop shop for everything beyond business cards one day.

What You Need to Know: Matte Papers

MorningPrint’s most popular matte papers are Nouveau, Heavy Nouveau, Linen, Heavy Linen, Silky Matte, Heavy Silky Matte. Matte paper business cards are the preferred business card for those who would like an organic feel to their cards.

1. What characteristics does matte paper have?
Matte paper refers to the natural state of the paper, with no added shine or gloss. Since matte business cards rely on the actual paper, designs should be made keeping the different matte paper characteristics in mind.

2. Matte paper may or may not include texture or pattern
Some prefer matte paper with no pattern, but this is not a standard characteristic of matte papers. There are papers, such as Linen and Heavy Linen which have pattern or texture and still have matte paper characteristics.

Silky Matte with Glossy Gold Foiling

Silky Matte & Heavy Silky Matte
Silky Matte and Heavy Silky Matte are our smoothest matte paper business cards. These cards are smooth without being slippery giving it an overall soft feel without a coating or gloss. The natural roughness of the paper is simply flattened out. These papers have a natural crisp white coloring, creating a cool feel as a background for your design.

Heavy Linen with Glossy Gold Foiling

Linen & Heavy Linen
Linen and Heavy Linen have a woven pattern texture and the brightest white. These matte business cards tend to pop the colors in the design due to the bright white background. The pattern is more apparent on the Linen paper because it is thinner. The thinness also gives it a fresher feel. However, Heavy Linen’s thickness and rigidity tends to give it a more authoritative and high end look.
For more details please read Linen: The Most Professional Paper

Heavy Nouveau with Raised Ink

Nouveau & Heavy Nouveau
Nouveau and Heavy Nouveau is a creamy white with no texture or smoothness. One of the purest matte papers we offer, Nouveau and Heavy Nouveau adapts well to any design, adding it’s natural elegance to any design.
For more details, please read: Nouveau and Heavy Nouveau: The Blank Slate