It's the Time of the Year
All you need to know about greeting cards
As the festive season approaches, companies around the world are once again faced with the challenge of sending their customers a greeting card that will reflect their identity in a memorable way. But where does the tradition of greeting cards come from? What makes them memorable? Are the standards the same all over the world? We asked our partners around the world to let us know, and to give us their advice on style and etiquette in their markets.
As the festive season approaches, companies around the world are once again faced with the challenge of sending their customers a greeting card that will reflect their identity in a memorable way. But where does the tradition of greeting cards come from? What makes them memorable? Are the standards the same all over the world? We asked our partners around the world to let us know, and to give us their advice on style and etiquette in their markets.
Curious Metallics champagne
- Subtle metallic effect
- Perfect print rendering
We recommend : play on contrasts with a vivid blue and spot colours
Curious translucents gold
- Gold iridescent effect to layer on any white or coloured paper
- Great printability
We recommend : you can either use it as an envelopes or an insert or print itwith a tone-over-tone or white geometrical pattern.
Conqueror connoisseur
- Warm natural cotton feel
- Perfect for blind embossing or letterpress
We recommand : go for a multi-level embossing for your design and a single silver or gold spot colour
Rives tradition le rouge
- A reference feltmarked with perfect 2-sidenesss
- Perfect resistance to micro-perforation and laser-cutting
We recommand : if you don’t want to mix it with a glossy green foil, you could micro-perforateit combinedwith gold foil.
Keaykolour Match Tea
- Natural wove touch with high bulk and rigidity
- Perfect for letterpress , blind embossing, and hot foil stamping
We recommand : you can make the most of the paperwith typography & embossingor you can play with contrast with a white screen printing.
