The essential features of excellent notebook paper

Many junior or even senior designers are "designers of renderings". The renderings they make are very beautiful, but they lack the ability to actually implement them. Therefore, today's article will give you a brief introduction to the types and characteristics of common paper, and hope that you can create moving designs through paper and printing methods.

Generally speaking, paper can be divided into four categories: non-coated paper, light coated paper, coated paper and specialty paper.

Uncoated paper refers to the paper without coating processing on the surface. They can be divided into [Dowling Paper] [Printing Paper Grade B] [Printing Paper Grade C] according to the whiteness. In addition to note paper, non-coated paper is also suitable for flat media that does not require reflective effects. It is often used for photocopying paper, notebooks, books, comics, etc. It can be used as notebook pages and comics. The advantages are small stretchability and uniform ink absorption

Lightly coated paper refers to paper with less coating processing in coated paper. The base paper is usually printed book paper or road forest paper. Although the reproducibility of the printed photos is not as good as that of coated paper, with the advancement of modern coating technology, the quality has gradually improved, which helps to balance the cost and the demand is increasing. Come bigger. Commonly used in magazine pages, product catalogs, leaflets, etc. It is used for magazine pages and flyers. The advantage is that the cost is relatively low.

Paper with more paint applied than light coated paper and smooth surface is called coated paper. Among them, coated paper is the representative. The surface of the coated paper has perfect processing, which can reproduce photos well. However, the surface lacks texture and features, and the manufacturing process has been pressurized many times, so the thickness is thinner than other papers of the same price. This type of paper is often used in product catalogs, posters, brochures, monthly calendars and other printed materials that require high photo reproducibility.

There are also many types of special paper, such as colorful paper, paper with special functions, paper with unique color or texture, etc. Generally speaking, the price of special paper is higher than that of common printing paper, but the effect of making special prints is also extraordinary.

Pearlescent paper is composed of three parts: bottom fiber, filler and surface coating. The surface is very smooth, thick, reflective and pearly. Suitable for high-end picture albums, greeting cards and other materials. Very suitable for high-end jewelry and luxury goods.

The characteristic white cardboard has the characteristics of high smoothness, good stiffness, neat appearance and good uniformity. Often used for business cards, menus, etc. White cardboard is a kind of white cardboard made of relatively thick and firm pure high-quality wood pulp, so many packaging boxes also use white cardboard.

The characteristic is that super-sensitive paper belongs to art paper. Its surface has been micro-coated, and its opacity is as high as 90%. The paper feels very smooth and has excellent touch.

Kraft paper is tough and water resistant, suitable for packaging. Close to the original color of wood, it is suitable for traditional or retro style design. The color of kraft paper is not good, suitable for single color printing

Sulfuric acid paper is also called sulfuric acid transfer paper. The paper has high transparency, good toughness, and is not easy to change. The tracing book uses this material. It is very common in art supplies and is often used as book cover and inner packaging.