Make or Break A Print Project: Print Finishing Options

Print finishing is one of the most important aspects of your print project. You can produce the perfect print job (spot-on color tones, crisp graphics, great pop and detail), but if trimmed or die-cut incorrectly or coated or laminated incorrectly, the value of your project will be diminished and negatively impact your brand. In some situations, the wrong finishing applications can make your printed product totally unusable for its intended purpose or reduce its intended shelf-life.

What You Need to Consider with Your Print Finishing Solutions

• Intended Use: The best print finishing option is not the same for every project. What might work for one type of sign might not work another. It is critical to prioritize what is important to you. Is it a promotional piece where standing out at the shelf or in the store is most important? Is it a wayfinding or informational piece where visibility and clarity is most important? Is it a sophisticated, high-quality marketing collateral or special event piece where quality and attention to detail are incredibly important?
• Intended Environment: Where your product will be displayed has an incredible impact as to what print finishing option is used for your products. You need your finishing to meet your specific environmental needs. Will the printed product be placed outdoors in the sun or shade? In a freezer or refrigerator? Does the sign need an adhesive so it can be applied on a window, floor, counter, wall (brick, concrete, drywall, other?) Will it be displayed in frame? Subject to windy conditions? These are just some of the questions to ask in order to determine the best print finishing solution for your applications.
• Intended Shelf-Life: Is the intended shelf-life of the printed product a week? Month? six months? or year(s)? Keeping these things in mind will help you avoid overspending on a print finishing solution that is more than you need for your intended shelf-life.  Or, conversely, underspending on the wrong print finishing solution resulting in re-prints and re-installs earlier and more often than you desire due to a print finishing solution that fails before you intend.  

Print Finishing Services That Excel

Bluestem Integrated has deep and broad print finishing experience and capabilities. At the planning and estimating stage of your job Bluestem Integrated will consult with you and your staff. We will ask numerous questions about the intended use, intended use environment, desired shelf-life, etc. Based on the specifics you provide, Bluestem will recommend the best print finishing application for your intended use, environment and desired shelf-life. Bluestem Integrated offers numerous high quality, cost effective, print finishing options for multiple use situations. We work hard to match the correct, most cost-effective print finishing options to your specific needs. Bluestem pays attention to the details to ensure your project is done correctly, cost effectively, meets intended use and shelf life requirements and makes your product and brand stand out in the marketplace.

Print finishing done well demonstrates your organization cares about quality, pays attention to detail, is professional and organized. Quality print finishing greatly enhances your brand image and integrity in the market and brings focus to the message you are trying to convey. Call Bluestem Integrated today.

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