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Marketing . • October 9, 2019
Have you caught any of these printing trends in 2019?
As 2020 closes in, we thought we would take a look at Ricoh's predictions for printing trends from the start of this year. We think they were pretty dead on, do you?
Metallic inks
Metallic inks and foiling add that extra shine. We've not stopped recommending this all year at Love & Humphries.
Bright colours were a huge trend this year, across print and especially fashion. You couldn't go to a music festival without being surrounded by a sea of neon tshirts!
White inks
It gives a really special effect. In particular with printing stickers we suggest a white ink underneath instead of transparency- it really helps a sticker stand out against wherever it ends up.
We love this effect, especially with book covers. This isn't requested very often, if you have some ideas let's chat.
Gamut extension / spot colour inks
Designers essentially have unlimited colours available to them, and it takes some extra magic for printers to be able to keep these colours as intended!
Trend credit and all images belong to Ricoh
The gods have spoken, here's your colour of the year. How are you going to incorporate it into your print?
You can design for digital with your eyes closed. You’ve been asked to design for print, same thing right? No! Here are some tips to give your printer a break.
This year we've gone for a clean, simple foiled outline with embossed baubles. Here are some ideas for you.
