Finally, a hardcover book that bends to your needs!

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Hardcover Book

This week, I’m showcasing a truly unique take on hard cover book design: a hard cover with a flexible, cloth spine! This unique style features the best of both worlds – the durability of a hardcover book with the flexibility of a soft spine.

Hardcover Books

Are you looking for a modern, stylish and durable book cover design? The cloth spine hardcover book might be the perfect choice for your book project. This innovative concept features a cloth spine that is securely mounted to the spine of the book block (perfect bound or Smyth bound) and then glued to the inside of the front and back covers.

Hardcover Book - Specialties Graphic Finishers

Rather than using traditional square or round spines found on hardcover books, this unique approach combines the strength and durability of hardcover book covers with the flexibility of a soft spine. The result is an eye-catching, high quality product that stands out from other books in terms of design and finish.

Hardcover Book - Specialties Graphic Finishers

The cloth used for this type of book cover can be customized in both color and texture to fit your brand perfectly. Also, like other hard book covers, a cloth spine can be foil stamped with a title.

If you’re looking for a way to make your book stand out from others, consider opting for this cloth-spined hardcover book design. Its unique construction offers a modern look while retaining all the benefits and durability associated with hardbound books – providing long lasting protection and an unforgettable impression!

Show your customers something new! If this binding style looks like it will be great for your project, please give us a call.

Get the perfect bookmark for your hardcover books!

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Get the perfect bookmark for your hardcover books!

Bookmark

Are you looking for an attractive and practical addition to your hardcover and softcover books? Ribbon bookmarks are the perfect choice! Custom ribbon bookmarks give you the opportunity to make a truly unique statement with your books. Whether you want to add a single bookmark or up to 6 bookmarks, ribbon bookmarks will elevate the look of your books.

Bookmark

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We source ribbons in a variety of textures, colors, patterns, and widths so that you can find a style that complements any type of book cover design. For example, if you have luxurious hardcovers, velvet ribbons offer a silky touch of elegance. Or for paperback novels, grosgrain ribbons can provide the perfect finishing touch.

The great thing about ribbon bookmarks is that they’re easy to use and will last longer than ordinary paper or cardstock bookmarks. Plus, they’re extremely versatile—you can use them in a variety of ways from decorating journals or scrapbooks to adding photos onto greeting cards. So why not add some personality to your bookshelves with custom ribbon bookmarks? With their beautiful designs and long-lasting durability, they’re sure to make reading even more enjoyable.

Ribbon bookmarks can be custom printed with your own unique design. Give us a call today for more information about how we can help bring your ideas into reality!

Singer Stitched Books

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A book that looks hand-stitched? Singer sewn books are the answer!

Have you ever seen a book that looks like it was hand-stitched? If so, chances are it was bound using the Singer Sewn binding method. This binding method is an ideal choice for anyone who wants their book to have a hand-bound look and feel. 

The Singer Sewn binding method is a popular choice for book designers and publishers who want to create a hand-bound look and feel for their book project. The thread used in this binding method is usually sewn with an industrial Singer sewing machine, which is strong enough to stitch through multiple sheets of paper. This binding method creates a highly durable and aesthetically pleasing book that will last for many years.

The thread used to stitch the books can be left visible on the outer spine or hidden with a cover, giving designers flexibility in design options. Furthermore, you can choose to leave the stitches hanging at either end for a more whimsical look or have them cut flush with the cover for a more polished look. There are over 200 colours of binding thread available, which means this type of binding is highly customizable.

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This particular book that we bound on our Singer sewing machines has a pocket mounted to the inside back cover (see below) and an embossed title on the outside front cover.

It’s easy to see why Singer sewn binding has become so popular among printers and graphic designers alike! Please give us a call if this binding method is the best fit for your book project!

Something different for your packaging needs

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Something different for your packaging needs

I’m amazed by the ingenuity of this telescoping rigid box. I’m going to call it a blooming rigid box because the base has four ‘petals’ which open outwards, providing users with an easy-open system. Let’s take a look at how this innovative design works and why it could be the solution to your next packaging project!

Telescoping boxes have a base that is inserted into the slightly larger lid. This telescoping box has a twist: the base “blooms,” allowing easy removal of the product. As you can see in the image below, red litho wrapped board is mounted to black stock that is die cut into shape so that it fits perfectly together when stored away in its closed form.

Are you looking for ways to streamline the packaging and fulfillment process? For many jobs, we have the capability to insert retail products into the boxes, reducing trucking, the number of suppliers involved and overall turnaround time. We provide an efficient way to package retail items with minimal effort from your side. All you need to do is print the wrap and send everything over!

Check out another full service packaging job we did: https://sgfteam.ca/full-service-packaging/

Printed Cube Memo Pads

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Printed Cube Memo Pads

Printed Cube Memo Pads

This week, I’m featuring a very useful product that also doubles as an effective advertising piece. Cube memo pads have been a standard on office desks for years, but now they can be printed on all four sides! The main advantage is that end users now have more space to write than when corporate information used much of the sheet.

Printed Cube Memo Pads

Printed Cube Memo Pads - Specialties Graphic Finishers

We can box pads individually and, for some rare jobs, round-corner cut the memo pads. Is your customer (or you!) looking for a useful advertising piece that keeps end users coming back again and again? Give us a call or email us for an estimate.

Printed Cube Memo Pads - Specialties Graphic Finishers

High Precision Laser Cutting

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High Precision Laser Cutting

High Precision Laser Cutting

The introduction of laser cutting into the graphic arts industry opened up tremendous possibilities in paper finishing. Our customers can now have paper products cut, engraved or perforated in intricate detail–without the cost of a die. Another benefit of laser cutting is the delicate cuts that cannot be done with conventional die cutting.

High Precision Laser Cutting

Laser Cutting

Laser cutting achieves high-precision cut edges, resulting in particularly delicate patterns on the end product. The key to laser cutting is to choose the right stock and design. Our team has the experience to provide guidance on choosing the best stock for your design and product.

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Casebound book covers, rigid box sleeves, book sleeves and invitations are just a few of the products we have produced that incorporated laser cutting into the final design. If your customer is looking for high precision cutting for their book or box project, please give us a call!

Coordinating Colour Book Features

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Coordinating Colour Book Features

This week I’m focusing on ways customers can customize the appearance of their projects by incorporating company colours throughout a book project. This particular project is a plasticoil bound product guide that uses orange in both the plasticoil and Mylar tabs.

Wire-O, Cerlox, plastic combs and plasticoil are available in a range of colours that can coordinate with corporate logos and colours. Mylar tabs are a great feature because printers can print a custom colour in the tab area. We then take the sheets and apply clear Mylar to the tab area and cut the tabs to a square, rounded or angled shape. Voila! Custom tabs to go with your book project.

If you want your customer’s book project to be different and impressive … please email or give us a call!

Plastic Free Retail Packaging

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Plastic Free Retail Packaging

Plastic Free Retail Packaging

The product I’m featuring this week is a simple die cutting job that reduces the need for plastic in hanging retail products. If you walk down a store aisle, the vast majority of products hanging on hooks have a plastic hanger.

Plastic Free Retail Packaging

Plastic hangers are not only more expensive than paper hangers, but are not recycles as easily.

Plastic Free Retail Packaging

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Save your customer a pile of money by not using a plastic hanger and be environmentally friendly! Please give us a call to discuss any retail packaging jobs that have crossed your desk.

 

Cost-effective Small Run Information Wheel Charts

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Earlier this year, I did a video that focused on large runs of  eyelet-free information wheels (also called wheel charts or spinners). For large jobs, that’s a great option, but what about runs that are smaller than 5,000 units?

We’ve figured out an effective method to make small runs of Wheel Charts, without the high cost! If your customer is looking for a recyclable, metal free option for information wheels, please give us a call!

Wheel Charts

Wheel Charts

Wheel Charts

 

FOLDER WITH SPINNER

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This looks like a typical Folder from the outside, so why is it featured in this email? I’m showcasing this piece because it’s highly unusual inside. Upon opening the Folder, the user sees a “handle” that can be moved up and down. The action of moving the “handle” replicates the movement of the breaker boxes being marketing by the folder.

FOLDER WITH SPINNER

 

FOLDER WITH SPINNER
FOLDER WITH SPINNER

This piece required die-cutting, eyeletting the “handle” to the Folder and final hand assembly. We used a Brausse die cutter and one of our numerous eyeletting machines. We were able to do the entire job in-house, saving the client time and money. Do you have a client that wants their Folder to stand out? Give us a call to talk about what features we can add.