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If you’re hunting for techniques to help your wedding invitations stand out from the crowd, you’ve probably encountered the terms debossing and embossing. Both add texture and elegance to your stationery project. From infancy, humans are wired to interact with the world by touch as well as sight, and they look for things that break up the monotony of flat surfaces. Embossing and debossing help to achieve this. Their distinctions are easy to understand, but the method you choose will affect the overall appearance, graphic design, and texture of your invites. Below is a simple explanation of their characteristics.

Debossing

wedding invitationDebossing creates a depression in paper with a customized stamp. This can take a variety of shapes, including logos, names, or symbolic elements the designer wants to emphasize. Debossed wedding invitations stand out from those printed on plain paper by catching the eye and utilizing the sense of touch as well as sight. One advantage of debossing includes its ability to affect only one side of the invitation, leaving the reverse unembellished and free for other creative work.

Embossing

Like debossing, embossing involves altering the texture of paper, but differs in the process used and the results produced. Embossers use a metal plate called a die to create raised bumps and images. Unlike debossing, these bumps affect both sides of the paper, creating a three-dimensional effect. The embossed area can then be ornamented with gold or silver foil or left blank.

 

If you’re interested in ordering embossed or debossed wedding invitations, turn to Printing Plus in Rochester, NY. They assist clients with everything from graphic design to printing services. With almost 40 years of design experience, their friendly experts excel at their craft, because creative design is more than their work—it’s their passion. To contact them today about making your vision a reality, visit their website or call them at (585) 424-6740.

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