Paper Tips: Did You Pick The Right Paper?

Choosing the most appropriate quality paper for your project can be a daunting task. Paper has many features to consider and new sheets are continually coming into the market. How to decide?

Choosing paper is more complex than just picking the most expensive sheet and keeping your fingers crossed.

In fact, you shouldn't think about choosing paper based on the highest quality available, or the highest quality you can afford. Rather, you should figure out the most appropriate quality paper for your needs because most appropriate equals best.

The point is -- no one sheet fits every project. Paper is complicated. It is three-dimensional and, in addition, no two print jobs are ever alike. The ink coverage, batch of paper, and moisture in the air -- all will affect the production of a printed piece.

We've compiled our top ten tips to help you find the right paper for your projects and here in Part 1, are 3 priorities to consider when making your selection.

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Here are 10 tips for choosing the right paper for your job:

1. Consider Paper Early On                         6. Recycled Content 
2. Personality                                                        7. The Printing Process
3. Finish                                                                     8. End Usage and Distribution
4. Color and Brightness                                   9. Price
5. Weight                                                                 10. Availability

Did you pick the right paper? Picking paper for your project can be a daunting task. You should never pick just any paper. The appropriate paper is always the best paper. In a rush? COMING SOON: Save yourself some time and fill out our online quote request form.

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