What is thermography? A technical-sounding name for a beautiful printing process!

The way your invitations are printed are as much a part of their style as the paper color, wording, ribbon color and layout you choose.

 

That’s where thermography comes in. Don’t be scared by the technical-sounding term — it’s really just another way to say that your invitation will be printed in beautiful raised lettering!

                                              

Thermography is the most popular method of printing invitations today because it looks so elegant and is incredibly affordable.

 

Here’s how thermography works:

            • the invitation is printed with ink

            • while the ink is still wet, resin is sprinkled on the printed invitation sheet

            • the sheet is exposed to heat

            • the resin and ink fuse together

            • like magic, the lettering is raised above the invitation’s surface

 

The end result looks and feels similar to traditional engraving, but thermography costs much less.

The majority of Jean M’s ink colors are printed in thermography. Certain ink colors like white, cream and lavender are flat printed (not thermographed).

 

When you’re choosing ink colors for your invitations and other paper items like programs, menu cards, place cards, etc., refer to Jean M’s ink color list to see if the ink color you’ve fallen in love with will be printed in raised lettering or flat printed. You’ll also find our advice on which ink colors look best on which paper colors.

 

Enjoy!