Finishing Services NYC

We offer foil stamping (gold, silver, copper, rose gold, holographic, and custom colors), embossing and debossing, die-cutting, laminating (gloss, matte, soft-touch, and linen), spot UV coating, letterpress, edge painting, and gilding. All of it is produced in-house, so a single job can combine several finishes without ever going out to a vendor.

Yes. Beyond gold, silver, copper, and rose gold, we stock a wide range of pigment, metallic, holographic, and matte foils, and we can match a specific brand color when an exact foil exists for it. Foil is applied with a heated metal die that presses the foil onto the stock, so the design needs to be vector art with clean, closed shapes; very fine hairlines or small reversed type can fill in, so we review the file before making the die.

Finishing adds time on top of print production, since dies, embossing plates, and lamination each run as a separate pass. Simple jobs such as lamination or rounded corners move quickly, and rush finishing is available for time-sensitive projects. Because everything is in-house we can compress the schedule without waiting on an outside vendor. Call (646) 843-0800 with your deadline and we will tell you what is realistic.

Yes. Soft-touch (also called silk or suede) lamination is one of our most popular finishes. It is a matte film that adds a velvety, almost rubberized texture and deepens dark colors and photography. It pairs especially well with spot UV, where the glossy raised areas contrast sharply against the matte field. Soft-touch does show fingerprints on very dark coverage, so we usually recommend it for cards, covers, and folders rather than high-handling pieces.

Embossing raises an image above the surface of the paper; debossing presses it below. Both use a sculpted metal die and a counter-die that squeeze the sheet between them. A blind emboss has no ink or foil and relies purely on the raised shape and shadow. A registered or foil emboss combines the raised impression with printed ink or foil for a two-effect result. Heavier, uncoated cotton stocks hold the deepest, crispest impressions.

Heavier stocks handle finishing best. Foil and embossing look their best on 100 lb cover and up, and cards are often built on 16 pt to 32 pt stock or duplexed to a higher caliper for edge painting and letterpress. Uncoated and cotton stocks give letterpress and blind embossing their richest bite, while coated and soft-touch laminated stocks are ideal for foil and spot UV. If you are unsure, we can recommend a stock and run a small proof before committing the full quantity.

Each special finish needs its own layer or spot color in the artwork, named clearly (for example FOIL, SPOTUV, or DIELINE) and set to overprint so it does not knock out the design beneath it. Foil and embossing should be vector art, not raster images. Die lines should be a single hairline path drawn on a separate layer. Supply files as a press-ready PDF with at least 1/8 inch bleed. Send your files and we will check registration and trapping before anything goes to plate.

Common projects include luxury business cards, invitations and event suites, folding cartons and packaging, hardcover and softcover book covers, presentation folders, hang tags, menus, and brand collateral. Retail and beauty brands lean on foil and soft-touch for shelf presence; law firms, studios, and agencies use letterpress and embossing for stationery; and packaging clients combine die-cutting with spot UV for structural pieces that also catch the eye.