Making and printing notepads: how it's done and who it's good for

Notepads are used by business people, students and schoolchildren, office workers. They are also useful for housewives for notes, girls keep diaries in them. Methods of production of notebooks, design differ depending on their purpose. In this process, several specialists are involved: manager, designer, master in the printing house. How do notepads? Who is suitable for printing notepads to order?

Production of notepads

First, the printing company together with the client draws up a technical task. It specifies the requirements for the notepad:

• Format and size of the notepad A4, A5 or smaller.
• The circulation is the number of copies to be printed.
• Type of printing on paper: black and white, color.
• Design of pages and cover: what informational or advertising elements should be in the notebook, places of their placement.
• What is the markup of the pages: line, points, cells, a special template, or no markup at all.
• How the pages are attached: on a spring or staples, will be sewn, glued.

Depending on the manufacturing technology, the process of connecting the sheets and fixing the cover differs. Also available are many variants of cover design.

The customer chooses the materials for the manufacture of the notebook. For the cover most often use leatherette of different colors and textures, dense cardboard, paper or plastic. Pages are made of paper of different density. They can be thin, translucent or dense, like cardboard. Sheets come in white, cream, colored or even black.

Notepads have different finishes: Die Cutting, holes, patterns, embossing. On the cover can be volumetric elements in the form of decoration. A bookmark is attached to the notepad - braid, string or rubber band.

When the customer is satisfied with the project and all technical points have been agreed, managers approve the layout and start production of products. Types of printing notepads:

• Offset printing is used when the circulation of notepads is large. This technology transfers ink to paper with the help of a printing plate.
• Digital printing is the fastest. It is not necessary to produce a printing plate. The image is transferred from a file in the computer to the paper. Colors are reproduced as accurately as possible.
• Screen printing of notepads is suitable for making notepads on designer paper or cardboard.

Logos and embossed designs are applied to the cover using embossing. The pattern can be convex or concave. Embossing is the application of a logo when it is printed on a less dense material than the notebook cover. It is printed on the cover.

Who is suitable for custom notepads?

Notepads are made by various companies as gifts at conferences or special events. Their design is created in accordance with the style of the brand, a logo is applied. This serves as an additional advertising of the business.

Many companies order notepads for their employees. This is a contribution to the reputation and style. Gifts for customers in the form of notepads in premium design are a sign of respect. Such attention increases customer loyalty.

Notepads are custom made by educational institutions. They develop a design that is convenient for pupils or students. Coaches, fitness trainers, psychologists also use custom-made notepads for themselves and their clients. They are made with the specialization of the business in mind. They may contain charts, templates for keeping track of nutrition calories, workout regimen, records of events, etc.