What is design for print? GF Smith

GFSmith is an independent British company that has been providing the creative world with inspiration for over a century. They are a company who specialise in paper and cover a diverse range of colours, weights, sizes, formats and finishes. Their downloadable resources will be useful in showcasing how vast the possible choice of stocks is.

"Our distinctive coloured and textured papers are widely regarded as the definitive collection of premium materials for design and print. We believe this distinction has come from our long-standing ties with world-renowned mills; our innovation in sources, materials and techniques; and an ingrained sense of pride in our products."

A significant proportion of GFSmith papers are guaranteed for digital printing. Many of their coloured, textured, metallic, FSC accredited and recycled papers are approved for HP Indigo, Xerox iGen, Kodak Nexpress, Colour Laser and Inkjet technologies.


Stationery

Many papers from their ranges are ideal for stationery use, and a certain number have been specifically engineered with that function in mind. They all feature ideal weights for letterheads and business cards, and matching envelopes are available in both standard and


Coloured paper (Colourplan)

Colorplan is a classic collection of coloured papers and boards available in 56colours, 8 weights and 25 embossings. Available with matching envelopes, cut sizesand a unique duplexing service for 540 and 700gsm finished weight in the same or contrasting colours. Envelopes are available in all shades of Colorplan, C6, DL, window and bespoke sizes.

Colorplan is the cornerstone of the GFSmith portfolio. This iconic range of premium coloured papers and boards is generally considered to be indispensable within the design industry.  Choose from a broad palette of 50 colours, 8 weights and 25 embossed textures.  We should also highlight the fact that Colorplan is guaranteed for digital printing and has FSC accreditation.

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Colorplan

Housed in a Pale Grey one-piece Clamshell box, six books guide the user through the paper selection process.  

Select Colour - The entire collection of colour stocks shown as chips by colour and shade, with accompanying stock charts broken up by pages of photography.  

Select Black+White - All black, white and every monochrome shade in-between shown as chips, with accompanying stock charts.  

1 Colorplan/2 Smooths/3 Textures/4 Specials - Individual books showing every colour and weight as a large swatch, grouped by paper/brand type and interleaved with Factory Yellow spec pages that double as section dividers.

Source: septemberindustry.co.uk