Luxury printing, the art of bespoke

There are some books that make an immediate strong impression on us. Even at first glance they look a cut above the rest: more sophisticated, more elegant – from the premium nature of the paper to the perfect colour finish, from the high-end binding method to the use of techniques such as embossing and gilding, everything about them just says “quality”. This doesn’t happen by accident. To make a book that exudes class requires a book printing and binding company whose workforce are craftsmen, highly skilled and trained experts who have real artistic ability and who take pride in the [...]

5 requirements for the perfect Art Book printing

We asked our Art Gallery customers: “What is the most important thing when printing an Art Book or a Photography Portfolio?” The most common answer we received perfectly summarises what we as publishers strive to achieve: a finished product that represents the original work of art as much as possible. So what are the “must-haves” you need in order to obtain that dream result? 1. EXPERIENCE makes you secure If you are planning a book that will properly represent your best works of art, it is a good idea to trust a proven print partner specialising in art and photography [...]

Edge painted, patterned, gilded … Which outer edge style do you want?

Edge painting Each book has its own unique appearance, but the surest way to give it an out-of-the-ordinary look is to make its outer edges different from those of other books – either by colouring, by gilding, or with a pattern. To do this, the process of finishing your book must end with edge painting. In the following we will see what edge painting is, where it comes from, what its current status is, and in particular how Pulsio Print can help you embellish your books by applying this technique. What is edge painting? Today we call “edge painting” all [...]