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Foil stamping

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, foil stamping means: Transferring a thin decorative foil layer onto a selected area of a material.

In Turkish: yaldız baskı

How it is used

Specify the foil and process; the effect is not the same as metallic ink.

Example sentences

  1. Foil stamping gives the title a reflective copper surface.

    A transferred foil supplies the reflective finish.

  2. We made separate artwork for the foil stamping on the cover.

    The finishing area needs its own clearly defined shape.

Common collocations

  • hot foil stamping
  • foil stamping artwork
  • print-readyDescribes a final file that meets the printer's requirements and can go straight to press, with correct size, bleed, colour mode, image resolution and fonts.
  • proofA trial version of a design, on paper or as a PDF, that the designer and client check carefully for mistakes and colour before the full print run starts.

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