Uncoated paper has a lovely natural, matte finish. It's great for those projects that need a very "earthy" feel, but need a white printing surface. The standard weight for our uncoated stock is 310gsm (or about 15pt/87#).

If your artwork is not a good candidate for uncoated stock (too fine of text or colors), you may want to consider a matte aqueous flood varnish, or a matte lamination.

Booklets use a thinner stock paper and can either be uncoated or finished with a matte aqueous. Matte aqueous is more common as it is better suited to the smaller type.

Fiberboard is a great unbleached stock with a natural look to it. It may be brown, but it's probably as probably as "green" as you can get! The standard weight for our fiberboard stock is 310gsm (or about 15pt/87#).

See also Printing White Ink on Fiberboard, Fiberboard Traypaks, Fiberboard Jackets.

Another fun option for a booklet is to use kraft paper instead of white paper. Let us take a look at your art and guide you on the best options.

What's "Truly ECO?" For most replicators, "recycled" means a post-consumer content of 10% or so. Our standard is a bit tougher. Our standard paper stock is 20%-30% post-consumer waste and our Truly ECO recycled stock contains 70-80% post-consumer waste. The weight for our Truly ECO recycled content stock is 305gsm (or about 14pt/82#). Because of the high percentage of recycled content, the paper has a softer feel to it than one with a lower recycled percentage. We have experimented with 100% recycled but have not found the results to be to our liking. So for a high percentage recycled content paper stock, 70-80% is our recommendation.

See also Eco Jackets, Eco Friendly Options.

Our Standard Stock = Recycled Paper 20 - 30% PCW ContentOur standard paper stock contains 20 - 30% recycled content, which is actually more eco than many of our competitors' special eco / recycled stocks! Always be sure to check the details if you are looking for recycled stock to see just how much post consumer waste is in the paper. The standard weight for our standard stock is 310gsm (or about 15pt/87#). The thickness of this stock is what we feel is ideal for good, solid packaging, and holds up well to various special printing effects and finishes.

Both percentages are available coated or uncoated.

See also Eco traypaks.

Extra thick paper is available in all stocks, this can really help beef up your packaging. Up to 400gsm (or about 21pt/110#). Chipboard / board stock can also be used and wrapped with a printed wrap of about 150 gsm. We do this technique for products that need a book binding look - common on old style LPs or digi books. Consider also, alternate construction methods such as gluing two 15 pt stock panels. Depending on what your needs are for pockets or die cuts, we can help you create the best solution.

Chipboard w/ a printed paper wrap is great for the vintage look—this is what was used for old vinyl LPs up through the '60s. Our chipboard comes in a variety of thicknesses—from 0.7mm to 2mm. Generally we recommend a 150gsm paper wrap (about 7.3pt/40#).