Watermarking
Bespoke Watermarks a way to give your corporate stationery a new dimension
Try adding subtle branding or security to your corporate stationery with your very own bespoke watermark design. Probably our most famous mark is the 90210 zip code used for corporate and personal boxed stationery.
Downey offers a unique watermarking process which is ideal for smaller print runs of stationery, we offer a process where an imitation 'watermark' can be added onto the paper which exhibits all the characteristics of a true watermark, visible on and through the paper. As this is applied to order, it is practical to use for quantities from 500 or 1000 Letter headings or Certificates upwards. It is best suited to white papers 0.20lb to 0.26lb in weight. Please contact one of our advisors for advice on the best papers to choose for this process.
Watermarking is becoming increasingly popular for many clients and offers a range of practical benefits, from adding security for financial or legal organizations, a mark of authenticity for auction house valuations, jewelry and University certifications or possibly just a way of incorporating a logo or name into the background of a direct mail campaign.
Watermarking - as the paper is made:
This is a process traditionally achieved at the paper making stage where a design is created and mounted onto a paper wire. The paper pulp is sprayed onto this wire, smoothed and dried enabling this watermark design to be visible on and through the paper. Many designs are available, more complicated designs require a 'Dandy Roll' costing several thousand dollars. Simpler designs cost much less but in either case there is a minimum making of between one and two tonnes of paper - this equates to about 160,000 to 320,000 AMQ sheets of lb, with a turnaround time of 4-6 weeks.
