Digital Gold, Silver (& Metallic) Printing
Digital Gold and Silver prints using shimmery dry toner directly onto card without a need for expensive printing plates making it a much quicker process in comparison to Hot Foil Press. This also means we can print variable data and print samples for you with quick turnarounds as there's no minimum order (there's a 50 minimum order for Hot Foil Press).
Digital Gold, Silver and Metallics (DGSM) are amazing... pretty and shimmery... but definitely not in the same league as Hot Foil Press, so please don't expect to be able to match digital gold to Hot Foil - they'll look very different! Hot Foil Press has a consistent shine and smooth metallic feel, while digital gold or silver shows the texture of the card stock and glimmers only as the card is turned in the light. Please buy our Luxe Digital Pack and the Luxe Printing Services Pack to understand and demonstrate the difference between the two processes.
(left) Digital gold, silver & metallic printed business cards shimmer when you move them in the light. (on the right) Hot Foil Press is made from actual metallic foil pressed onto the card.
The Printery has spent literally months of extensive research and testing on over 250 different stocks to select the ones that work well with Gold, Silver and Metallic printing - if you can't find the stock colour you'd like in the product dropdown, then we don't offer Gold or Silver printing on that stock.
We recommend trying multiple different designs on an A4 sample to see how thin/thick areas of colour look. Bold designs and typefaces that have a larger surface area to show off the shimmer work best. Very thin or small type and illustrations won't have enough contrast with the card stock and the result will be very subtle. Textured stocks look amazing as the glimmer of these toners shows up more on a textured surface.
What's the difference between digital Gold and Silver, and Gold and Silver Metallics (DGSM)?
Digital Gold and Silver is created with a unique toner - it's easy to create the artwork: How to set up your artwork for digital gold and silver.
Digital gold and silver metallics use a layer of gold or silver toner mixed with digital (CMYK) to produce a subtle metallic colour with a hint of gold or silver. Our Luxe Digital Pack contains swatches so you can see the different choices available. To order Metallic printing you'll need to set up your artwork with Illustrator or InDesign (not currently available for designs created with Canva). How to set up your artwork for digital gold and silver METALLICS.
Simply follow our artwork guidelines to create your own mind-blowing designs. You’re only limited by your imagination!
And! Because it’s digital, you can order test prints of your designs!
Helpful links
Digital Gold and Silver Metallic Swatches
What stocks are best for Digital Gold, Silver and Metallics?
