Specialty Services

City Printing can enhance any project and make it pop.

To follow are just a few ways to make your project stand out from the rest:
Die-Cutting
Die-cutting uses a custom-shaped steel blade (die) to cut, score, or perforate printed materials into precise shapes. Applied after printing, it creates both functional elements − like folds for packaging − and decorative designs that make products visually striking.
UV Coating
UV coating is a finishing technique that applies a UV-cured liquid to an entire printed surface or selected areas. It adds a protective, scratch-resistant layer while it enhances the piece with a glossy, raised effect, adding visual contrast and a tactile dimension that makes designs more striking and professional.
Varnishing
The process of applying a clear coating to printed materials to protect the surface and enhance its appearance. It helps control the sheen − ranging from matte to glossy − while adding durability against wear, smudges, and handling.
Lamination
Lamination involves applying a thin protective plastic film to printed materials to increase durability, resist wear and tear, and enhance visual appeal. It can create a variety of finishes, including glossy, matte, or silk , giving the piece a professional and polished look while safeguarding it from moisture.
Aqueous Coating
Aqueous coating is a water-based finish applied to printed materials to protect them from smudges, dirt, and scratches while enhancing their appearance with gloss, matte, or satin finishes. This fast-drying, eco-friendly coating not only speeds up the drying process but also protects sheets during handling and transport and makes colors appear more vibrant.
Soft Touch Coating
Soft Touch coating is a finishing process that applies a velvety, non-glossy liquid coating or a plastic film to a printed surface, creating a luxurious, matte, and soft-to-the-touch texture that enhances perceived value, durability, and resistance to fingerprints and scuffs. There are two main types: Soft Touch coating, applied as a liquid during the printing process, and Soft Touch lamination, which uses a special matte plastic film bonded with heat and pressure.
Contrast Coating
Contrast coating combines different finishes on the same printed surface to create both visual and tactile effects. By pairing matte and glossy areas, this technique highlights specific design elements, adding depth, emphasis, and a striking professional appearance.
Embossing & Debossing
Embossing raises a design or text above the surface, while debossing creates a recessed, sunken effect. Both techniques use metal dies to press designs into materials, with embossing pushing outward and debossing pressing inward. These methods add visual dimension, making printed items like business cards, invitations, and stationery more distinctive, professional, and elegant.
Foil Stamping
Foil stamping adds a luxurious, eye-catching effect to printed materials by applying a thin layer of metallic or colored foil using heat and pressure. This technique enhances the visual appeal and perceived value of items such as business cards, wedding invitations, book covers, packaging, promotional materials, and collectibles, giving them a premium, high-end finish.
Folder & Envelope Conversions
Folder & envelope conversion is the process of creating custom folders and envelopes from flat sheets of paper. Instead of using pre-made stock, the artwork is printed first, then the sheets are precisely cut, folded, and glued to produce the finished product, allowing for fully customized designs and sizes.