Test prints of outcomes were satisfactory apart from one which was the post cards printed on the Cranes Crest paper as it decreased the quality of the image. From this I decided that the Peregina Majestic option would be better for the post card.
I made sure to test print the posterzine and creative cv to get a grasp of scale once printed.
For the production of stationary I decided to use the digital print room as the printing facilities support all the outcomes, with the printers able to print a higher gsm for the business cards. However, for the posterzine I decided to not print at university. Instead I decided to use 'Print on Paper' who print a range of newspaper products. They print a 100gsm paper zine which is perfect for the posterzine and will give more of professional feel. For five copies it cost £10 which maybe more expensive than uni but the quality will be higher.
For the other outcomes I needed to think about suitable stock weights, for the business card in particular I had to experiment with a number of weights. The most suitable was 350 gsm which gives it durability. For the cv, letterhead and invoice I chose 120gsm and the post cards are 365 gsm, as they need to have some flexibility to fit in the slits.
During production an issue with the business card arisen due to the embossing affecting the print quality. The ink was flaking so I decided to only used the standard Colorplan candy pink without the embossing for the business card. Yet when printing on the standard Colorplan, the ink continued to flake as the printers aren't suited too well with G.F Smith Colorplan. From this myself and Emma both agreed the best solution for the business cards would be to use Moo. Using a 298 gsm cotton card with the same design but with a block candy pink colour printed on.
The production of the promo pack went smoothly but I had to be extra careful when trimming the net and applying folds, as the production of the packs was the most expensive and time consuming aspect of production.
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