Paper Stock

Neenah Environment Grocer Kraft

Neenah Environment Concrete

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Gmund Bier Ale

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Gmund Bier Lager

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Gmund Bier Pils

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Neenah Environment PC100 White

Three favourites: 

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Gmund Bier Pils

Gmund Bier Lager

Thinking about how my mini type specimen would look against my bigger publication, I began to question what paper stock I will be using. The paper samples that I ordered from G F Smith still haven't arrived and with time pressing on I can't wait for them to make a decision. Instead, I decided to download all of the digital samples of the sustainable stocks to mock them up. 

I really enjoyed seeing the array of colours that are available - especially as they are all sustainably made! I felt that my three chosen favourites complement the off-white tone of the seeded paper as well as the green riso ink well. They also create the most legibility when paired with the typeface Apfel Brukt. (Colours of the paper stock may appear darker due to blending modes - this needs to be amended in the future).

However - after pondering the many different colours of stock I realised an issue. I plan on having images printed in my magazine. The printing process I'm using is Risograph so the images will be reduced to a maximum of four colour layers - but I still need to think about how these will look against the paper. Perhaps I will use Neenah Environment PC100 White for the inner pages of the magazine and a coloured stock for the front/ back pages? I think that this could add some nice diversity to the publication.