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LexJet Named to Digital Output’s Top 50 Readers’ Choice Awards

Digital Output magazine recently named LexJet as one of the companies selected by its readers for the 20th annual Top 50 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Digital Output Top 50 Readers' Choice AwardsEach year Digital Output’s readership dictates the top 50 winners and ten honorable mentions. Using the magazine’s Web site metric system, www.DOdirect.net, the magazine tallies readers’ interest in companies throughout the year. This is done through requests made on print and Web editorial and advertisements as seen in the magazine, on the Web site, or in Digital Output’s weekly newsletter the Digital Queue.

“The Top 50 Readers’ Choice Awards identify some of the most innovative vendors in the graphic arts,” says Tom Tetreault, editor-in-chief/publisher, Digital Output.

The full list and accompanying article will appear in the November issue of Digital Output, in both the print and digital publications, which will be distributed on Oct. 27.

Three LexJet product innovations will be included in the Top 50 feature:

  • Sunset Photo Canvas Paper 230g: This new photo paper is LexJet’s popular Premium Archival Matte Paper embossed with a canvas texture, complete with all the benefits of Premium Archival Matte: an instant-dry coating for smudge-free printing and handling; a large color gamut for high-contrast, high-resolution printing; and an acid-free, pH-neutral thick and heavy base for trouble-free printing, mounting and framing.
  • LexJet 8 Mil Production Satin SUV 180g: Geared toward high-volume production work that requires a balance of quality and economy, this satin-finish production paper features a high-performance, instant-dry, scratch-resistant base for posters, photo reproductions, point-of-purchase displays, and other commercial applications. It’s compatible with solvent, low-solvent, UV-curable and latex printers.
  • LexJet Print-N-Stick Fabric: Provides true photo-quality printing on a bright-white fabric base backed with a repositionable, removable adhesive that makes it easy to apply, reposition, remove and re-use graphics on virtually any flat surface. It removes cleanly with no adhesive residue.
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Art Foundry International Renovates with Photo Canvas Inkjet Prints

Art Foundry International Sunset Photo Canvas Paper

As noted in an earlier post here at the LexJet Blog, there’s a new photo paper in town, and its name is Sunset Photo Canvas Paper 230g.

Since its introduction a couple of weeks ago a lot of different types of print shops, designers, décor specialists, artists and photographers have made it a go-to photo paper for framed and mounted art and photo applications.

Take Art Foundry International, based in Lawrenceville, Ga., which recently completed a décor renovation for a hotel that featured around 300 framed abstract photo art pieces. The texture of Sunset Photo Canvas Paper was ideal for the project at hand.

“The designer requested artwork that would stay true to their color scheme. They didn’t want the usual floral or nearby landmark prints, but more of an abstract take on the nature which surrounds the location of their hotel. The warm colors of the wood bark really popped out on the paper, and complemented the room design very well,” explains Saloni Desai, President of Art Foundry International. “The images, such as the wood bark and moss-covered tree trunk, have a natural, textured feel, so they were looking for the right paper to highlight that.”

Art Foundry International produced about 300 framed prints on Sunset Photo Canvas Paper with the company’s inkjet printer at sizes such as 20″ x 34″, 34″ x 22″, 22″ x 35″, and 11″ x 11″.

“LexJet’s new canvas paper allows me to enhance the vision even further by really bringing my photography and artwork to life and giving it a lot of depth. It mimics a real canvas painting, which really helps hit a home run with the customization aspect. I am very pleased with the innovative quality of this paper and look forward to marketing the exclusivity I can offer my clients for their projects. The feedback we’ve heard from this project is that the pictures look so real they make you want to walk up to the frame and actually touch it, expecting to feel the tree bark’s texture,” says Desai.

Art Foundry International designs, interprets, creates, develops and distributes a diverse portfolio of artistically inspired products as a result of relationships with artists and designers globally.

The company markets these creations to its customers and clients, presenting value and beauty in the form of unique commercial, hospitality, and residential designer products.

A major part of Art Foundry’s decor furnishings business revolves around its custom framed artwork and mirrors that complements the design in each unique space.

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Canvas Printing without the Canvas

Sunset Photo Canvas Paper
Fine-art painting by Virginia Phillips (virginiaphillips.com) reproduced by Sharpeye Framing Company on Sunset Photo Canvas Paper 230g.

Print shops, fine-art reproduction companies, photographers and other print providers can now offer their customers canvas prints without the canvas: Sunset Photo Canvas Paper 230g from LexJet.

The new photo paper is LexJet’s popular Premium Archival Matte Paper embossed with a canvas texture, complete with all the benefits of Premium Archival Matte: an instant-dry coating for smudge-free printing and handling; a large color gamut for high-contrast, high-resolution printing; and an acid-free, pH-neutral thick and heavy base for trouble-free printing, mounting and framing.

“This paper saves us a lot of time, cost and labor because it’s basically a two-step process: it comes off the printer, we mount it and it’s done. It gives a canvas look, texture and feel at a lower price point than canvas, and the image quality is great,” says Ryan Wanke, president of Sharpeye Framing Company in Michigan City, Ind.

Sunset Photo Canvas Paper 230g is not an alternative for canvas gallery and museum wraps. Rather, it is an alternative for mounted and framed canvas prints since canvas can be difficult to mount to a board due to its weight and physical properties.

The embossed texture of Sunset Photo Canvas Paper 230g is similar to the 2-over-1 weave of LexJet’s award-winning Sunset Select Matte Canvas, providing a smoother and more consistent canvas texture on a matte finish.

“People love canvas, which is why canvas printing is such a growing market with a lot of opportunity for our customers,” says Jaimie Mask, LexJet’s product manager. “The biggest seller is and will likely always be canvas gallery wraps. However, there is a robust market for mounted and framed canvas prints, and Sunset Photo Canvas Paper makes it easier and more cost-effective to serve this niche.”

Sunset Photo Canvas Paper is now available in 17″, 24″, 36″, 44″ and 50″ widths and 100′ roll lengths from LexJet’s Nationwide Delivery Network. As with all LexJet-branded products, Sunset Photo Canvas Paper comes complete with a 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee and free and unlimited phone support from LexJet’s team of printing experts. To find out more, contact one of those experts at 800-453-9538.