Printing for certain people is just a matter of showing some results or submitting their work. For some others, it is their profession. For this group of people, printing can not be a simple thing, and in fact it involves so many things for perfection.
One of the most important elements in printing is the paper itself. There are basically two different types of printing papers, one is the common ones, and the other is the professional high quality ones. Common printing paper is the one we use at home. On the other hand, professional printing can not be using common 70gram papers, but instead it uses extremely high quality printer papers.
Both the common printer paper and the professional one come in various sizes including A5, A4, A3 and A2.
Common Printing
A common printer paper can weigh between 70 grams to 100 grams or even more in hardcore printing purposes. Card stock usually weighs more than 110 grams. This paper usually looks normal, without any glossiness or smoothness. It can be used in all types of printers such as inkjet, bubblejet, and laserjet printers. When you buy this type of printer paper, make sure it is branded and of good quality. This is to avoid the printing ink to leave smudges on the paper, or the printing to be visible on the other side. Such paper is also known as general purpose paper.
Professional Printing
This type of printer paper can be divided into several different types, which includes A size printer paper, brochure paper, photo laser paper, non-tear and waterproof paper, wide format inkjet printer paper, high gloss paper, high density color laser printer paper, and many more. The unique part about this type of printer paper is that it is usually twice thicker than the common or general purpose printer paper. And it lasts twice longer as well.
This type of paper is usually used in printing cards, magazines, glossy brochures and flyers, books, certificates, photos, posters, and many more. The ink is also generally more expensive than the one used to print on common papers. The ink would not smudge and usually the paper is waterproof, although there is a separate category of printer paper called waterproof paper.
The print on such papers is more lasting as well. This is because of the density of the printer paper, which protects the ink or print from getting exposed to dangers such as water and so on.
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