Personalisation Placement

Whether we blind emboss or foil, we need to create a metal tooling plate that is called a "die". These are either chemically etched (cut out) or CNC etched and we use these to press into the surface of your product to create an impression.

screwing an embossing dye on to the plate of blocking machine Using a hand machine to Personalise a bespoke custom made luxury binder of box

Things to bear in mind.

  • Each impression requires its own metal tooling plate (die). Certain designs, such as type, require different levels of pressure and heat to logos. This can sometimes require 2 or more dies, each of which has a cost, as well as additional artwork and blocking (see below).
  • Once a metal die is created however, we can use that in more than one place. Unless asked not to, we send you back the metal dies. If you need another product from us, then send us back the die and you'll save in the cost of creating a new one.
  • As well as creating the layouts and proofs, we also need to set up the blocking press for each die. This is called 'set up time'.

Examples of Personalisation.

1. Single Personalisation on the cover ONLY.

3 lines of text gold foil embossed onto a personalised leather box 2 lines of text silver foiled onto the cover of a personalised ring binder 

 

  • Placement could be anywhere you like (top third, dead centre, bottom right hand corner etc). You'll be asked where you would like it placed.
  • This could also apply to just the spine.

2. Same Personalisation on both the Cover AND the Spine.

3 lines of text gold foil embossed onto the cover and spine of a personalised box
  • We are using the same die (metal tooling plate) for both the cover and the spine. 
  • There is an extra "stamping charge" to cover the set-up and stamping of the additional personalisation. 

3. Two different pieces of personalisation in different places on the cover ONLY.

a logo and text gold foil embossed onto the cover of a personalised leather box  Guest book with the words gold foiled embossed onto the cover of a personalised luxury guest book
  • The logo (above) on the red box would require a separate tooling plate (die) to the text, therefore two dies and two set ups are charged.
  • There are 2 different pieces of text on the blue binder. In terms of placement the words "Guest Book", whilst placed in the bottom right, might also have been placed on the spine. When ordering, this is described as 'Two different sets of personalisation in different places'.

4. Two different pieces of personalisation on BOTH the Cover and Spine.

logos and text gold foil embossed on to the cover of a luxury personalised leather box file
  • Using the same two metal die plates on the cover and the spine.
  • This requires just 2 dies, but 4 set up and stampings.

5. Three different pieces of personalisation in different places

a luxury personalised blue leather binder with silver foil logos and words embossed onto the cover and spine
  • 3 dies and 3 different set up and stampings.
  • Two on the cover and one on the spine.

6. Four different pieces of personalisation in different places

blue leather binder with text and logos silver foil embossed onto the cover
  • 4 separate pieces of artwork - 2 on the cover and another 2 on the spine.