FINITION
bindings

SADDLE STITCHING / BINDING
Finishing with two staples on the edge of the document to hold the folded sheets of a brochure.
FLAT PIECE
Stitching with two staples through the folded sheets of a brochure.
CURLY STITCH
Saddle-stitched with loop staples for binder documents.
WIRE-O
Alternatively to stitched brochures, Wire-O ensures strength and ease of handling, forming the book's hard cover.
GLUED SQUARE-BACK
Reactive Polyurethane glue ensures long-lasting adhesion, giving the document pages a square appearance.
SEWN-AND-GLUED SQUARE BACK
Bloc intérieur du livre constitué de cahiers cousus individuellement, assemblés, reliés et collés pour former le document final.
Layflat
Also known as Chinese-style binding. Flat opening, with panoramic visuals and no breaks between pages.
SiNGER SEAM
Binding done with a sewing machine, small stitches visible on the fold and the front cover.
HARDCOVER / PADDING
Material laminated to thick cardboard, edges folded and glued to form the book's hard cover.
JAPANESE-STYLE BINDING
Each page is folded in half and bound on the side opposite the fold.
SWISS-STYLE BINDING
Bound notebook with thermo-glued strip, laminated in a cover for a finished look, low thickness and wide opening.
BONDONIAN-STYLE BINDING
Glued or sewn work with two glued cardboard boards and a three-sided cut, with or without cloth on the spine.Finish

Tranchefile
A small strip of fabric is placed at both ends of the spine of a bound book, to provide structural and decorative reinforcement.
BOOKMARK
Ribbon attached to the binding of a book and used as a bookmark.
PELLICULAGE
Protective plastic coating that can be glossy, matt, soft-touch or scratch-resistant.
SELECTIVE VARNISH
Application of a varnish to only part of a print to give it a glossy or matte appearance and make it stand out.
EMBOSSING / STAMPING
The technique of creating a raised or recessed pattern on a substrate.
CUT-OUT FORM
Permet de marquer ou découper, directement à partir d’un fichier vectoriel, des formexs dans le papier de différents grammages.
Notch / Tab
This cut-out on the corners of several pages makes it easier to find a heading or directory.
MICRO-PERFORATION
Dotted cutout for pre-cutting paper.
SCRAPING
Marking of a groove on paper above a certain grammage to facilitate folding without breaking.
hot stamping
Marking by means of an engraved cliché which deposits the gilding by pressure on the paper.
CURVED GILDING
A technique that combines hot stamping and embossing in a single operation.
Gilding on edge
A film of gilding or a tint is applied to the edge of the paper to create a flat surface.
SERIGRAPHY
Stencil printing on virtually any substrate with UV curing.