This issue of Graphic Arts Magazine was printed and finished by Mi5 Print and Digital Communications of Markham, Ontario. The cover’s art direction and design was by Andrei Talbot of Walk Tall Brand Design. Mi5 was recently recognized by the Globe and Mail for its impressive growth through the delivery of innovative products and progressive solutions to the marketplace. Mi5 is partner to many elite-level agencies and marketing companies and is prized for its unique proprietary offerings that provide tremendous visual impact through the use of high-chroma ink series as well as specialty coating and finishing techniques.
The cover and insert was produced using MetalMaX, another proprietary technique developed in combination with the Gas Company and Type A Print. Initially developed for high-end cosmetic colour print production, this unique process uses a high-chroma process ink series along with special pigments, varnishes and compounds, to recreate a vivid, realistic metallic colour spectrum. The process can be used to build delicate metallic layers subtly into the background of an image, or to reproduce with accuracy the most challenging metallic paint colours for the jewelry, cosmetic or automotive industries.
The Gas Company Inc. is a Toronto-based graphic arts specialty studio and an important resource for agencies, designers, architects, and end users involved in the production of material for print and web. Type A Print is a print production partner of The Gas Company and Mi5, handling high-quality sheetfed and web-offset print runs. Type A specializes in jobs that require heightened attention to quality, colour and timing, as well as complex print specifications with special or unusual print and finishing process requirements. Type A Print operates from within The Gas Company Inc. and fully utilizes and has access to all resources of The Gas Company Inc. and Mi5 to create beautiful print materials.
Graphic Arts Magazine invites you to see more of their innovative products and services by visiting www.mi5print.com and www.gascompany.com/.
How this issue’s cover was produced
