Mainly images, text as supplement; very high requirements for color reproduction, gradation, and dot precision, mostly four-color printing, some add spot colors.
High-grade paper, strict requirements for paper whiteness, gloss, and texture.
Rich binding, large number of hardcover, butterfly binding, mounting processes; can be combined with hot stamping, embossing, UV, die-cutting and other special processes.
Applicable to art collections, photography portfolios, museum exhibition albums, brand art commemorative albums, high-end art picture books, architectural portfolios, intangible cultural heritage collection catalogs.
Format: large 16K, 8K, square format, irregular formats more common;
Inner page paper: 157g–250g art paper, matte powder paper, art paper; thick albums commonly use mounting (two sheets glued together);
Cover: hardcover grey board 2.0–3.0mm, wrapped with specialty paper / art paper, combined with hot stamping, embossing, UV;
Binding: sewn hardcover, butterfly binding, mounted hardcover; thin albums can also use perfect binding;
Process: four-color + spot color, spot UV, embossing, hot stamping gold and silver, die-cutting, etc.
