The first stock I have experimented on was average laser-jet printer paper. Although this was thin to use for folding, it did not hold the ink very well and so it turned out rather wet when printed. Also due to the texture, the colour turned out rather dull and bland. I feel I need something that will be slightly thicker but still thin enough to fold:
I then printed on a thin gloss paper. I feel this held the ink far better as well as producing a brighter colour. Although I do not normally like glossy paper, I think this is more suited to my design as apposed to matt, as matt stock tends to smudge and mark when folded. Because of this reason I am not going to experiment with any matt stock as it would not be appropriate:
Even though the design came out quite successfully on the thin gloss, it did slightly buckle when folded. I do not think it is a overly bad result but am still going to see if there is a thinner option I could experiment with:
I then tried a watercolour paper. This stock was rather thick and textured and so I was dubious about trying it. I thought however it could expand my options, so I went ahead and printed. As expected, it was far too thick to fold the amount of times needed for my leaflet - because of this the stock did start to warp and tear. I also did not like the textured look when printed as it contradicted the whole 'clean-cut, structured' concept I have been trying to achieve:
I have again tried a more textured stock that was slightly thinner. It did fold better than the previous water colour paper but due to the texture, did not hold the colour very well - because of this reason it did seem rather un-saturated:
I then bought a thinner satin stock that was slightly lighter than my previous gloss experiment. I thought this would have the same sort of look and colour reproduction but would fold slightly better. As planned, this was the case and turned out to be the most effective stock for my leaflet. I am now going to use this as my final outcome.
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