Custom Spot UV Labels

THE INKABLE LABEL CO. ADVANTAGE

BEST PRICING: On standard shape custom Spot UV labels and diecut custom Spot UV labels
NO SETUP COSTS: Print your Spot UV label in any size you want without expensive die cut fees.
PRIME QUALITY: Vibrant color reproduction, smooth gradients, perfect registration
FREE ON ALL ORDERS: Manual inspection by experienced print designers, Inkable Label Co. Prepress Report, free revisions of your custom Spot UV label artwork
SPECIAL FX AVAILABLE: Additional embossing available with Spot UV. Please contact us for a custom quote.
TRY BEFORE YOU COMMIT: Hard proofs available upon request.
SHIPS FREE, NO MINIMUM AMOUNT NEEDED: Get your custom Spot UV labels in 7-10 days (includes Production, QC, FedEx shipping).

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When you print your custom Spot UV labels with us, you enjoy a truly comprehensive service that saves you hundreds of dollars… And we haven’t even gotten into print cost yet!

FREE SHIPPING

Whenever you place a standard order with us, you don’t need to worry about the added shipping cost—NO RUNNING AFTER A MINIMUM AMOUNT TO BE SPENT, NO SURPRISE FEES, ALWAYS SHIPS FREE TO YOUR DOORSTEP.

FREE LAYOUT, PREPRESS CHECKS + REPORTS, AND REVISIONS

Enjoy painless *custom label preproduction with your complimentary print consultation and advice, plus manual artwork inspection and free revisions of file errors. WE’LL GIVE YOU THE PUSH THAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED.
*does not include the creation of branding elements such as logos, taglines, official color scheme

FREE PRINT CONSULTATION

We respect and welcome your need to discuss before deciding on the appropriate label spec that will help you produce the results that you are after. LET’S TALK—NO OBLIGATION, NO PRESSURE.

MADE TO MEASURE

Value-for-money custom Spot UV labels mean you get more results without cutting corners. You won’t need to sacrifice size and orientation just to fit a printer’s specifications. ANY SIZE YOU NEED WE CAN DO IT, WITHOUT THE EXPENSIVE SETUP COSTS.
*Applicable to standard shapes. For custom shapes, please use our CUSTOM ORDER FORM.
THE INKABLE LABEL CO. ADVANTAGE: We don’t charge extra for anything that we feel is essential in creating your custom Spot UV labels, and we rebate any cost that is flexible coming from our production setup strengths. We’ve studied our pricing and service offerings so that we can apply competitive prices to maximize your budget for a greater ROI.

Give your labels a distinct and luxe makeover with textured and elegant Spot UV. While standard printed custom labels are effective as branding materials for your products, these impressive custom Spot UV labels will afford that extra character and bespoke flair to make you stand out from competition. Create the best custom Spot UV label to highlight you brand’s unique story by going through our print processes, label materials, and finishes below.

Choose from a variety of our standard pressure-sensitive and self-adhesive paper (coated and uncoated), plastic filmclear PVC, foil (PET and metalized paper options), and kraft label stocks for your unique requirements. When choosing your label stock it’s important to consider the effect this has on your Spot UV design.

GLOSSY SPOT UV BRINGS DRAMATIC CONTRAST WITH GLEAMING HIGHLIGHTS

Classy and luxurious, custom Spot UV labels transform your branding materials into impressive pieces that you can be proud to attach to your products. This small embellishment is an investment that adds character and style to any label design. Spot UV is a specialty finish, a thin clear varish that is applied to specific areas of your custom label. With so much competition, make your Spot UV enhancement stand out to make your brand’s proposition and character evident in its design and content.

Spot UV can only be applied over a smooth matte laminate. The highly reflective Spot UV varnish and the satin, light absorbing matte background deliver maximum contrast and create an apparent and striking aesthetic effect. Spot UV illuminates, giving a gleaming look to whatever art element you specify on your labels. Glossing over areas can be done on either the whole background, leaving some areas out, or only on specific areas of interest. Spot UV elements should be placed on a separate artboard in 100K/100% Black ink. Please contact us for a free consultation if this is your first time ordering your custom Spot UV labels.

PREMIUM QUALITY AND BEST PRICES: WE CHOOSE THE BEST PRESS OPTIONS FOR YOU

Our full range of capabilities and Spot UV label options guarantee best practicability with premium quality while keeping costs low. Our standard press options are Offset and Digital—since we can print labels using many print processes, you can be sure of made-to-measure labels suited exactly to your labeling needs while getting the most quantity for the least amount of money.

100% CUSTOM SPOT UV LABELS, WITHOUT THE EXTRA COST

Choose from a wide variety of stock options to specify aesthetic and functional custom label aspects based on your unique requirements.
Order a total quantity of Spot UV labels with multiple designs for only a small fee.
Get your Spot UV labels in the exact size you need, without excessive die cut fees. Die cut fees will only apply to non-standard shapes.
Free proofing and free layout on all your custom Spot UV label orders! For design services and assistance in setting up Spot UV areas on existing artwork, please contact us.

MADE-TO-MEASURE, WITHOUT THE HEFTY PRICE TAG

Apart from ensuring that your Spot UV labels look as good in-store as it did right after printing, we pride ourselves in offering the exact size and shape that you need without needing to follow a set printer’s template. Unlike other label printers, with Inkable Label Co. you can print any size that you want (1”x 1” up to 12” x 18”) and enjoy hassle-free and cost-effective Spot UV label printing, with no additional setup fees.

Standard shapes:
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* FOR SQUARE AND RECTANGLE LABELS, corners can either be straight or rounded, depending on your custom Spot UV label needs.
* FOR DIE CUTS (A.K.A. CUSTOM SHAPES), please use our CUSTOM ORDER FORM.

Our Label Special FX creates true showstoppers: 100% custom Spot UV labels that realize your own unique creative concepts. Our print expertise is matched by our press capabilities, and this makes us flexible and ready for any type of custom Spot UV label project.

The Spot UV effect’s appeal is in its subtlety and elegance. However if you are looking to do a more extravagant effect that will truly give that extra flair, consider doing Spot UV with Embossing. Not only will your select and important Spot UV areas gleam in the light, it will also be more pronounced as the embossing will create a two-dimensional effect. The glossed over areas will have a raised detail and will be very apparent, adding a unique and premium visual and tactile character to your labels.

Hot foil stamping
Cold foil stamping
3D raised ink
Custom shape
Spot UV labels (die cut)

Spot UV, especially if done with blind embossing, immediately transforms your labels into a bespoke, premium branding investment that enhances your brand image to your customers.

Spot UV cannot be done on textured stock and over gloss laminate. Label stock with raised patterns are not recommended for lamination and Spot UV since the final result will not look as smooth and crisp due to the stock’s uneven surface. Spot UV will only apparent if the other areas are matte.

GET A CUSTOM QUOTE FOR YOUR SPECIFIC SPOT UV LABEL DESIGN OR CONCEPT

ADD CHARM WITH SUBTLETY AND ELEGANCE

QUICK EXPERT TIPS FOR YOUR CUSTOM SPOT UV LABELS

RAMP UP AESTHETIC VALUE: Spot UV is a specialty finish, a clear varish that is applied to specific areas of your label. To make sure the effect is eye-catching and interesting, plan your designs accordingly. While keeping Spot UV contained in areas where there is print underneath will certainly make that print pop out, consider going big! Try placing a pattern throughout the label to achieve the effect of faux texture made possible by the contrast in light. Darker colored backgrounds enhance the Spot UV effect, and a high ratio of UV versus laminate will create the greatest impact in most layouts.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SPOT UV: Spot UV requires technical knowledge as setting up artwork is more complex that the standard artwork. It is recommended to have an experienced designer prepare the files for you. Spot UV is a liquid varnish that goes on top of your printed labels. As it is a coating and is not really a printed element, it is not as crisp and can’t go down in scale as much as CMYK prints.

BLIND SPOT UV: Spot UV layers with text that do not have any CMYK print registered to it are called Blind Spot UV Text. Keep in mind that to be able to decipher the writing with only Spot UV, your audience would need to catch the light. Text content may not be readable or legible at all angles. While it may seem mysterious and stylish, never do this with important details such as contact numbers and website information. Talk to your designer to experiment with more interesting effects.

Especially for new artwork, do a hard proof first before committing to the whole press run. Contact us for a discounted hard proof of your enhanced Spot UV labels.

CHECK FINE TEXT AND DETAIL. Spot UV varnishing is another step in the production process, and with any elements (lines, text) thinner than 0.25pt, it can be slightly offset with the printed elements. If your existing design has extremely thin lines, shoot us an email and we’ll help revise your label design for free.

IMPORTANT ARTWORK TIPS

Please save your custom Spot UV label artwork as layered .PDF files so that our Prepress Team can properly check and report any issues to you. We can certainly work with .TIFF, .EPS, .PSD, and .AI files as well, but kindly make sure that you go through our FILE PREPARATION CHECKLIST below:

Proofread everything for typos and grammatical errors. To keep the integrity of your files, we do not check text.
Set all your images, objects, and the file’s color mode to CMYK for digital printing.
Add a 3mm bleed to all sides.
All raster images recommended 350dpi
Minimum line thickness .57pt or 0.2mm
We print Spot UV labels to any size. Please double check artwork dimensions before sending to save on proofing time.
Do not include printer’s crop marks or registration marks in your PDF export.
Outline all fonts.
If you use a bleed, make sure your file has the correct bleed settings.

HOW TO SUBMIT ARTWORK FOR SPOT UV: Specify the art elements that need to be varnished with Spot UV by using a new artboard separate from the full print design of your custom Spot UV labels. This new artboard must indicate all the areas where the varnish would be applied with solid shapes set in 100K (100% Black color). Label this artboard “Spot UV”. If you need help setting this up, CONTACT US and we’ll help you get started.

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CUSTOM SPOT UV LABELS