Enter keyword(s) below and hit enter


Is Foil Printing a Trend?

As a commercial printer in a large metropolitan area, we find it crucial to offer premier services to businesses of all sizes. We enjoy working with start-up companies as well as large corporations. While their print needs may range in order size, we find that the desire for unique print finishes, such as foil printing, is the same for both.

In our blog, we have shared with you the basics behind embossing, debossing, die cut printing, and full bleed printing. These finishes are the details that make a large impact. If you have read our past blog posts, you may have read a bit about foil printing. We would like to dive in deeper into what exactly foil printing is and how it can be introduced into your print materials.

Foil Printing - O'Neil Printing

What is Foil Printing?

Foil printing is the process of adding foil or a metallic layer to your print materials in order to give them a shine or gloss. It can be done on the smallest details or it can cover more than half the print material. The foil adheres to the surface of the materials and leaves a smooth, silky finish on the item.

Where is Foil Printing used?

We have used this finish on a variety of materials and items. We commonly use it on business cards, post cards, invites, stationary, books, greeting cards, and pocket folders.

Foil Printing Business Cards - O'Neil Printing

Is Foil Printing affordable?

Yes! We believe your print materials should make an impact on your customers. Adding print finishes to your items will not only make a lasting impression, but it will also be more enticing for your clients to keep the item later on. Any type of print finish is an add-on but it doesn’t take long for you to see the value.

How do you design for foil printing?

Designing is the same whether you decide to add a finish or keep it simple with only digital printing. Once your graphic designer has finished creating your print designs, you will send them over to us and tell us what aspects of the design do you want to add the foil shine to. It’s that simple!

Lastly, is Foil Printing a trend?

We are proud to say we’ve been in the print industry for over 100 years. That’s a long time! We have watched as trends were introduced and passed every couple years. Foil printing started decades ago, and it is still prominent in today’s print styles. We don’t see foil printing going out of style for a long time, so there is nothing to fear with adding a little bit of shine to your items!

To chat more with us about your print needs, contact us here! We would love to discuss how we can add more value to your print materials!

Foil Printing - O'Neil Printing

Thank you and your whole team for bringing the book to life in such a STUNNING and beautiful final form. You have been fantastic partners and we are somehow even more excited than before about getting this out into the community. We appreciate your help in navigating supply chain shortages, last-minute changes, and most importantly building this gorgeous (from cover-to-cover) piece in a way that elevates our brand and honors the donors and grantees who trusted us to tell their stories.

After such a challenging year and a half, this is everything we imagined and wanted it to be. Our best yet!

Jennifer Foley, Director, Strategic Communications, Arizona Community Foundation

Learn More

O’Neil created a custom workflow to process our highly complex data driven direct mail and marketing programs. They learned our business and then partnered with our IT and marketing teams to create a seamless and highly efficient workflow. Our business has grown because this has allowed us to focus on what we do best while they do what they do best.

VP of Operations, Insurance Marketing

The O’Neil team acts as a virtual staff member for our company. They know us, our customers and our business. The most trusted of partners.

VP of Sales/ Operations, Leading Pharma Brand

We rely on the expert teams at O’Neil to help us support our sales enablement teams with the newest in storefront technology to manage all our marketing efforts.

VP of Marketing, Leading Medical Device Brand

O’Neil has helped us created a process to produce, manage and distribute all or our marketing materials from end to end. Everything from merchandise to print to banners, is located in a single storefront that allows us to streamline marketing and operations.

Marketing Director, Leading Aesthetics Brand

I’ve been dealing with printers for a long time. Very rarely do they come close to the consistent level of care that we encounter every time working with O’Neil.

Tuft & Needle

Learn more about Tuft & Needle

Working with O’Neil has simplified our marketing and collateral execution and planning. Working with their team makes projects move smoothly and without concern as the high quality work, amazing customer service, and efficiency keep us coming back for more. Thank you O’Neil!

Heidi's Village

Learn more about Heidi's Village

We don’t consider O’Neil just vendors. We view them as an extension of our shop.

Fred Cisneros, Owner/Creative Director, Cisneros Design, Inc.

Learn more about Fred + Cisneros Design, Inc.

Thank you so very much for the beautiful book O’Neil Printing delivered, A Fly Rod With a Soul, to my client Per Brandin.

From the very beginning I felt your commitment to our project and was grateful for your attention to detail. I appreciated how your staff was always on top of any issue by answering questions and finding solutions.  It was a pleasure to work with such a kind-hearted group of people.  Thank you for leading that way.

Deborah Davis Design

I couldn’t have been more thrilled with the service I got working with O’Neil. They were completely transparent and helpful throughout the entire printing process, and explained any nuances or questions that came up.

Adrian Mendez, Designer

Learn More About Adrian + Rule 29

We needed a printer who could assure a high-quality product and provide solutions to our questions when we wanted to try new printing methods. O’Neil does just that and more. They have become a trusted partner in our business.

Brian MacDonald, Wonderkind Studios

Learn More About Brian + Wonderkind Studios