06/16/2026
Why do our calendars feel expensive?
It’s not the ink. Most of what reads as “quality” in print happens in the hand, not the eye: the weight of a cover, the faint grip of an uncoated surface (printers call it tooth), colour that runs through the sheet instead of sitting on top of it.
It’s why we spec GF Smith GF Smith Colorplan more than any other paper — calendar covers, invitations, envelopes, packaging.
Swipe for the 60-second version of what two decades on the production floor taught us about paper.
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