Specialty Business Cards

[BryceBryce]

I have a client that wants his business printer on rice paper. Im not sure if "rice paper" is the right term. Can anyone help me out or even suggest an online printer that could help with this? And what would the right term be. He wants his to be very unique.
Bryce

[Red Kittie Kat]

Hey Bryce,

Welcome Aboard :)

Your duplicate post was removed. Please only post your questions once.

Thank you :)

[budafist]

Some people call translucent paper like gilclear rice paper. Comes in all different weights.

[BryceBryce]

thank you. anyone else know anything about this?

[Virgo Nightingale]

Perhaps they're referring to vellum, it's translucent also, I assume it's similar to the gilclear buda mentioned (though I've never seen it).

I asked the Googe about printing on rice paper, and got a few links to edible wafer paper. Does your client intend for people to eat these business cards?

[garricks]

Most often when people say "Rice Paper," they mean "washi," literally "Japanese paper."

Try also googling for "kozo," a common mulberry paper fiber, "gampi" or "mitsumata."

[bismal]

eadable business cards, that is both a great and terrible idea.

[CkretAjint]

...and hopefully tasty! :D

[garricks]

That's just silly. Once it's eaten it's no good for reference then, is it?

[Pointyhat]

Wow, you guys are wicked brutal jackers.
Bryce, I think that a translucent vellum would work well for what your clients are asking. If not, ask them where they saw, found or came up with idea.

[Tea]

I can't imagine using rice paper for business cards. It's very thin, limp and floppy.

[BECKY609]

I can't imagine using rice paper for business cards. It's very thin, limp and floppy.

I was thinking the same thing.

[Virgo Nightingale]

That's just silly. Once it's eaten it's no good for reference then, is it?
They do exist. Not that it should be a surprise, but there are a few here (http://www.blogcadre.com/blog/stella/edible_business_cards_2007_06_04_22_12_19). The head hunter one was the one I'd seen before and seems most in line with the wafer paper concept.

[garricks]

Wow, you guys are wicked brutal jackers.


Pointy, I gave a perfectly serious answer in #4. OP hasn't returned to give us more information or results.

[Kool]

Pointy, I gave a perfectly serious answer in #4. OP hasn't returned to give us more information or results.

Actually they haven't set foot in the forum since the second post. probably found what they wanted somewhere else. Feel free to jack at will.

How bout bacon flavored card stock?

[Tea]

Oooh...good idea Kool.

[Virgo Nightingale]

I'd love to have guacamole flavored business cards. Nomnomnom...

[urstwile]

I think cheese would be a great card stock. :D

[Pointyhat]

Actually they haven't set foot in the forum since the second post. probably found what they wanted somewhere else. Feel free to jack at will.

How bout bacon flavored card stock?

Sorry, my bad I guess.

[Kool]

^^^ No worries, you should know by now that all threads end up being about food, no matter what the original topic LOL.

[urstwile]

Did someone say food? :D

[Virgo Nightingale]

I think it was my post that first brought in the idea of the edible business cards. It was relevant, actually... and a serious question. I thought perhaps that might be what he was looking for. The derailment was just a product of our collective appetite. :D

[svmdesign]

fedrigoni do translucent papers down to 100gsm... golden star i think the name of the range is.

[Yossarian]

I think cheese would be a great card stock. :D

It would need to be a pretty dry cheese. My main experience is with Sharpies on chedder slices and it doesn't work so great. (Everyone should have to work in a restaurant at least once. :) )