Is my journal secure on Pyxlin?

What kind of paper do you use?

Paper is pretty much a big deal. Paper will make up to about 90 percent of your book ingredients. I have spent some time this week learning about paper. I am going to try and explain to you a little about the paper. Hopefully you like it. But if it is boring, it is ok if you fall asleep.

Paper Specs:

• Mohawk 50/10 Gloss

• Photo Quality

• Green Friendly

• Acid and Lignin Free

• Blue White Gloss (96 bright)

• 100lb. Text or 148 gsm

• .0005 caliper

• HP Indigo Certified

Photo Quality
Pyxlin uses silky smooth Mohawk 50/10 because of its polished surface that provides excellent life-like photos. It is a highly versatile coated paper that is often chosen for high quality catalogues, annual reports, and premium marketing communications. This means that Pyxlin journals look great with text and photos. Mohawk 50/10 is the perfect paper for your personal journal.

Green Friendly
Pyxlin is also a responsible choice as we use the only coated paper that has its recycled fiber content verified by Green Seal, an independent third party. 50/10’s Matte and Gloss finishes are manufactured with 15% post consumer waste fiber, which exceeds the Executive Order for recycled coated paper. (click here to learn more about Mohawk and the Environment)

Acid Free, Lignin Free & Archival
Have you ever been at a garage sale looking for a good old book? You have probably noticed that most old novels pages have a yellowish and deteriorated look to their pages. If those pages had been acid free this yellowing process would not happen. Acid free means that your paper has been treated with an acid neutralizing solution. Mohawk 50/10 also has an acid free coating that keeps additional acid that comes from the norms of flipping pages with your fingers. Lignin is a chemical substance found in wood that breaks down over time, turning the paper brown and releasing acids. Lignin free means that there is less than 1% lignin in your paper. 99 percent of archival papers these days are acid and lignin free, but we thought you might like to know what it means.

Your journals paper will also be archival quality. This means that your journals will be made of an especially permanent, durable acid-free paper. Archival paper is meant to be used for publications of high legal, historical, or significant value. Such paper must also be approved by the ANSI standards (see Wikipedia for more information on acid free and archival paper).

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How will you bind my journals?

When it comes to your journals, nothing is more important than knowing that your memories are going to last. You can feel confident knowing that Pyxlin’s bindery is one of only 30 book binderies world-wide that are library certified.

Better Bindings. Better Books.
Pyxlin takes your personal journal beyond simple bookstore or photobook quality. Library Certified Double-fan adhesive bindings use an emulsion copolymer of internally plasticized polyvinyl acetate adhesive (PVA). SAY THAT TEN TIMES FAST! In real people language it just means Pyxlin uses super strong glue that was formulated specifically for preservation materials that will not become brittle with age. After your personal journal rolls off our professional press the binding must be left to dry for one day. During the drying process the glue literally fuses itself into the paper resulting in the highest possible binding strength. The increased strength of double-fan adhesive allows you to print books up to 2 inches thick! Only 30 book binderies world-wide have library certified double-fan adhesive bindings.

Library certified means that each one of your journals have been created following the 27 page book of library binding standards set forth by the (LBI) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), and approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). These three organizations provided over 200 printing and binding professionals to vote on the world-wide library standard.

Library certified means your journals will stand the test of time.

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What kind of printing press do you use?

HP Indigo 5500 Printing Press

• Superior HP ElectroInk liquid ink technology

• Wide color gamut, with up to 7-color printing

• Robust color management with HP Professional PANTONE© emulation and ICC profiles

• Special and spot color capabilities, including new photo inks— light cyan and light magenta, digital matte and brand colors

• High definition dot placement technology enables 1200 dpi and zero dot gain for superior line work and micro text printing

• New photo color tables

• Best-in-class color accuracy and consistency

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What can I put in my journal?