Printing Method

Cost/Popularity

How it works

What it looks like

Offset (Flat)

Most Economical

Popular

Image is printed flat on the paper

Looks much like what you print on your home inkjet printer

Thermography

Average

Most Popular

Ink is mixed with a powder and then heated to produce a raised image

Raised Printing

No indentation on the back or font of the paper

Engraved

Expensive

Losing Popularity over the past few years

The text of your invitation is raised from the paper by pressing the paper against a copper plate

Raised printing

(Traditional Method)

You can see the indentations from the plate on the back of the invitation

Letterpress

Expensive

Gaining popularity over the past few years

The Text of your image is pressed into the paper using a plate

Text is embedded/Indented into the paper

Looks like the reverse of engraving.