Debossing and customisation

• How is text centered on the album covers?

  By default we center all engraving or debossing on the front cover, not including the spine. If you want it centered across the spine as well, tell support@kiss.us before placing the order.

• What color is engraving?

  Engraving etches into the material itself, so the result varies with the cover color. The leather and linen guides show how it lands on each one.

• What file do you need for a custom stamp or logo?

  A PNG with a transparent background and solid black artwork. That is all — there is no vector or layered file to prepare. Size it to the dimensions shown in the designer for the placement you chose, and keep the design simple: solid shapes and clean outlines press beautifully, hairlines and shadi...

• What is the difference between engraving and debossing?

  Engraving uses a laser to etch the graphic into the material. Debossing uses a metal plate to press the graphic into it. Try both in the cover studio

• Where can debossing go on the cover?

  Top, middle or bottom, each left, centre or right, plus an upper-third centre position. If your studio has a debossing plate set up with us, we can also deboss the inside cover, front or back.

• Will my logo work for debossing?

  Send it to us before you order and we will tell you. Here is why it matters: your artwork becomes a metal plate that is pressed into the cover, so every line has to survive that transfer. Solid black shapes and clean outlines press beautifully; hairlines, shading and dense detail do not. We would...