The Appeal of Color Transfers

The timeless appeal of color transfers is undeniable and Cliff Digital offers custom color transfers to give your ideas the quality presentation they deserve. We can apply a color transfer (print transfer) to many surfaces, such as product prototypes, package designs, bottles, tubes, cups, jars, cans, signage, labels, models, graphics, and props.

Custom color dry rub-off print transfers still are a vital component in design presentation. Color transfers are essential to museums, exhibits and displays, store fronts, vehicle and aircraft restoration, and prototype packaging comps. Click here see our color transfer gallery

Color Transfers Reinvented

Rub-On transfers now have the ability to be printed in any color, including metallic foils, fluorescent, transparent, glossy, satin or opaque shades which make them extremely popular in scrapbooking, gift boxes, stationery, wedding accessories and product packaging.

In particular, foil print transfers can add that certain gleem to product packaging such as in medicines, toothpaste, beauty products, chewing gum and software. Both foil transfers and non Foil Transfers are also used on magazines, movie posters, signs, stationery and so much more! Click here to learn how we make a foil print transfer and how to apply a color transfer.

Color Transfers, Letraset and Chartpak

There are many names including brand names, like Chromatec, Letraset and Chartpak that refer to the color transfer technology and process. Letraset is the actual manufacturing company of transfers, but the name is now used to refer to any sheet of dry transferrable lettering. Chromatec is a brand name of product transfers. Prior to current print transfer technologies such as vinyl lettering and color transfers, Letraset lettering was commonly used by graphic artists and advertisers to create clean detailed lettering. Internegative Transfers which are commonly known by its acronym INTs describes the color transfer process of printing on a pressure-sensitive film which make rub-on transfer logos, lettering and graphics.

Common Names for Color Transfers:

• Letraset Transfers
• Chromatec Transfers
• Chartpak Lettering
• Dry Transfers
• INTs (Internegative Transfers)
• Rubdowns
• Ruboffs
• Rub-on (RubOn) Transfers
• Transfer Type