Matte vs Uncoated Business Cards: What’s the Difference?

A side by side comparison showing matte business cards on the left in blue and uncoated business cards in orange on the right.

If you have ever shopped for business cards, postcards, flyers, or brochures, you have probably seen terms like matte, uncoated, no coating, matte finish, matte coated stock, or matte lamination and wondered what they actually mean. The confusion is understandable. In everyday language, people often use matte to mean “not shiny.” In commercial printing, that […]