A decoration method of a printed matter includes: forming a printed layer on a surface of a sheet or of a mounting paper with a transparent varnish, printing a predetermined pattern on the surface of the printed layer by an ink or by a resin which are capable of being adhered to the printed layer; and pressing a metal foil onto the pattern printed by the ink or the resin with an adhesive agent. The adhesive agent does not adhere to the printed layer but adheres to the pattern. As a result, the metal foil 6 is printed only to the pattern.

Art meets technology in this invention of a Metal Postcard. Combining the technology of sublimation on metal, and artful images, this invention creates a luminescent Metal Postcard that can stand the test of time, as it will withstand exposure to the elements. Metal Postcards give the sender and receiver, both, the reassuring feeling that their thoughts and sentiment expressed by the card, will last exponentially beyond the life span of a paper card. Because the Postcard is made of a single sheet of metal, and has been determined by the U.S. Postal Service as approved to send through the mail, and that it will last longer than paper, makes it superior to its predecessors, paper and mixed element/paper postcards. It is simplicity in form; one piece of metal, two-sided with an image on one side and a postcard template with a greeting or note, an area for an address of the recipient and an area for a postal stamp, on the other side, yet it is technologically complex using the sublimation process on metal. This metal postcard delivers an iridescent and beautiful greeting and can be displayed as one would any piece of art.

Art meets technology in this invention of a Metal Postcard. Combining the technology of sublimation on metal, and artful images, this invention creates a luminescent Metal Postcard that can stand the test of time, as it will withstand exposure to the elements. Metal Postcards give the sender and receiver, both, the reassuring feeling that their thoughts and sentiment expressed by the card, will last exponentially beyond the life span of a paper card. Because the Postcard is made of a single sheet of metal, and has been determined by the U.S. Postal Service as approved to send through the mail, and that it will last longer than paper, makes it superior to its predecessors, paper and mixed element/paper postcards. It is simplicity in form; one piece of metal, two-sided with an image on one side and a postcard template with a greeting or note, an area for an address of the recipient and an area for a postal stamp, on the other side, yet it is technologically complex using the sublimation process on metal. This metal postcard delivers an iridescent and beautiful greeting and can be displayed as one would any piece of art.

Art meets technology in this invention of a Metal Greeting Card. Combining the technology of sublimation on metal, and artful images and greetings of all kinds, this invention creates a luminescent metal greeting card that can stand the test of time, as it will withstand exposure to the elements. Metal Greeting Card gives the sender and receiver, both, the reassuring feeling that their thoughts and sentiment expressed by the card, will last exponentially beyond the life span of a paper card. Because the Greeting Card is made of a single sheet of metal, and has been determined by the U.S. Postal Service as approved to send through the mail, with or without an envelope, and that it will last longer than paper, makes it superior to its predecessors, paper and mixed element/paper greeting cards. It is simplicity in form; one piece of metal, two-sided with an image on one side and a greeting or note on the other side, yet it is technologically complex using the sublimation process on metal. This metal greeting card delivers an iridescent and beautiful greeting and can be displayed as one would any piece of art.

Art meets technology in this invention of a Metal Greeting Card. Combining the technology of sublimation on metal, and artful images and greetings of all kinds, this invention creates a luminescent metal greeting card that can stand the test of time, as it will withstand exposure to the elements. Metal Greeting Card gives the sender and receiver, both, the reassuring feeling that their thoughts and sentiment expressed by the card, will last exponentially beyond the life span of a paper card. Because the Greeting Card is made of a single sheet of metal, and has been determined by the U.S. Postal Service as approved to send through the mail, with or without an envelope, and that it will last longer than paper, makes it superior to its predecessors, paper and mixed element/paper greeting cards. It is simplicity in form; one piece of metal, two-sided with an image on one side and a greeting or note on the other side, yet it is technologically complex using the sublimation process on metal. This metal greeting card delivers an iridescent and beautiful greeting and can be displayed as one would any piece of art.

Structures for representing images comprise a plurality of tile elements which, when illuminated by a light source, each direct an amount of light toward an observer at a viewing location dependent on their orientation angles. The orientation angles of each tile element may be selected based on a characteristic of a corresponding pixel of an image, such that the observer sees a representation of that image created by the varying amount of light directed to the viewing location by the tile elements.

Structures for representing images comprise a plurality of tile elements which, when illuminated by a light source, each direct an amount of light toward an observer at a viewing location dependent on their orientation angles. The orientation angles of each tile element may be selected based on a characteristic of a corresponding pixel of an image, such that the observer sees a representation of that image created by the varying amount of light directed to the viewing location by the tile elements.

The printed article includes a medium having a specular reflective layer, a first line composed of a first color formed at the medium, a second line formed at the medium in a second color and formed parallel to the first line, and a prism layer formed onto at least the first line, wherein when the medium is divided into a first region, a second region, and a third region that are continuous in parallel, the first line is disposed in any one region of the first region, the second region, and the third region, the second line is disposed in any one region other than the region where the first line was formed, the prism layer is disposed across two contiguous regions including the region formed with the first line, and the section of the prism layer has a shape of a portion of the non-circular arc approximating the ellipse.

The printed article includes a medium having a specular reflective layer, a first line composed of a first color formed at the medium, a second line formed at the medium in a second color and formed parallel to the first line, and a prism layer formed onto at least the first line, wherein when the medium is divided into a first region, a second region, and a third region that are continuous in parallel, the first line is disposed in any one region of the first region, the second region, and the third region, the second line is disposed in any one region other than the region where the first line was formed, the prism layer is disposed across two contiguous regions including the region formed with the first line, and the section of the prism layer has a shape of a portion of the non-circular arc approximating the ellipse.

The printed article includes a medium having a specular reflective layer, a first line composed of a first color formed at the medium, a second line formed at the medium in a second color and formed parallel to the first line, and a prism layer formed onto at least the first line, wherein when the medium is divided into a first region, a second region, and a third region that are continuous in parallel, the first line is disposed in any one region of the first region, the second region, and the third region, the second line is disposed in any one region other than the region where the first line was formed, the prism layer is disposed across two contiguous regions including the region formed with the first line, and the section of the prism layer has a shape of a portion of the non-circular arc approximating the ellipse.