Inkjet and direct thermal printable media

A printable media, comprising:

• a facestock layer including a first face and an opposite second face;
• and
• a coating applied to said first face of the facestock layer, wherein the coating comprises a leuco dye and an aqueous mixture and wherein the aqueous mixture includes at least one of the following:
• a developer, a sensitizer, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyelectrolyte, polyvinyl alcohol, latex binder, or silica;
• wherein the printable media is configured to be processed by both a inkjet type printer and a direct thermal type printer.

A method for making a label sheet assembly, the method comprising:

• forming a facestock layer;
• applying a coating to a first side of the facestock layer, wherein the coating comprises a leuco dye and an aqueous mixture, wherein the aqueous mixture includes at least one of the following:
• a developer, a sensitizer, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyelectrolyte, polyvinyl alcohol, latex binder, or silica;
• applying an adhesive to a second side of the facestock layer;
• applying a release liner onto the adhesive;
• die cutting the facestock layer to form removable labels,
• wherein the label sheet assembly including the coating is configured to be processed by both an inkjet type printer and a direct thermal type printer.