An electrophoretic medium consists of a plurality of discrete droplets (104) in a polymeric binder (106'): each droplet (104) itself has a plurality of electrophoretic particles dispersed in a suspending fluid. An encapsulated electrophoretic display is produced by laminating the electrophoretic medium to a backplane (110) having at least one electrode at a temperature such that the polymeric binder (106') flows and secures the electrophoretic medium to the backplane (110).