Adhesives are widely used for labeling and packaging, in laminating objects such as paper, plastic, wood, and metal, as well as in electronics manufacturing where specialty adhesives are applied for the assembly of electronic components. For example, adhesives are used to create permanent or temporary graphic overlays, security documents, and decals. These adhesives are typically pre-applied on the desired parts using conventional coating or screen printing techniques, which are associated with high materials usage, high tolling and handling costs, and long production cycle time. In addition, the screen printable adhesives contain solvent media or low molecular weight monomers, which require drying or a curing step. Therefore, there is a need for a method for applying adhesives, which allows disposing the adhesive selectively on the surface on-demand, where the bonding is required, using digital printing techniques.