| onery printing for business has two major aspects in | | | | emphasizes the logo and company name for the |
| its design. These major design considerations are what | | | | letterhead. Typically the logo and name are located on |
| you should be aware of as you print for your business. | | | | the left hand side of the header since this is the place |
| Those two aspects are the letterhead printing for the | | | | of a document where most people first look. Relegate |
| stationery header and the stationery paper itself. | | | | other minor details in a subdued corner with small font |
| Below are detailed descriptions of both of these | | | | sizes. |
| aspects. This information should help you out in | | | | 2. The Paper – Another important property of a |
| creating your own designs for letterhead printing. | | | | business stationery is the paper stock. Though it is a |
| 1. The letterhead – Letterhead printing basically | | | | subtle message, a business stationery’s paper |
| involves adding a top level header onto standard | | | | material tells a lot about the business that uses it. |
| stationery pages that act as a banner displaying | | | | Expensive and high quality stationery stocks mean that |
| important company content like its name, logo, contact | | | | a firm is really serious about its business. Also there is |
| information and other crucial content. Letterheads add | | | | an element of pride involved since expensive |
| a respectable and official air to stationery, making a | | | | stationeries mark a company as a true and successful |
| simple paper into a powerful and potent document. For | | | | one in its field. |
| letterhead printing there are three aspects about it that | | | | There are two major aspects of business stationery |
| you should be aware of.l Font styles – The | | | | paper stock that you should know about.l Size – |
| letterhead font style is a major consideration when | | | | First is the size of the stationery. For most, business |
| printing letterheads. The letterhead’s content will | | | | stationeries should have around a letter-sized or 8.5 by |
| rely on its font style for it to be noticeable, creative and | | | | 11 inch dimension. Most others even print something |
| well understood. So it is always crucial to pick the right | | | | that is smaller than that, but absolutely everyone should |
| kind of fonts for your business stationery. Aim for | | | | not invest in anything larger. Since business stationeries |
| simple but stylish fonts that are clear and easily | | | | are used for official documents, the standard letter |
| understood. You don’t have to be too intricate | | | | size is the most practical way to print stationeries. Of |
| in its style since this is an official document. Of course | | | | course anything smaller will be welcome, especially if |
| if you have a set theme for the holidays for example, | | | | you are on a budget.l Coating – Also, the paper |
| festive fonts will be quite apt.l Logos/Images – | | | | coating should be a major concern for your stationery. |
| Another important element of a letterhead is its logos | | | | Coating refers to the final finish of the paper stock |
| or images. Most business letterheads have the | | | | whether it has a glossy reflective coating, or some |
| company logo displayed in a large size with all its full | | | | ultra violet protection. This makes a subtle but |
| color glory. Business stationeries are as much official | | | | important difference to the paper stock which can be |
| documents as they are marketing and public relations | | | | the thin line between great looking stationeries from |
| tools. So a company’s business image must be | | | | the bad ones. |
| present in a business stationery through its logos and | | | | Great! Hopefully you have learned something about |
| supporting images. So make sure to include an | | | | stationery printing by reading this article. Keep all of this |
| attractive business logo in your letterhead.l Layout | | | | in mind as you do your own investment in business |
| – Of course your letterhead content will not | | | | stationery printing. It will really be well worth the |
| really look good without a decent layout. So you should | | | | investment and most people appreciate the pride that |
| consider it as the third most important aspect in | | | | it brings to the company. |
| letterhead printing. Aim for a nice clean layout that | | | | |