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Logos for the Design Challenged, Part VII

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On Demand Printing

For the past six months, I've been giving you tips and tricks for creating simple, yet effective, logos. You've probably found yourself wondering out loud, now that I have this logo, what am I going to do with it? Read on and all will be explained.

Many of you have color printers, many of you will receive (or have received by the time you read this) color printers as holiday gifts. And, for those of you who do not have color printers, the time has never been better to buy. My Epson Stylus 800, which I paid in the neighborhood of $US 380 this time last year is currently selling for $219 at cdw.com or the Epson Stylus 440 going for an unbelievable $149 (again at cdw.com). The difference in the two printers is mainly speed. The price for a color printer has never been lower and the quality has never been higher. Canon and HP, among others, also have competitively-priced printers, I'm just not familiar with their various models and features. I can only recommend the Epson Stylus 800, as I've been completely satisfied with my printer, its performance and quality.

So you may ask, what can I do with a color printer that I can't do with my Laser printer? I'm glad you asked because I was about to tell you anyway. You can print your own stationery, and in color, that's what.

With print resolutions up to 720 and 1440 dpi, the quality is often as good as, if not better, than commercially printed stationery. Instead of having to warehouse enormous quantities of stationery, (most commercial printers will not print anything less than 500 to 1,000 items--and that's a lot of business cards to have to get rid of-no matter how much you network), you can print "on demand" as much or as little as you need. In manufacturing they call this JIT or just in time.

How Does It Work?

Quite easily, really. Let's begin with business cards. Most stationery chains, like Office Depot, Staples, Office Max and others carry packages of card weight paper. This is sometimes referred to as cover weight paper. You can get special gloss coated paper, especially manufactured for ink-jet printers, and this is important, because on the wrong paper, the ink might smear. And the same stationery chains usually have quality letterhead and matching #10 (standard business) envelopes in stock.

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_{Last Updated Monday May 03 2010.}

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