Curing Those Boring Letterheads

Friday, March 28, 2014

Make no mistake, most letterheads are boring. Typically company letterhead printing is usually boring since they are commonly used for purely functional purposes. Of course, this doesn't mean you should follow the norm and be boring yourself. Whether your company uses letterhead printing for the office, or for a public relations campaign there are some ways to cure boring letterheads. Making them fresh and new can have a lot of advantages to you such as a better image of the company, as well as the chance of attracting new and dynamic clients and customers that can lead to success in business.
Below are a few cures that you might want to know for boring letterheads:
Revitalizing those images: Images of course are the great ice breaker for letterheads. It is in images that you will see the touch of color and shapes that make letterheads interesting. They can be the company logo, a symbol or sometimes even banner images that improve and mark the letter as something important.
To improve these images and make them less boring, you can try enhancing and revitalizing those images for the better. You can do this through image enhancement software such as Adobe Photoshop. A little enhancement in the color, plus light and contrast adjustments can do a lot in improving your letterheads. Try to make the letterheads always look lighter, sharper and with more color. It should even look newer and fresher in the process.
Remaking those old formats:Another way to improve your letterheads is to remake those old formats. If you usually had your logo at the left, and the name at the right, you can try reinventing your letterheads by switching these elements around. You can have the logo at the center while the other details can be a space below this. Or you can even switch all the lements around to their opposites. Any kind of significant change in your letterheads will always be noticed, giving your letterheads a chance to be noticed once again and not be boring.
Changing the traditional font: The text style of your letterheads can also be changed to make them look new. A lot of companies forget to update their fonts through the years, and if you look at some of the letterheads found today, you will see a lot of fonts reminiscent of what businesses used in the 80s and 90s. These of course must be changed. You can easily download new type of fonts that look better and more up to date over the Internet. Most of these are free so you will not have trouble getting them. Using them though can give a great image boost for your letterheads.
Printing beyond the office printer: Finally, you can also invest in printing your letterheads from a professional printer. While the office printer may be cheaper and easier. Having your letterheads printed by a professional printing firm can give you improved quality and features that no office printer can produce. You can have your letterheads printed in gleaming inks for example, further improving its looks.
As you can see, it is very easy to improve the looks of your letterheads so that they do not seem boring. By doing this, you can improve not only the appearance of your letterheads but also the reception of the message that each letterhead will carry on its paper. So spend time and make color letterheads that are not boring. It will be well worth it, I am sure.

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