If you want to improve your party with promotional items, New Orleans H&H Printing Service, Inc. can help you determine what kind of promotional product would work best for your event by offering you a wide array of items to choose from—and many that won’t break your budget.  Not only will your event shine in the city of New Orleans, but will be memorable and have great keepsakes you can keep forever.

For quality Metairie printing, H&H Printing is your company. We are proud of the quality of design, copying, printing and finishing services we provide. We’ll gladly help you with your letterhead, brochures, newsletters, business cards, purchase orders, labels, posters and other products, communicating your company message with the professional style you seek. Using only state-of-the-art equipment, we offer the professionalism, convenience and personal service you want in a Metairie printing company.

Whether you know exactly what you want, or merely have some ideas, our design team will turn those ideas into professional finished products you can be proud of. We’ll gladly work with you to create the look you want, with as little hassle to you as possible. Choose from one-, two-, three, or full-color printing on a variety of paper sizes and stocks, including cardstock. We also offer envelope in an array of sizes.

For your convenience, we provide 24-hour customer service, as well as online estimate requests, order placement and customer proofing, to ensure you receive the product you want at the price you expect. H&H printing provides superior Metairie printing, with the professionalism, personal service and convenience you want.

Comic sans was not designed to be taken so seriously. Created by Microsoft designer Vincent Connare in the mid-90s, comic sans was designed for use in cartoons after Connare saw a version of Microsoft Bob using the way too serious Times New Roman in its word balloons. But when the font gained in popularity, its use expanded to places some say it never should have ventured, such as traffic signs, restaurant menus, basketball uniforms, medical information, essays on slavery, and even an MIT webpage. As the use (or misuse) of Comic Sans spread, the Ban Comic Sans movement began.

Indianapolis graphic designers Dave and Holly Combs began their campaign to rid the world of the silly little font with Bancomicsans.com. They now produce “Ban Comic Sans” merchandise and have gained a respectable international following. In an interview with the Boston Phoenix, Holly Combs said about the font, “It’s poorly designed. Its strokes are irregular. It’s a really ugly, comical, stupid, ugly font.”

Ms. Combs’ aversion reportedly began when she was forced by a client to a design gallery guide for a Native American museum entirely in the comic book font. Since the campaign began, anti-Comic Sansians have shared their own horror stories. One college professor was appalled to receive a student essay on slavery written entirely in Comic Sans, and another person reportedly found a funeral announcement printed in the goofy-looking type.

Of course, in the serious world of typography, Comic Sans is far from the only font to inspire strong aversion. Inspirationbit.com blogger, Vivian, recently posted a funny yet heartfelt “Plea From 16 Most Overused Fonts.” And though Comic Sans was perched right at the top of her list, others that made the cut were Times New Roman (cursing the day it became default font for Microsoft), Trajan (for being way overused by the movie industry),  Impact ( losing its “impact” through sheer overuse) and Curlz MT (way too cute for its own good).

Vivian writes for these poor bedraggled fonts:

“The biggest fear of every type is to be used in ways that were not intended for or abused to the point of being hated…Sixteen of us finally got together with a plea to give us a break and forget about our existence for the next 25 years or so.”

As you can see, navigating the world of typography can be treacherous for a beginner. To avoid having protest stickers pasted across your sign (which reportedly happened to a Comic Sans “Accepting New Patients” sign at a hospital) taking care to match your font with the message you wish to convey is warranted. So as you create your bake sale advertisement or blood drive flyer, keep this line from the Ban Comic Sans manifesto in your head:

“Type is a voice; its very qualities and characteristics communicate to readers a meaning beyond mere syntax.”

For more information about graphic design, printing or Metairie copies, or to request an estimate on a project, contact H&H printing.

For a clean professional message, hire an experienced printer to produce a newsletter for you.

Before you can engage a printer, however, you may want to draft a rough layout to help in discussions with your professional printing company.

The plan and the information you want to present is entirely your decision, but there are a few pointers that can help maximize the efficiency of your newsletter, and keep it interesting for your readers.

By keeping a few design ideas in mind, you can present a coherent and attractive newsletter to your readers.

1. Needless words – Words like “the” and “newsletter” don’t really serve a purpose in the title. If you’ve presented the material correctly, those concepts will be understood.

2. Icons and symbols – Icons and symbols representative of the company or organization can be distracting when they’re near the title. Separating them from the title allows the reader to focus on the words and begin reading.

3. Distortions and effects – Stretching, compressing or otherwise altering the typeface can be off-putting. Those effects are fine for a child’s class project or party flyer, but if you’re trying to present a polished and professional image, keep text effects to an absolute minimum.

4. Poor use of white space – White space allows the reader a clean section of the page. Allowing for adequate white space has several effects. It sets off the text you do have – contrasting blank and filled spaces. White space can also function as text separation, a resting spot for the reader’s eyes, and a way to emphasize headlines, subheadings, or graphics such as photos.

5. Too many graphic “frills” - These frills, also called accents, include borders, shaded backgrounds, horizontal and vertical lines and other decorations. Many times, these accents are unnecessary. If you use your white space to greatest advantage, you’ll find that your newsletter doesn’t need the trimmings and varied color schemes.

6. Wraparound text – Sometimes it’s necessary to include graphics on your pages. The text surrounding these images (pictures, graphs, etc.) should be captions and text pertaining to the picture. When text wraps around a graphic, you’re likely to end up with over hyphenated lines that disrupt normal reading pace. That can be frustrating for readers and encourage them to skip the story or put the publication down altogether.

7. Upper and lower case type – Reading text in all caps can be difficult because of the way our brains process information. Upper case letters disrupt our normal word recognition patterns and can sometimes convey the wrong meaning. Consider SEAL and seal. The difference between these two words has all to do with the spelling. You don’t want to confuse your readers nor make reading your articles difficult for them.

And let’s not forget, in our web friendly, e-mail filled world, all caps is considered shouting and can be offensive to some readers.

8. Underlined text – When you underline text, generally, your intention is to draw the reader’s focus to those words. However, be careful with underlining. As with graphic accents, it can be distracting, unprofessional and unnecessary. Underlines also make words harder to read.

With your newsletter, you’re trying to appeal to your audience and keep them interested. Staying away from the above mistakes can make your bulletin that much more effective.

Professional Metairie printing company, H & H Print Service, Inc., can save you time and effort. With our experienced staff, we will arrange the layout for you. We know how presentation of the finished product will be most effective - polished, professional and attractive to your audience.

Instead of worrying over the design details, let Metairie printer, H & H Print Service, do the designing for you.

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