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Standard Catalog Sizes and Booklet Formats

Standard Catalog Sizes and Booklet Formats

Every standard catalog size and booklet format, from trim sizes and page counts to binding, bleed, and USPS specs, plus live pricing at 4OVER4.COM.

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Calendar Formats and Bindings That Suit a Wall, a Desk or a Pocket

Calendar Formats and Bindings That Suit a Wall, a Desk or a Pocket

Standard wall calendar dimensions are 11 x 17 inches folded to 11 x 8.5, or 12 x 24 folded to 12 x 12, with desk, poster and pocket sizes and bindings.

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Calendars vs Wire-O Calendars and How to Pick the Right Binding

Calendars vs Wire-O Calendars and How to Pick the Right Binding

Standard saddle stitched calendars and Wire-O coil calendars open at the same price, so run length, size and page count decide which one to print.

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Custom Business Notepads That Keep Your Brand on the Desk

Custom Business Notepads That Keep Your Brand on the Desk

Five notepad sizes with 50 or 100 sheets on 70# uncoated text, plus magnetic pads: what each size suits, what a pad costs and where the header has to sit.

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Custom Notepad Templates, Paper Choices, and How to Order Branded Pads

Custom Notepad Templates, Paper Choices, and How to Order Branded Pads

How to set up a notepad template around the glued edge, choose paper that takes pen ink, pick a sheet count, and order custom branded pads at 4OVER4.COM.

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Branded Journals and How to Choose Cover Stock, Binding and Foil

Branded Journals and How to Choose Cover Stock, Binding and Foil

Cover stock, binding that lies flat, foil or deboss depth and the real order minimums behind branded journals, with starting prices from the catalog.

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Hanging Calendars Explained, From Wire-O Binding to Wall Sizes

Hanging Calendars Explained, From Wire-O Binding to Wall Sizes

How hanging calendars are built, from wire-o coil and saddle stitch to poster sheets, plus the sizes that work on a wall and the clearance the punch needs.

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How to Brand Custom Logo Journals for Corporate Gifting

How to Brand Custom Logo Journals for Corporate Gifting

Deboss, foil stamp or print your logo on journals: how each mark behaves on leatherette and board, which paper to pick, and how to order swag in bulk.

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How to Design a Branded Notebook From Logo Placement to Cover Stock

How to Design a Branded Notebook From Logo Placement to Cover Stock

Where the logo goes on a notebook cover, how much of the binding edge a coil takes, which cover stock holds foil or a deboss, and how to build the file.

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How to Design a Calendar Cover That Prints Clean

How to Design a Calendar Cover That Prints Clean

Design a calendar cover at flat panel size plus 0.125 in bleed, keep artwork 0.25 in inside the trim, and leave the top half inch clear for the wire punch.

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How to Design a Custom Notepad That Stays on the Desk

How to Design a Custom Notepad That Stays on the Desk

Lay out a custom notepad in four bands, keep type out of the glue edge, rule the writing field at a readable tint, and choose the size and sheet count.

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How to Design a Perpetual Calendar That Works for Any Year

How to Design a Perpetual Calendar That Works for Any Year

What an eternal calendar is, the fourteen layouts every Gregorian year falls into, and how to lay out an undated grid people can write on for years.

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