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February 2003: Digital Stationery.

The MANOVERBOARD Telegraph, No. 1.

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Featured Artist

In December 2002, The Site at MANOVERBOARD featured Andy Simionato, an artist and designer living in Milan, Italy. For almost five years, The Site has featured Artists and Writers of Extreme Vision. The February 2003 Featured Artist, artist and designer Paul Miyamoto, will be presented soon. Please check the site over the next week.

Tip: Digital Stationery

While we are probably printing more paper than ever, the past year has seen an increase in the number of companies creating digital stationery – standard letterhead that contains the company’s logo, contact information, and other branding imagery. Many clients have asked for digital stationery in addition to or in lieu of traditional stationery. The advantages to having digital stationery are three-fold:

  1. Companies can create documents easily, send them via email, and ensure that their clients, partners, or vendors receive a fully branded document.
  2. Digital stationery is by nature not printed by a print shop. A small company does not need to print 1000 sheets of letterhead (and envelopes) and hope it runs out before the phone number changes.
  3. A finished document can be converted to PDF format (a widely accepted document format) and then encrypted, signed, or otherwise modified to ensure privacy or workflow.