TPI Solutions Ink Blog: Getting Personal - Thank You Gift in Print

Well, what do you get the person who's got everything? How about dabbling in a bit of graphic design and creating a personalized gift? That's what I decided to do at TPI Solutions Ink for a special person as a thank you gift for being so great. My idea was to create some simple, yet fun and meaningful, memo pads that my friend could use at the office or at home. The design was really basic (as I'm not the designer around here),a collage of select digital photos with my friend's first name at the top. I had the memo's digitally printed on the HP Indigo - this was great because I printed a small quantity, in two sizes, on demand. Once that was done they were trimmed and padded in the bindery. And voila, a thoughtful and creative gift for a thoughtful and creative person! She loved them!

At any rate there are definitely a few ways that these memo pads could have been created. First, if you really don't have the knack for graphic design, gather some digital photos together or scan some older photos into your computer and have a friend or a graphic designer help you. Secondly, decide what your budget is and how you would like to print them. The design could be a simple black and white that could be done very inexpensively on a copier or for color versions a color copier, digital press or offset press. Costs will vary for each method, be sure to find out which idea will fit into your budget. Next, decide whether you would like your memos to be padded or loose. If going with the padded memo idea make sure it can be done by your print shop. Lastly, gift wrap your personalized memo pads and present this personalized thank you gift to your special friend!