Notepads

Notepads are simple to print and easy to get wrong: the sheet count has to be consistent, the padding compound has to hold without tearing the top sheet, and the chipboard back has to be square with the stack. We pad in house, so all three are ours to answer for.

Any size works, because a pad is trimmed from a press sheet rather than bought as a stock item. Common choices are a half sheet for a desk, a quarter sheet for a counter, and a narrow pad for a phone table, in 25, 50 or 100 sheets.

Pads are often ordered alongside letterhead and business cards as part of an identity package, which keeps the logo, the color and the stock consistent across everything on the desk.