If there is one thing that office work needs to cut down on time and energy, it is both rubber stamps and address stamps. These two items will be used constantly to address envelopes or internal mail, pass finished documents for onward forwarding or show that the piece of work is in its finished state. They can also be used to signify that the document is for a certain person only.
In many companies, all incoming mail must be imprinted as a proof of when the letter arrived. This may be important in say, a lawyer's office or insurance company. Of course, some imprints will be highly sensitive since they may bear signatures or something important to the company. These kinds of imprints must be kept securely to make sure that they are not used fraudulently.
Many imprints that are used in a formal setting will be mounted into a small, self-inking machine that saves on having messy ink pads around the place. Home use imprints normally come with an inkpad, inside a tin or box that can be topped up with different colored inks as and when necessary. Of course, these kinds of imprints are used in many other forms and in many other situations. Take, for example, children who love to play with coloring books. These imprints can be bought with emblems and caricatures that children will love to imprint onto objects or into their play books for coloring in and will liven up any playroom, toy or text book.
Indeed, some imprints can be made to order through the internet or from specialist shops. Imagine having a 'have a nice day' or 'season's greetings' imprint to cover all personal mail. It adds that something extra to any letter or missive and the people receiving it will appreciate the effort that has been put into their personal mail.
These kinds of imprints have been around in one form or another for literally centuries. It possibly could have started with shapes being cut from something as simple as a potato or carved into wood. As long as the outlines are standing proud of the medium, they can be dipped in ink and used to embellish just about anything. This process can be somewhat messy so it may be a good idea to purchase purpose made stamps to cut down on the little accidents that can happen with home-made stuff.
Art imprints take many forms and have become a bit of a fad especially in the United States. Although they were originally made for whimsical decorative use, they have become a bit of an art phenomenon with people using them in very innovative ways. Imagine a dollar sign imprint used to decorate the entire wall of a stock broker's reception area. Or maybe a baby motif on an imprint used as a border all around a nursery wall? As long as there are imprints of this nature, there will always be someone who can make it into a statement somewhere or other.
Connor Sullivan recently bought several rubber stamps for his daughters arts and crafts time. His wife ordered address stamps for her new start up business.
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