Stationery Products

Stationery Design, Letter Format and Printer Specifications

A letter is often the first impression we project of our organization, and we want to feel confident that it is well presented. A systematic application of stationery design and letter format will help. The preparation of your stationery package involves giving your printer the Boys & Girls Club service mark. The letter format samples offer guidance to set up your letter in keeping with professional standards.

Specifications

Always use the recommended configuration of the Boys & Girls Club(s) Lockup in the specified size. Position the Lockup according to the dimensions described on this site. Typesetting specifications for Local Identification, unit/legal name, and address/phone are listed in points, a term familiar to your printer, if not to you. Measurements for placement are in inches, points, or proportions of the Hands Symbol.

Color

Use the two-color version of the Lockup in the specified configuration.
The Hands Symbol prints in Boys & Girls Club Blue; the Logotype, Local Identification, and all text print in black. If budget constraints limit printing to one color, use only black for Lockup and all type.

Paper

The recommended paper stock for Boys & Girls Club Letterhead and Envelope is a pure white, wove finish, 24 lb. bond with 25% rag content with blank pages of the same paper for second sheets. Business cards and informal notes print on white 80 lb. or 65 lb. cover stock in wove finish. Pocket folders may print on the same white wove finish cover stock in 80 lb., or on a cast-coated (glossy) cover stock in 8 pt., 10 pt. or 12 pt. weight.

Printing Specifications for Stationery Package

All pieces in the Stationery Package have these common elements:

Hands Symbol always prints in Boys & Girls Club Blue
All text prints black
Print offset lithography

In the chart below, the page numbers indicate where to find specifications relative to production of each item.

Size and lockup measurements are in inches with width appearing first, then height.

Typography is specified in point sizes with type size left of the “/” and leading to the right. For example: “8/10 pt. Helvetica Medium caps” means 8 point Helvetica Medium caps on 10 points of leading.

Printing Specifications

Item	Size (inches)	Lockup (inches)	Typography	Paper
Centered Letterhead	8.5 x 11	1 7/8 x 7/8	Location: 7.5/8 pt. Helvetica Medium caps Unit Name/Address: 8 pt. Helvetica Light	Pure white wove finish 20 lb. bond, 25% rag
Standard Letterhead	8.5 x 11	1 7/8 x 7/8	Location: 7.5/8 pt. Helvetica Medium caps Unit Name: 8/9 pt. Helvetica Medium Address Block: 8/9 pt. Helvetica Light	Pure white wove finish 20 lb. bond, 25% rag
Expanded Letterhead with Board Member Listing	8.5 x 11	1 7/8 x 7/8	Same as Standard Letterhead, plus: Subhead “Officers”: 7/8 pt. Helvetica Medium Officers’ Names: 7/8 pt. Helvetica Light Officers’ Titles: 7/8 pt. Helvetica Light Italic Add 5 pt. space after each Officer’s Title Subhead “Board of…”: 7/8 pt. Helvetica Medium Directors Listing: 7/8 pt. Helvetica Light	Pure white wove finish 20 lb. bond, 25% rag
Expanded Letterhead with Multiple Unit Names and Addresses	8.5 x 11	1 7/8 x 7/8	Same as Standard Letterhead, plus: Unit Name: 7/8 pt. Helvetica Medium Unit Address Block: 7/8 pt. Helvetica Light Add 5 pt. space after each Unit Address	Pure white wove finish 20 lb. bond, 25% rag
Standard #10 Envelope	9.25 x 4.125	1 7/8 x 7/8	Location: 7.5/8 pt. Helvetica Medium caps Club Name: 10/11 pt. Helvetica Medium Address Block: 10/11 pt. Helvetica Light	Pure white wove finish 20 lb. bond, 25% rag
Business Card	3.5 x 2	1 1/4 x 9/16	Location: 5/5.5 pt. Helvetica Medium caps Employee Name: 9/9 pt. Helvetica Bold Title: 8/9 pt. Helvetica Light 25% rag Unit Name, Address Block: 7/8 pt. Helvetica Light	Pure white wove finish 65 lb. or 80 lb. cover,
Monarch Letterhead	7.25 x10.875	1 11/16 x 3/4	Location: 7/7.5 pt. Helvetica Medium caps Club Name: 7/8 pt. Helvetica Medium 20 Address Block: 7/8 pt. Helvetica Light	Pure white wove finish 20 lb. bond, 25% rag
Monarch Envelope	7.5 x 3.9375	1 11/16 x 3/4	Location: 7/7.5 pt. Helvetica Medium caps Club Name: 8/9 pt. Helvetica Medium 20 Address Block: 8/9 pt. Helvetica Light	Pure white wove finish 20 lb. bond, 25% rag
Informal Note	5.5 x 8.5 5.5 x 4.375	1 7/8 x 7/8	Location: 7.5/8 pt. Helvetica Medium caps 5.5 x 4.25 65 lb. or 80 lb. cover	Pure white wove finish 21 folded 25% rag
Informal Envelope	5.75 x 4.375	1 7/8 x 11/16	Location: 6/6.5 pt. Helvetica Medium caps Club Name: 8/9 pt. Helvetica Medium Address Block: 8/9 pt. Helvetica Light	20 lb. bond, 25% rag Pure white wove finish
#10 Window Envelope	9.25 x 4.125	1 7/8 x 11/16	Location: 6/6.5 pt. Helvetica Medium caps Club Name: 9/10 pt. Helvetica Medium Address Block: 9/10 pt. Helvetica Light	Pure white wove finish 20 lb. bond, 25% rag
Mailing Label	4 x 3.25	1 7/8 x 11/16	Location: 6/6.5 pt. Helvetica Medium caps Club Name: 9/10 pt. H elvetica Medium 6-up per sheet Address: 9/10 pt. Helvetica Light	White self adhesive