Creative Inspiration: A Trip to the Clampitt Paper Company
By Stefan Weise
As a creative professionial i always look for new ways to get inspired. Inspiration comes in many shapes and forms and can be found in the most unusual of places. Yesterday i made a trip to the Clampitt Paper Company to get paper samples for putting together wedding invitations. Upon walking in the door, i was greeted with a smile and led to the paper sample department in the back.
One of their “Paper People” immediately offered his help and showed me around. He explained the differences in the types of paper and weights and how i can order them. Certain types of paper can only be ordered in large quantities, while others can be ordered in smaller runs. College students are welcome at Clampitt, but limited to 7 paper samples. Well, and then there’s the hidden goldmine: Paper sample books. Cabinets along the bottom of the paper shelves are stuffed with free-to-take Sample booklets - all meticulously designed and laid out. Each of these books can offer a plethora of inspiration in both their layout as well as the construction. Different paper textures, thicknesses and lustres are represented in each and can serve as inspiration for all kinds of applications. First and foremost, if you’re designing print collateral, these books are a gold mine - as are the paper samples you can take with you to test colors and provide prototypes to clients. Their helpful staff answered all of my questions and even provided me with bags and envelopes to take my collection of samples home - yes, i nearly emptied the place.
Take a trip to Clampitt - it’s fun and their friendly staff is always there to help. They’ve got locations in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, San Antonio and Oklahoma City. Remember to bring a post-it note pad and pen to keep track of the types of samples you pull of the shelves. If you’re like me, bring a box for paper sample books, or ask for a sample cabinet to be sent to your agency.
Published Nov, 13th 2008 at 6:01 pm in The Vizion Search Engine Optimization Blog, Website Design. Follow responses to this entry via the RSS 2.0 feed.
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