Stationery, From Commercial Printers

for letterhead, news release, envelopes and mailing label 

General Information 

It is essential that the printing company follows the Smithsonian Design Guidelines. These guidelines, which include typestyles, colors and more, are provided on each stationery download page. Printers may make a substitute for the paper stock called for in the Guidelines if the substitute is equivalent in weight, color and texture. 

If desired, you may instruct the printer to produce your logo stationery in black-and-white. The printer will use the files that feature color offered on this Web site and then modify the Sunburst to appear in black-and-white. Note: The sun never prints black.

If you want to print Personalized Letterhead, rather than the Office Letterhead shown here, simply change the Title of Office line to Name of Person.

Stationery Items

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