Remember how excited you used to get in primary school when the teacher put a „Great job!“ sticker on your homework assignment? Think stickers are just for kids? No way! Stickers can be used in totally new and innovative ways for us adults that will improve brand awareness for companies, provide a platform for designers and artists as well as just be a fun and simple ways to decorate.
Brand awareness and advertising
If you’re hired by a company to design an innovative and eye-catching way to improve their brand awareness, stickers can be the perfect solution. Stickers can be used on company folders, especially those given out to potential clients, as this will make the brand seem more professional and demonstrate that they put the time in to make everything they do high quality. You can also suggest creating a seal to be put on company envelopes, packages and mailings that features the company logo. It is a new take on the original rubber seal, but it still shows the same level of care and precision.
Another super great idea is getting the brand out there, but perhaps in places you wouldn’t think before. There is lots of great inspiration out there about creative places for your advertisements that will sure be the perfect way to increase brand awareness or market a new product!
Decorate your house and accessories
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Wall decals to decorate your home have become very popular in the past few years. This is a simple and easy way to make a room instantly more interesting for much less than you would pay for a beautiful painting or vintage shag rug. There are tons of other ways to use stickers to decorate that you maybe didn’t think of before though! What about using them to deceive the eye and cover up an ugly old door?
Or, come up with your own designers to decorate you electronics such as your laptops or mobile phones. You can make the design yourself and find websites to do your own sticker printing online. What can be better than being able to showcase your designs for others to be inspired by?
Sell your designs at local shops
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Using stickers to jazz up grading assignments in primary schools is still widely used today. Utilize this to your advantage. No matter where you live, there is probably a school located close by. Go to some local shops and ask if they would be interested in selling some of your sticker designs. Some teachers may be interested, especially if they know the stickers were designed and manufactured locally.
The best thing about stickers is that they are essentially a blank canvas to showcase any kind of design you desire. Because of this, there are endless opportunities for their creative uses!
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