Andy Pastuszak
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Praying for my family and everyone in Ukraine.
Posts: 1,591 
What I collect: United States, Ukraine, Ireland
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Oct 17, 2024 22:42:36 GMT
I've posted before about my love for the new 30-ring Japanese binders I found on Amazon. And I made another post about moving stamp descriptions to back of the previous page, so they are to the left of the stamp page.
After spending way too much time tinkering with various fonts, I finally came up with this design, which I like:
The font I picked is FiraGO, which is an open source font, so no need for a font license.
The stamp pages are A4 size, since Japan uses metric paper sizes.
I'll be printing out some pages and mounting stamps tonight. I'll post some pictures when done.
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Post by PostmasterGS on Oct 18, 2024 1:34:15 GMT
Bold choice to switch to A4. IMHO, it's the worst of the paper formats for designing your own album pages. Tall and thin really limits your layout options.
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Andy Pastuszak
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Praying for my family and everyone in Ukraine.
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What I collect: United States, Ukraine, Ireland
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Oct 18, 2024 1:36:00 GMT
Here are the printed pages with the stamps on them. Sorry for the not-so-great light.
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Andy Pastuszak
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Praying for my family and everyone in Ukraine.
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What I collect: United States, Ukraine, Ireland
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Oct 18, 2024 1:40:32 GMT
Supplies Used
Binder: Maruman F948R-05 Loose Leaf Binder, A4, Doublock, 30 Holes, Black
Hole Punch: Carl Binding Punch
Paper: Natural Cream Premium A4 (8.3"x 11.7") Cardstock - 65lb Cover / 176 gsm - 100 Sheets
I printed these pages on my Brother MFC-J65555W inkjet printer using the following settings: Plain Paper, Best Quality
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Andy Pastuszak
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Praying for my family and everyone in Ukraine.
Posts: 1,591
What I collect: United States, Ukraine, Ireland
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Oct 18, 2024 3:27:35 GMT
Bold choice to switch to A4. IMHO, it's the worst of the paper formats for designing your own album pages. Tall and thin really limits your layout options. I REALLY want a binder with more than 3 rings and smaller holes. I feel that gives me a much better page turn feel. For this 2023 supplement, it didn't make much of a difference. But for previous years, the slightly longer pages allow me to fit in a third row of stamps comfortably.
I also have a few Ukrainian miniature sheets that will fit on an A4 size piece of paper just fine, but are taller than a US Letter paper.
I think A4 will work well for Ukraine. I don't know if I would use it for my US Stamp album.
My biggest hesitation with A4 was finding A4 paper in the US. I could always go to a printer and have them cut me some. But with it being on Amazon, I'm less concerned.
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