Making Your Own Bumper Sticker
- Bumper stickers are an important piece of American culture, as well as parts of many other cultures throughout the world. Bumper stickers work as everything from promotional tools to quick ways to share political or social viewpoints They also can help a proud parent show off their honor roll student's achievements. The greatest features of a bumper sticker are that they are easy and relatively cheap to make.
- One of the cheapest ways to make bumper stickers is from home on your computer. You can do this using any image creation software, such as Photoshop or Quark. Place a sheet of blank bumper stickers into your printer. You can find these blank sheets in almost any office supply store. Adjust your canvas in the image creation software to the size of the bumper sticker. Create your design, and then print and enjoy.
- If you do not have image creation software, there are also ways that you can create and edit a bumper sticker design online. Many of these programs even have marketplaces where you can sell your bumper sticker design after it is created. You will have the option to order as many copies of the bumper sticker that you would like and have them delivered to your door. For sample sites that offer this service, check out the Resources section of this article.
- Making bumper stickers is not only reserved for adults. Kids can create bumper stickers as a fun project. Take the same blank bumper sticker sheet that you would for printing bumper stickers and give it to your child. Most blank bumper sticker sheets are easy to draw on with crayons and markers. Let your child use her imagination to create her own bumper stickers.
- For those who wish to make bumper stickers for promotional purposes, you may want to get the bumper sticker professionally made. Having a professional produce the sticker also allows you to print large volumes for less money. First, you will need a design. You can either have a professional create the design, or do the design yourself using an image software. You will have a multitude of color, shape and size options to best fit your advertising campaign. After contacting several companies for quotes, you will just need to submit the design to the print company you choose. The company will then print and ship the finished product to your home or business.
