Point-of-purchase stationary system

A point-of-purchase stationery system for use in a store which sells articles to individuals associated with a college or other organization, said system comprising at least three letter-size pads of identical size, at least three note-size pads of identical size, each of said letter-size pads and each of said note-size pads including a plurality of paper sheets bonded to a backing card, each of said letter-size pads cooperating with one of said note-size pads to form a stationery set, said sheets of each said set of letter-size and note-size pads having custom printed thereon substantially identical multiple color artwork identifying the organization, said custom printed artwork on each said set of said pads having substantially the same color and appearance, each of said note-size pads being substantially smaller in size than the corresponding said letter-size pad, a portion of the artwork on each note-size pad being smaller than the corresponding artwork on the corresponding letter-size pad, said custom printed artwork on said sheets of each said set of pads being substantially different from said custom printed artwork on said sheets of each of the other said sets of pads to form at least three different said sets of pads, all of said sets of pads having artwork in the same colors, and means for displaying said sets of pads to provide the individual with a selection from a variety of said custom printed stationery pads associated with the organization while minimizing the costs of producing said pads.

A method of producing a stationery system for use in a store which sells articles to individuals associated with a college or other organization, said method comprising the steps of custom printing one or more paper webs with different multiple color artwork each identifying the organization and to define a plurality of letter-size sheets of identical size and a plurality of note-size sheets of identical size with a portion of the artwork on the note-size sheets being smaller than the same artwork on the corresponding letter-size sheets, cutting the webs to form a plurality of separate letter-size sheets with identical artwork and a plurality of note-size sheets with the same identical artwork and with the note-size sheets being substantially smaller in size than three letter-size sheets, binding the corresponding letter-size sheets with backing cards to form a plurality of letter-size pads, binding the corresponding note-size sheets with corresponding backing cards to form a plurality of note-size pads, collecting the corresponding letter-size pads and note-size pads to form a plurality of different stationery sets each including one letter-size pads and one note-size pad with custom printed identical artwork thereon, and displaying the stationery sets to provide the individual with a selection from a variety of custom printed stationery pads associated with the organization while minimizing the costs of producing the pads.