A bit of recap: Because we want the kids who subscribe to Bobbledy Books to know right away when a new installment arrives, we designed an envelope that would look nothing like any other envelope that might possibly arrive that day. Here’s what we came up with.
We were happy with the design, but worried about how the actual printed envelope would look. Images on screens always have a way of looking brighter and sharper and cleaner and just plain better than images printed on paper. Plus, the printer itself was an unknown quantity. And so Robbi fretted for days and days, until yesterday, at long last, a big pile of boxes arrived on the porch.
While Robbi fretted, I carried them upstairs. She took a brief break from fretting to behold the heaping pile of them.
The folks who printed the envelope were kind enough to tape a sample to the outside of each and every box. We could tell at a glance that the red was rich and the green was bright. But Robbi was still fretting because she had not yet seen the purple.
Would they, could they, possibly get the purple right?
A few careful x-acto cuts later she had the answer to her question.
The purple looked great!
But…
There was a problem.
The printer had purposefully not printed the area where the glue of the flap would come in contact with the paper.
As a result, when the flap is closed, a bit of white is visible, ruining the pleasure of total immersion in a sea of purple, green, red.
The gentleman on the other end of the phone cowered appropriately and told her that he’d look into it promptly.
We are awaiting his response.
The bottom line, though:
The envelopes look every bit as colorful and lively as they had in our heads, as they did on the screen, as (we hope) they will look in kids’ mailboxes sometime soon, unsightly white interruptions to full-color glory notwithstanding.
I have 3 & 4 year old kids…is Bobbledy Books for them? What about my 12 year old niece? And if so, how do I subscribe?
Hello Peggy,
Great question: We think the books themselves will be targeted for the 3-7 year-old-range, but the yearly album of children’s music should be appealing to older kids, too (and even adults). Also, once a year, we’re going to send out a book that we start and kids are asked to finish with their own pictures and words, so your niece might really enjoy that, even if the other books are too “young” for her.
Album of music? Love. I’d like to subscribe please!
Peggy: to be clear, WE did not write the album of music. Our dear friend Drew did. So this is actually great news, because where he is a fantastic songwriter and musician, we cannot even play a decent kazoo. And by “we” I mean “I.” Matthew actually plays a pretty mean harmonica.
Yeah – I know!
Oh, also, Peggy, you will be able to order your subscription SOON. The big unveiling is imminent, and we will let you know as soon as it happens, promise!
I signed up to receieve Bobbledy emails…I wait with baited breath haa!
But alas, no spell check *receive*