| In the 1930s, R. Stanton Avery decided to improve on | | | | earlier, as the creator of self-adhesive labels was |
| the idea of using paper to label items. This was the | | | | quick to manufacture standard sized sheets of |
| birth of self-adhesive labels. Adding a type of glue to | | | | self-adhesive labels for consumer use. Today the |
| the back of paper stock and then applying a liner over | | | | Avery website features hundreds of templates for |
| the adhesive created the first self-adhesive labels. | | | | use with their brand-name self-adhesive labels. |
| Another name for these self-adhesive labels was | | | | The introduction of the laser printer to the market only |
| pressure sensitive due to the technique used to line the | | | | increased the ease and convenience of printing your |
| back of early self-adhesive labels. Self-adhesive labels | | | | own self-adhesive labels. Now self-adhesive labels can |
| quickly became the industry standard for labelling | | | | be printed faster, cheaper and with more clarity than |
| product. | | | | ever before. |
| Fifty years later in the '80s, thanks in part to the | | | | Despite the obvious advantages to printing your own |
| invention of inkjet printers, people began to print their | | | | self-adhesive labels, some consumers still choose to |
| own self-adhesive labels. Initially only large and small | | | | hire a professional custom printing company for their |
| businesses could afford the 3600 dollar price tag. It | | | | label needs. While professionally printed self-adhesive |
| wasn't long before the price of printers started to fall | | | | labels often look better than self printed, the price can |
| and every business and household could afford to print | | | | be daunting for the average small business especially if |
| their own self-adhesive labels. Software companies | | | | the business is just starting out. With some sincere |
| jumped on board by adding templates for | | | | effort and the use of a good template it is possible to |
| self-adhesive labels to their popular to their | | | | print your own self-adhesives labels to look as good |
| word-processing programs. | | | | as any custom job. |
| Avery, the company founded by R. Stanton decades | | | | |