Milan kundera is of the view that “Business has only two functions –marketing and innovation.”Stickers totally implement the above two functions of a business; this is the reason they have been used by macro and mini businesses with equal adroitness. Custom stickers are an inventive way to draw the
attention of the onlookers towards a certain idea or product. Homemade stickers allow you to play with colors, graphics and text which cannot be done with commercial sticker printing. These stickers portray your ingenuity, thoughtfulness and exclusivity. Stickers can be made at home which allows you to put in all your creativity and individuality. These stickers are affixed on note books, book covers, shelves and lockers. These stickers are safer to use as they don’t damage walls or furniture. These stickers can be reused and because of their replacing ability on the walls they are an innovative and effective way to teach children. If used for business they cut the printing costs to a minimal level and allow you to create a design which is alluring and appealing.

The following are some easy steps to make custom stickers at home.

1. The first step is to choose a design and blend it to your preferred text. There are various stickers template available on the internet; you can download your desired design. The chosen text can be written on Microsoft word or any other writing program available on your computer. Business stickers usually have logos which can be copied if you have a website or can be used after scanning. Children prefer cartoons and Walt Disney characters, so they can be copied from the internet. For children use vibrant and striking colors, this will enhance their interest, moreover they can learn from the stickers if they are gleaming and striking.

2. After you have chosen the graphics the next step is to insert them in Microsoft word, it’s very easy to place in your chosen images. It will take just a click to do that.

3. Subsequently when you are done with finalizing your graphics and text the stickers are now ready for printing. The printer should be colored and have sticker paper in it. Click on print button and get the stickers printed, if you have a complex printer adjust its settings to the sticker paper and then get your copies. The sticker paper can be used with dexterity; in order to minimize scraps you should craft stickers in every possible size.

4. After the stickers are printed, they should be roofed by the glued paper to assure that these custom stickers get affixed to a surface for longer period of time. The self clinging paper should be used with caution and pressed on the stickers in a way that no bubbles should be left over the surface.

5. The cutting of stickers is the last step in the process, if you have printed the stickers for business use, cut them in a professional way using some cutting tool, for children you can play with the shapes and slash the stickers in to funny shapes and sizes.

Over the years, rapid and progressive changes in technology have revolutionized our world. Nanotechnology is the most diversified form of this up-gradation that is used in a variety of products including textiles, fuels, medicines, cosmetics and printing. The variations that have resulted as a result of continuous research in nanotechnology have made it very prolific and multipurpose form of expertise for printing. It has worked wonders and now we can print flyers, brochures, newspapers and every printing product with much dexterity. Nanotechnology is a cost effective and competent source to print a lot of business enhancing products. Sol gel inks can remove the impurities to a larger extent it allows the prints to be free of errors; hence this technology has reduced the costs because you don’t have to print again and again to eliminate errors. The basic element involved in this technique is nano ink colorant which contains pigment particles (tens of nano meters in size) permitting image perfection and light resistance. Nanotechnology evolved with the constant efforts of experts of ink. Resolvedly, the makers of dyes, pigments and inks will decide the future of printing techniques. The most innovative feature of this printing is that they work by a huge touch screen which resembles a giant iPad. Many macro businesses are employing nanotechnology to boost the progress in printing procedures because the research associated to use nanotechnology effectively requires a hefty amount.

Once this technology gets commendation, it will be a sparkling opportunity for the small ink manufacturers and printers to generate huge revenue through it. The most striking feature of nanography is that it is a swift process and can be printed on any substrate. Due to its diversification, this technique will hold an eminent position between digital and offset printing. Amongst the most acknowledged form of digital printing nanography can be used for customized printing products. This technique uses lesser ink as compared to other techniques and has a remarkable impression.

The widely applauded digital printing techniques include laser and ink jet printing. These forms of printing eliminate the errors which are plausible in offset printing. These printing processes take place without plates. An image is printed directly through the printers using PDF files, hence heck of time and money are saved by these techniques.

All the splendid techniques of digital printing have opened new avenues for the advertisers and printers to devise marketing campaigns in a cost effective and effectual manner. The nanotechnology has enabled to print everything from flyers to brochures in a cost effective and susceptible manner. People feel inclined towards a striking printed product. They tend to find out a brand whose printing products are amazingly attractive and appealing. The day is not far when nanotechnology will transform the printing industry in to an alluring business.

“Mommy, Daddy: What’s this for?” This is a question we hear very repeatedly from kids. The inquisitive side of kids forces them to ask questions all the time. They are eager to know about everything that surrounds them, asking questions makes them sharp; it adds to their learning process and makes them creative. According to Einstein, ”Every child is a born genius.”  

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to Paint like a child”, this was alleged by the famous artist Pablo Picasso. Children are born with the insight to be creative they may spill all the paint on their clothes,  might use their mothers’ lipsticks to paint the wall but the joy with which they learn a whole new thing each day is missing in all grownups .

‘Children are a wonderful gift...They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.’

Desmond was very right when he said that children can look deeper inside in to the things, they always strive to find out what’s beneath a material thing. What will happen if they’ll open up a box their mother forbade them to? They want to jump upside down the mattress to check out how fun it is.

Their imagination and curiosity makes them do things we grownups can never think of, this is the reason they learn promptly and they are ready to risk everything to satisfy their thirst of inquisitiveness. They can burn their hands while finding out how an electric iron works. This is the age when kids gain maximum learning about different things, how to utilize this creative and learning capacity is a question that has many answers.

The most important concern these days for raising children is that whether the TV, play stations, computers and DVDs are enhancing their learning or adding negativity to their personality. From all these forms of media children develop an association with their favorite imaginary and cartoon characters.

Children want everything that has their cartoon characters, school bags. Stationary, T-shirts, novelty toys and stickers, they yearn for all these things. Kids love stickers because they allow kids to create their own stories with adroitness. These stickers can be dragged on the different story book formats which allow them to practice different shapes and words. 

The wall stickers which are gaining popularity these days can help a lot in tutoring children.  These stickers are being used by parents in toddlers’ rooms so that they get accustomed to a certain idea and learn things quickly. Children feel adulation for stickers because they are very striking. It’s a reflex action that kids get attracted towards vibrant colors and different shapes. They feel excited when they come across certain glossy materials which are eye catching. Therefore, wherever children see stickers they feel attracted towards them.

Many advertising agencies are using this mania as a viable mode of attracting potential buyers.  The sticker making companies create thousands of Walt Disney Characters’ stickers like Hannah Montana, Lion King, Walt Disney Princesses, Winnie the pooh, Shrek and many others which are very popular with the kids. They’ll surely ask for these stickers to paste on their note books, skate board decks, shelves and other places. These stickers are an effectual way of learning for kids, allowing them to create new stories. 

There are many online sites and play station and mobile apps which allow children to paste stickers and create a sticker book. These stickers are illustrious, they contain captions which are loudly read out by the narrator, kids can play with the stickers by changing backgrounds ;these apps help children in learning and enhance their imaginative and creative capabilities.