When you send something to someone through mail, you need to make sure it actually reaches its intended destination. It is important that you provide the needed information about the receiver along with your information as the sender. Providing mailing information on your mail ensures that it gets to its destination or can be traced back to you.
In this regard, an address label is a label usually stuck on smaller packages like envelopes or small parcels that are sent through mail. It contains information of the recipient and/or the sender such as the name, address, and contact information. An address label functions similarly to a return address label put on mail.
An address label is important element in a mail itself, it lets the mail have an identity as to where it came from and where it is headed to. If you want to make an address label, you need to know the essential elements you need to include in it. Hence, here is a list of the elements of an address label:
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If you decide to take matters with your own hands and design an address label on your own, you need to know how to balance your design in order to make it work. Thus, here is an easy guide you can refer to when designing an address label:
Start with a template
Having a pre-made template as you start designing your address label will help you be more efficient. A quick internet search will help you find hundreds, if not thousands, of pre-designed labels that you can customize to your own preference. Having a pre-designed template means it is already set up for the press with safe areas, bleed lines, cut lines, and the correct color mode and resolution; this will help you save more time in the process.
Add name and address
Since this is the main purpose of your address label, do not forget to add the correct name and address in your address label design. An since you already have a template, you only need to place it into its right place and alignment. Make sure the font and size you choose for your texts matches your personality or brand, but also ensure that they are still easy to read.
Insert logo or image
If this address label is for a company or organization, you can insert your logo above, below, or to the side of your name and address; it will also be best to include your company website URL alongside your logo. For personal use of address label, you can include an image of you or your family or maybe even a symbol of you in lieu of a logo.
Add background and borders
Depending on how you want your address label to look like, you can add simple or wacky borders on your address label. You can also include cool and fresh colored background or a fun and crazy background. But when doing so, make sure that your texts are still readable against your background.
Designing and making an address label is fun and can be an outlet for your creativity. It tests out your creative genius in making sure your texts are easy to read against the design/background you want to include. To help you with this process, here are some tips you can refer to when making an address label:
If you don’t have the Photoshop skills to create and edit your own address label, you can easily make it in Microsoft Word. It will still allow you to adhere to your design preferences while making it easier for you. Here are easy steps you can follow when making an address label in a newer version of Word:
An address label is basically just a label that you stick on your parcel to indicate your address and/or the address you are sending your parcel to. In the most basic sense, an address label can either be the sender’s address or the receiver’s address. It can also be made as a return address label that helps you make sure your parcels is returned if not shipped.
An address label can come in the shape that you like; it can be rectangular, a rectangle with rounded corners, round, and so on. In that case, there can be quite a few choices for its size. But if you want to go for the standard rectangle shape, it can be sized at the following dimensions:
Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about address labels:
An address label is used to add delivery information such as name, address, contact information, etc. to items that are being delivered by post or by a courier/carrier service. It’s commonly used for smaller deliveries such as envelops and smaller packages/parcels.
Through a quick Internet search, there are various free address label templates you can use. You can customize those templates or you can go to Word and make your own. A guide on how to make an address label is given above.
As mentioned, an address label can be any shape so it can also be in any size. But the most commonly used size is 1.75″ × 0.666″, 2.625″ × 1″ or 2.83″ × 1″.
An address label is a useful way to make sure the correct mailing address is indicated on your packages. This makes sure your packages are delivered on the right place or can be returned to you safely. We hope you learned the essential information needed to make an effective address label through this article.