Getting Ready for a Date with ReadMe
Welcome back readers to another installment of ReadMe’s daily blog. Today I have an extra-special edition- join me today as we get ready for a first date! Follow along to certainly wow a beau to be!
We’re starting off with a good foundation for our morning routine: ensuring our pages are extra crisp with a proper pressing and drying. This is the most important part of the routine, as nothing else matters if you show up all wrinkled and wet. I’ve recently become fond of wrapping a clothes iron in a tea towel. This one is just a cheap Black & Decker one. If you don’t have access to an iron, I used to air dry overnight under a heavy book, but this method saves me so much time.
Next up is the print quality! You want to do justice to the time spent on your crisp and straight pages. Typically I would recommend 600 DPI for your usual getup, but 300 DPI is fine for something thrown together. Because today is a special occasion, I’m taking the time to be printed at 1200 DPI! Be mindful that increasing resolution does scale the time it takes per page exponentially and can take a long time, but it’s well worth it. Some people think it’s worthwhile to save time by getting printed from dedicated print shops, but I personally don't.
Finally for a special touch, we’re adding in a special flair through the inclusion of a pink leaflet. Longtime readers will be familiar with my typical style guide, which typically uses only black and white content. Even now you should still be focusing on the quality of the contrast of a black and white print, but some of the focus is taken off by the pink leaflet. It really sets a more flirtatious and romantic atmosphere and can offset the more sterile and academic tone from the pure black and white I typically use.
As a final touch, we’re going to fold ourselves extra neatly just before we leave. A good fold should let you flutter open in the touch of your reader. It will show the eagerness you feel for the date and set you up for success. And that's my morning routine for the day! This will really set the tone for the rest of the relationship. See you next time!