EXAMPLE 308.—It is seldom that an envelop corner is treated so harmoniously and artistically as the one under consideration. The general character of the decorative device is matched by the style of the type-faces used. The squaring of the type group also adds shape harmony. This corner card, designed some years ago, is proof of the fact that good work is always good. [Illustration: EXAMPLE 309 An elaborate envelop corner ] EXAMPLE 309.—Seldom should an envelop corner card be as elaborate as this one, but when such an arrangement is allowable, as in this case, the design shown is worthy of consideration. The type-face is Caslon with Caslon Text, and the bands are made by using square ornaments with alternating blank space inside of rules. [Illustration: EXAMPLE 312 The non-stock-ruled type of billhead, with a panel in which name, date and other items are recorded. Showing use of roman lower-case ] [Illustration: EXAMPLE 313 Remove the words “Sold to” and the rule work, and this could be used as a letterhead. Showing use of italic lower-case with spaced roman capitals ] [Illustration] BILLHEADS & STATEMENTS The printer called on to produce a billhead has a responsibility seldom fully realized. He has a duty to himself, to his customer and to those who come after, which is best carried out by suitable and dignified type composition. A business house has been known to use the same design of billhead for fifty years, and it is a fact that many merchants cannot be persuaded to change the style of the billhead, no matter how homely it may be. Billheads and statements should correspond in style to that of letterheads and other forms of stationery, and in changing the design it must not be forgotten that these other forms should also be altered to harmonize. The paper should be of the same finish and color, and the main features of type arrangement similar. The type-face must be the same on all. The standard sizes of billheads for commercial purposes are: 8½ × 5½ inches, 8 out of a sheet 17 × 22. 8½ × 7 inches, 8 out of a sheet 17 × 28. 8½ × 9⅓ inches, 6 out of a sheet 17 × 28. 8½ × 14 inches, 4 out of a sheet 17 × 28. Professional billheads are usually an inch or two smaller than the smallest size of commercial billheads. There is a variety of sizes in statements. Popular sizes are those cut out of folio (17 × 22 inches), which then measure 5½ × 5⅝ inches, and 5½ × 8½ inches. [Illustration: EXAMPLE 310 In which are presented the principal features of the average commercial invoice, or billhead. The customer’s name is placed in the lower left corner ] [Illustration: EXAMPLE 311 How a letterhead may be converted into a billhead. The upper portion is also shown as Example 283 in the chapter on letterheads ]