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Curveball’s 10th Anniversary

Marta — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:22:43 +0000

Curveball is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Ten years ago, on May 17, 2002 we opened our doors for trading.

We’d like to thank all our customers and suppliers for your support over last decade.

With a number of seedling brands and new products on the way, we hope to be around to serve for another ten years and hopefully, longer!

2012 | Calendar Season | Simple, effective & hard working

Marta — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:48:50 +0000

We offer a range of pop-up branded products that make wonderful desk calendars, on view for a whole year!

If you want to see how our Pop up house powered by high tension elastic bands works, check out our video.

See how our Pen pot works here.

We are getting in to leather….

Marta — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:14:47 +0000

Hot off the press – the latest leather effect.

This deboss is effect created using a high pressure roller (think steam rollering your print). There are various patterns available, this one creating a distressed leather-look.

Busting A Gut For Olympic Sponsor

Marta — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:03:54 +0000

We received a distress call from an agency last Thursday (who had just been told by Z-CARD Ltd that they could not meet the deadline to deliver 200 cards for a global marketing conference starting the following Wednesday morning in Germany).

Artwork received Thursday afternoon, pre-pressed and sorted a few client amends Thursday evening and delivered the goods via FEDEX at 9:30AM Wednesday morning in time for the start of the conference, everyone happy and x200 of our cards neatly in the hands of 80 brand managers for one the Olympics main sponsors. We call that a win/win situation!

Hello everyone! Take a look at our gallery of all things curveball shaped?

Marta — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:12:53 +0000

500 Year Old Establishment Adopts The Curveball Mag Card

Marta — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:15:55 +0000

When Sedburgh school was founded Henry VIII was on the throne. Nearly 500 years later, they have used our Mag card to great effect in introducing their school to new entrants.

The Mag card contains a pair of high powered Earth magnets and not only snaps shut with a satisfying crispness, it can be fridge mounted, or affixed to any metal surface such as a locker or PC casing. The A7 size cover houses a z-folded A3 size text page complete with pull-tab for ease of open and closure

Click here to see a you tube video of the Mag Card in action :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvaJt7my4Nk

Anyone up for some inspiring ideas?

Marta — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:24:59 +0000

Looking for inspiration to help spice up the latest design brief? If so, you’re in the right place.

If your intention is to intrigue, inform, amuse or inspire your audience a consideration of form is vital. We make products that convey your message (in an unusual format) striking a chord with the recipient and increasing the likelihood it will be kept. This means that your marketing works harder, for longer, and reduces wastage.

Come to work with us, you will be listened as we are always looking for new challenges.

Z-CARD®’s Z-FORMAT patent expiry!!

Marta — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:56:54 +0000

Z-CARD®’s Z-FORMAT patent expiry. Some 25 years after the first patent registration by Z-CARD®, these folded products are now generic items in Europe, the USA and Canada. Since 2007, when Z-CARD

We are eco-friendly!

Marta — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:48:30 +0000

A 90% + reduction in your carbon footprint. By adopting Curveball Zig-Zag cards it is possible to reduce your carbon footprint by 90% or more. With retention and readership rates some 80% higher than traditional leaflets and brochures, combined with a small paper weight and use of recycled materials, it is possible to use printed media and stay green.

Hello World!! Zig-Zag Cards are 73% cheaper!

Marta — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:30:52 +0000

Curveball director Adam Hazelwood started working at Z-CARD Ltd in the late 1997 when 50,000 credit card size cards would cost £9,500. Fourteen years later the same cards are available from Curveball at a smidge over £4,000.00; taking inflation into account, that’s a 73% reduction in price.