With your order you will also get two computer disk with the graphics and the security pattern on them (I did all the work for you). I will also include a Certificate Blank that has everything finished except the info ( so all you have to do is fill it in with an IBM Selectric typewriter. It will already be sealed.Be sure to fill in your info with a I.B.M. Selectric Typewriter (If you don't happen to have one lying around then go to your public library they usually have one there for you to use). You can use a different typewriter to do this but the typestyle and size of the I.B.M. is what they used on the original. You may also want to make a company I.D. to accompany your Cerificate. Some D.M.V's (Dept. of Motor Vehicles) require something with your picture on it. Just send me an email and I will help you with it if you need it. One other thing... In order to make things even more convincing you may want to fold the finished Cert. in two twice and then put it in your wallet etc. Because the certified copy date is pre-dated (before 1989) you may have kept it in your wallet or folded it to stash it away etc. Anyway it probably will help give the illusion that it's been around for a while. Be carefull not to wear it out or get it wet. If it gets wet the background pattern will run and the original background was printed on a press instead of a ink-jet printer so this would not happen to a real one. If you need additional certificate blanks (with seal etc.) it will be $10.00 for one, $17.00 for two, and $22.00 for three. Any order over three will cost an additional $5.00 each and the limit is 5 per customer. Help with a Company I.D. badge with picture will cost $18.00 ----- The help with the company I.D. will consist of... You send me the name of a local business (large commercial business only such as Coca-Cola, Boeing Aircraft, Ramada Inn etc.) along with whatever info you can about the business, and I will do the layout except the photo and your name etc.. I will send the completed layout to you by regular mail or E-Mail (your choice). If by regular mail it will be on a disk like the other graphics were. All you will need to do is paste your photo on the layout (using whatever drawing program you have to accomplish this) and fill in the employee info (name etc.) Then after printing it out with a color printer on a heavy card stock (glossy finish) you will need to have it laminated or do it yourself. Depending on the weight of the paper you may have to bond many layers of paper together with a glue stick before you laminate it. Then you will need to punch out or cut out the slotted hole for the badge clip and attach the clip (clips can be purchased at most office supplies for a buck or two). You will want the style of clip that has a strap that you thread through the hole, fold over and snap together. I'm warning you if you think you can just scan an existing badge and alter and print it You are mistaken. You see... even the best scanners don't provide enough sharpness and clarity to imitate something that was printed on a printing press. ONE MORE THING............ When choosing a company use one that's in a neighboring town so that the person at D.M.V will be familiar with the company for example... They know that the company has a plant in the neighboring town but they don't see their I.D. badges every day.They are probably familiar with the general look of the badge but they're not an expert on it. Even if their spouse works there they don't have their spouses I.D. with them to compare it to. My experience has been that as long as it is a really crisp and clear graphics job with the look and feel of a company badge (in general) they will accept it even if it varies a little. They assume that if it's not identical to the other ones that they've handled that it must be what the new Badges look like. They may even make a comment about it like... When did the new badges come out? or hey They've changed their badges again at " **** " company etc.
