Receipt In The Bag?

RECEIPT IN THE BAG?

RECEIPT IN THE BAG? A COLLECTION BY GABI STAHLEY

TABLE OF CONTENTS A MESSAGE FROM THE COLLECTOR................05 EVOLUTION...................................06 ANATOMY OF A RECEIPT........................07 THE GRID....................................08 TYPOGRAPHY..................................12 PRINTING....................................16 COUPONS.....................................17 DESIGNED RECEIPTS...........................18 THE DYING ART...............................20 COLLECTORS FAVORITES........................22 COLLECTIONS WORTH...........................25 GALLERY.....................................26 SOURCES.....................................28

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A MESSAGE FROM THE COLLECTOR

This catalog is a collection of receipts I have been collecting since 2009. Receipts are a common and arbitrary part of our daily lives and are not valued amongst their owners. Our culture disposes them as trash or shoves them to the bottom of our wallets without hesitation. Although my collection began with the purpose of keeping records, as a designer, I saw the visual value they posses. I appreciate the changing grid, unique typography, and paper type. These little typographic pieces of art are created and distributed at mass quantities, but go unrecognized. In this catalog break down this common piece of paper and show the visual elements I find beauty in.

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EVOLUTION

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7500 B.C. Representative Receipts Receipts have existed since the beginning of time, although there are no physical records of them. It is believed that in the old city of Jericho, tokens of clay balls were exchanged to represent completed trade transactions.

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3200 B.C. First Written Receipts Receipts have been created as long as physical writing has existed. In Mesopotamia, thousands of records of receipts showing trade, bartering, and purchases have been discovered. A transaction only existed with the proof found in a receipt. People began saving them for their records because without the receipt, goods could be reclaimed with no exception.

305 B.C. Keeping Receipts for Tax Receipts became extremely essential in ancient Egypt when the implementation of taxes started. Although they were recorded on papyrus, the ability to track your trades and payments was helped people save money on their taxes so they could protect themselves against exploitative tax practices by the upper class.

1500 Printing Press Receipts Receipt production was revolutionized with the invention of the printing press in Europe

by Johannes Gutenberg. This allowed for mass production of the same text on paper over and over again. Receipts produced by banks became a new currency and were able to be traded for gold.

1997 IRS Accepts Electronic Receipts Electronic receipts, otherwise known as e-receipts, have changed the way people receive their transaction records. Digital receipts became legalized and accepted in the United States by the IRS for tax purposes as long as they stayed readily available and legible.

Today Around the World Day by day receipts are becoming outdated and a thing of the past. Services like Shoeboxed and Square are taking the place of the physical paper receipt by sending the transaction information digitally to the customers email or online records. This eliminates the clutter and disorganization of keeping receipts as a record and makes the distribution of the receipt fast and easy for both the retailer and customer.

ANATOMY OF A RECEIPT

Receipt number

Merchant information including name of merchant, business address, and phone number

Sales data provides information about a specific item including item number, item name, quantity, price per item, and total price Subtotal, discounts and coupons, taxes, service fees, other charges

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Total price

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Date and time

Cashier’s name or employee identification code Purchase method such as cash, credit card, or gift card

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Messages such as “Thank You”, or coupons, information related to customer loyalty programs, or special offers

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THE GRID

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The grid is an essential part of the receipts’ legibility. Without it, the information would be extremely hard to follow, especially in receipts of great length and detail like grocery receipts.

Since receipts generally use one typeface, hierarchy must be achieved through the divisions of the grid in order to be read quickly and effectively.

The receipt is divided into different segments, as described in the anatomy. Each of these segments are defined by the help of a structured grid. A grid divides a page into columns, rows, and margins of consistent measurements to achieve systematic order and modularity. The horizontal grid on a receipt divides the heading information, the merchant name, address, cashier, time, and date from the body of the receipt which lists the sales data. The purchased items are arranged in a horizontal list while using a vertical grid across the receipts where the prices are listed. There is another horizontal row separation so the total amount stands out from the list of items and their individual prices. Another horizontal row divides the total amount with the end messages stated on the receipt, if any.

A grid is flexible and is the reason why not all receipts look exactly the same. This keeps both the visual aesthetics and the legibility at top priority. Our eyes are attracted to orderly, systematic grids and designs. The grid is so definite and doesn’t give room for alterations because it is developed from such a strict format in the printer.

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H&M 2013 COLUMNS: 4 ROWS: 10 3.125”x 7.675”

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OLD NAVY 2017 COLUMNS: 5 ROWS: 7 3.125”x 11.75”

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HOPE CHEST 2017 COLUMNS: 3 ROWS: 5 2.25”x 3.375”

CHIPOTLE 2015 COLUMNS: 5 ROWS: 8 3.125”x 6.75”

ACME 2015 COLUMNS: 5 ROWS: 13 3.125”x 24.25”

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1.02+18.06+20.00+27.22+32.07+44.56+26.78+20.00+10.14+41.69+40.17+2.99+47.2 3.29+24.93+31.05+30.92+18.33+20.02+44.43+4.72+15.21+20.00+22.20+34.72+2.89 6+23.37+20.00+28.63+12.84+22.95+88.37+29.19+4.23+21.86+11.24+17.98+15.27+1 52.85+43.00+1.61+4.62+3.12+0.63+27.39+5.81+22.67+5.48+16.18+15.07+5.30+10. .00+74.35+25.90+25.81+11.99+109.00+6.47+20.99+30.90+17.95+29.99+3.99+12.36 42+8.70+14.82+1.65+20.00+56.78+12.99+10.59+43.70+20.00+8.22+3.00+23.46+97.

TYPOGRAPHY

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The typography of receipts is almost always a digital, monospaced typeface. Monospaced typefaces are of fixed-width instead of being optically spaced, otherwise known as variable spacing. Each letter, number, symbol, and space take up the same exact amount of horizontal space. At any point size, the characters will still take up an equal amount of space. Numbers are read much easier in a monospaced format because when stacked vertically, the digits fall uniformly spaced directly under each other in their own little grid for easier comparison. The monospaced font also yields great success to the grid format legibility and overall look.

Monospaced typefaces came about when the typewriter was invented because it could only move in equal horizontal distances.

Early computers also used this style of typeface because the screen was laid out in a grid of one letter width as the width of the column. The amount of columns would equal the amount of letters allowed on one line. Receipts are printed on technology of a similar system of tabular spacing and monospaced letters.

There is almost never hierarchy in receipts due to the single typeface that is default on the receipt printer. Besides the store name or logo, the typography is all the same point size. This creates a struggle for the reader to quickly find the information they may be looking for. Some receipts fix this problem by using the horizontal grid to make space similar to indents to create some division and hierarchy throughout the receipt.

01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 TILLY’S 2013 3.125”x 11.125”

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SALON L MANAYUNK 2016 2.25”x 5”

CAMPUS MAIL SERVICES 2016 3.125”x 3.375”

ACME 2017 3.125”x 17.25”

SALVATION ARMY 2017 1.75”x 5.625”

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PRINTING

Despite the incredible new advancements of technology, the process of receipt printing has stayed as simple as possible.

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The dot matrix printer was the first type of printer to be used globally. A dot matrix character is created by tiny dots of ink and when examined closely, are visible to the eye.

The dot matrix printer uses a continuous roll of paper and is beneficial because no matter how long or short the receipt needed to be, it would all be on one sheet of paper.

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In 1969, thermal paper receipts became the new way to print receipts. Thermal printers are heat activated and burn the text into the heat sensitive paper, creating characters on the receipt. Thermal printers are the most commonly used in receipt printing because they do not use ink. Current developments in thermal printers allow for double sided printing, which lets businesses print coupons or decorative back sides to their receipts.

Ink jet printers are less common due to their high maintenance costs, but there is still a possibility you may come across one. This option gives high quality color for businesses that are printing important graphics or coupons on their receipts.

COUPONS

Coupons are a marketing tactic performed by businesses so the customer has a reason to return to the store to make more purchases.

Although other external factors will ultimately determine if a customer comes back to the store, coupons are a great incentive. By printing coupons on the back of receipts, the customer will not be bombarded with multiple pieces of paper, making the end, and most memorable part of their shopping trip, messy and unpleasing.

Printing coupons on the receipt also helps with brand recognition. When there is a coupon on a receipt, the owner is more likely to save it and every time they see it they will think of that business and brand. This will also encourage them to return to the store.

Coupons are essentially free marketing since the customer is receiving a receipt with their purchase already. Adding coupons to receipts will only help with customer retention.

01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 19 UNKNOWN N.D. PRINTER BOND PAPER ROLL 1.75”X 5”

TOP STAR 2012 DOT MATRIX PRINTER BOND PAPER ROLL 3.125”X 5.25”

CLAIRES 2017 THERMAL PRINTER THERMAL PAPER 3.125”X 6.25”

URBAN OUTFITTERS 2012 RETURN POLICY 3.125”X 9.75”

GIANT 2017 COUPONS 3.125”X 16.625”

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DESIGNED RECEIPTS

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While receipts tend to take on the same uniform look due to mass production, means of printing, and quick legibility information, some merchants take advantage of the opportunity to create a more designed receipt as a reminder of the store for customers to take with them, and unfortunately become forgotten about.

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THE DYING ART

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Paper receipts are still a huge portion of receipt distribution globally, but are slowly going extinct. The act of e-mailing customers their receipts opposed to giving them a physical copy leaves them wondering when it is their cue to leave, and without verification of their purchase. It is uncomfortable and unnatural.

The practicality of the generic paper receipt does its job, but in the digitally advancing life we live in, this little sheet of paper is becoming outdated and irrelevant. In 2005, Apple was the first business to make the transition to the e-receipt option.

E-receipts are now taking over because of all their benefits. They are environmentally friendly because they save paper that typically gets throw away or left behind in the parking lot. They save money because businesses do not have to pay for the receipt printer or paper and ink needed to operate it. And most importantly, it makes the experience for the customer much easier and hands-free. In the millennial age, people are keeping their files and records digitally, so having all their receipts going to the same spot is not only easier to store, but also easier to locate and manage.

Although e-receipts are the newest trend, businesses must be careful not to move too fast into the digital-only world, leaving their paper receipt loving customers behind.

This could prevent people from returning to their store and be bad for business.

Abandoning the paper receipt would be an unfortunate downfall to a successful business. The older generations may not be ready for this transition, so until technology takes over every aspect of life, paper receipts are here to stay. Smaller businesses and brick-and-mortar stores tend to stick with paper receipts because they may not have a web component to their business, the capacity to collect, store, and manage all the information of customers emails and transactions digitally. In time, the younger generations will grow older and with them will come the distribution of e-receipts everywhere.

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COLLECTORS FAVORITES

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“I am visually attracted to receipts for a number of reasons I can’t explain. The way their unique and unreproducible typography is so strong locked into a specific grid is just so exciting because no two receipts from different vendors look the same. There are so many ways to create the same look and message, and the combinations never grow tiring. These are some of my favorites.”

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CADENCE CYCLING & MULTISPORT 2016

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