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GIANTT Name Tags

Since I make name tags at work this caught my eye… An organization called Group for Increased Average Name Tag Type (GIANTT) has just uh… organized a movement to promote the increased type size of name tags. The founder thinks men use her hard to read name tag as an excuse to stare at her boobs.

The group believes that the average size of the name on a name tag should be 24 point, or about 3/8ths of an inch. However some extremists like Hank Trisler seem to think that name tag type should be at the very least, 1 inch high.

As a “name tag designer” I can say that it is pretty difficult to get text much bigger than 24 point on a name tag and still have room for the logo, company name, and employee’s title while keeping the tag small enough and light enough that it doesn’t pull your shirt off or look like you are wearing a place mat on your chest. If a metal name tag gets much bigger than 3.5” wide and 1.5” tall, it’s just way too big. Especially when you add a back-up plate, epoxy coating, and magnet fastener, the tag can weigh a couple of ounces which is much to heavy to wear on a silk blouse or other light shirt because it would weigh it down quite a bit. Plus a lot of people say the big name tags get in the way, get caught on things, and get ripped off.

But if you happen to agree with the larger average name tag type initiative, feel free to say so when ordering from NameTagCountry and I’ll be happy to make some super-big text for you.