Create Maroon Professional Letterhead with Laurel Watermark

For people who sign things

Lawyers, consultants, accountants, notaries’ assistants and independent advisers often send letters that need to look steady and dependable. The deep maroon and the laurel wreath suggest tradition without being heavy, and the empty centre leaves room for a full page of text.

What the letterhead contains

• Your logo at the top left
• Two small labels at the top, such as “Ref. No” and “Date”, which you can rename or clear
• A footer line with the address, phone, email and website
• Optional Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn handles with their icons
• A QR code, created from your details, that adds your contact to a phone address book when scanned

Using it with a word processor

Download the letterhead as a PDF, then either print it as your stationery base or open it as a background in your document software. If you write many letters, print a stack of blank sheets and type on them with the printer.

For people whose letters carry weight

Solicitors, accountants, consultants and doctors send letters that people file. A maroon band and a pale laurel wreath behind the text give a sense of tradition and trust without shouting, and the watermark is light enough that the words stay easy to read.

Setting up the footer

The footer carries address, phone, e-mail and website, with a QR code that saves your contact details to a phone. Label 1 and Label 2 let you rename the small captions, for example Registered Office or Regulated By. Enter the business name once and the lines come out tidy.

Keeping the file reusable

Download the PDF and keep it as your master. Either type letters in your word processor over the page, or print the letterhead onto paper and feed that paper back into the printer for the letter text. Regulated firms should remember to add any registration information their authority requires.

Letters that will be filed

Solicitors’, accountants’ and consultants’ letters are kept for years, so the date, a reference number and the sender’s name matter more than decoration. The laurel watermark stays pale enough that photocopies and scans remain legible. Keep a PDF copy of every letter you send on this paper.

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