You’ve never met a flourish you didn’t like, so as you look at all the options for address label designs Vistaprint.com has to offer, you are tempted to choose the most elaborate font you can find. After all, there are flourishes on every letter, so it has to be the perfect option, right? Actually, since it is fairly important that address labels are easy to read, you may want to avoid that fancy font. As you design your personalized return address labels, follow these tips for success:

• Choose a simple classic font, such as Ariel, Times New Roman, or Courier, for the actual address information. These fonts are used over and over by printers for good reason. They are very easy to read
• Don’t be as afraid to have fun with the font for your name. After all, as long as the address is easy to read, mail can still be returned to you if there is a problem. This is the spot for the curlicues and flourishes you adore.
• Be sure you use uppercase letters as you type the address in. While it is considered rude to type in all caps online, the postal service actually prefers uppercase letters because the automated machinery can read them more easily than a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters.