Organizing with Colors!

A feature that is often overlooked with Keepfiling binders is the finger hole.  Located on the binder spine (always 2 inches from the bottom), the finger hole provides an easy way for you to take the binder on and off shelves, table, or wherever you are placing your binders.  Simply slide your finger into the hole and move your binder around.  This is a very convenient feature that does not get enough credit.

What's also unique with Keepfiling's finger hole is that it comes with a 'ring'.  Rather than just cutting a hole in the spine and leaving it as it is, we made this 'ring' that snaps on easily.  This 'ring' adds a touch of designer and professionalism to give the binder a more complete look. Each Keepfiling binder comes equipped with a 'ring' matching the inside color of your purchased binder - so that's either Snow White, Lime Green, Sapphire Blue, and Red.

New Rings

Over the years we have had customers ask if they can purchase extra 'rings' or if other colors were available.  Today, we are very happy to answer both questions with a yes as we are now selling 'rings' separately, and in different colors as well!

Aside from the four classic colors, we now have eight new wonderful colors available for you to use and interchange:

Turquoise Lime Green Red

Purple Orange Gream

Snow White Black Sapphire Blue

Grey Pink Light Blue

Each color is sold individually in a pack of 12 'rings'.  You also have the option to purchase a mix pack with one of each color.

These are easy to use 'rings' as they just snap on and off easily.  You can change them easily and mix and match colors to your own liking.  You can come up with a nice color system to keep your binders organized.

Check the rings now on our website and learn more!

Mix and Match with our White Zen Binders

Since the launch of our White Zen View Binders, we've been working on coming up with ideas on how to make them stand out and be even more unique.  With our new 'rings' this can be achieved as the new colors pair up with the white binders perfectly.

Once you're purchased our new 'rings', you can swap out the original one that comes with the binder and use the new ones in a colorful and fun way - as you can see in the picture above.

Matching Spine Labels

You can even have matching colors for the 'rings' and the actual spine label.  Just simply download our spine label templates for free and you can match the together.  The template are very easy to use - just download them, edit the label name to your own liking, print it, then cut them along the dotted line and voila!

4 Steps To Your Unique View Binder

Tired of all the standard looking binders out there?  Wish you had something unique and special that will stand out?  Well what's better than designing your own sheet and using it as the front cover for your binder.

While most view binders on the market today lets you insert your own cover sheet with the use of the clear front cover, not all view binders come with a mounting sheet that helps keep your cover sheet centered and secured. That is of course what our White Zen View Binders offer.  As it comes with a clear front cover, it also comes with a mounting sheet that we've designed specifically for helping you keep your cover sheet centered in the clear front cover, and also for it to be secured.

With the use of this special mounting sheet, plus your own creativity, you can come up with endless designs for your binder used for all sorts of purposes.  The possibilities are limitless.  You can use the binders at school, at the office, and even for personal use.  The great thing about having the ability to design your own cover sheet and using it with the binder is that the binder becomes very versatile and will be suitable for what you want it to be.

Follow these 4 simple steps and starting creating your own cover sheets for your view binders!

Need some inspiration on you can use our White Zen View Binders with your own designed cover sheet?  Here's what we think you might use them for:

For School
If you're a teacher or parent you would encourage creativity and let the kids make something they can be proud to show and share with their classmates and parents. The Zen Binder is easy to use as you can insert pages into the clear front cover without hassle.  It's a great tool to help inspire creativity from your students as they can let their own imagination run and design their own cover sheet  They can design one for each subject or classes they are taking.

For Office / Professionals
In the professional world, standing out and making a good first impression is as important as the content that is delivered. A striking standout cover sheet to go with your presentation or proposal is very important. An excellent professional cover sheet with a Zen Binder goes a long way to catching the attention of your audience. 
 
For Collectors / Enthusiasts
If you are a collector or enthusiasts for certain memorabilia, then you would want to have a nice solid binder to protect and showcase your collection. The Zen View Binders will satisfy both needs.  It is a durable archival safe binder that will protect your collection, at the same time it is also a nice looking binder that you can put on display for others to see. Furthermore, you can create your own cover sheet that matches your prized collection.

Learn more about our White Zen View Binders and check out the different sizes we have available!

Need a good presentation binder? We have the right binder for you.

View binders make for excellent presentation binders as they often have a clear front cover that lets you insert a cover sheet for your presentation.

Our White Zen View Binders take it one step further an offers a mounting sheet that helps you insert the cover sheet, and more importantly helps to keep it centered in the binder cover.  We designed he custom mounting sheet as we noticed that a lot of view binders on the market lets you insert a cover sheet, but more often than not the cover sheet will move over time and be misaligned.  As professionals we understand the importance of appearances and having a presentation with a slated cover sheet does not portray professionalism, so we wanted to fix that.

Each mounting sheet is designed with 'tabs' that will hold you cover sheet in place.  Simply lift up the tabs and slide your covers sheet under them to keep it secured.  It may sound difficult at first, but it's definitely very user friendly and once you see how it works you'll be able to use the mounting sheet without any problem.

Like we said, we designed the Zen Binders with the intention to help you improve the appearances of your presentations.  We accomplish that by including mounting sheets for each binder you purchase.  To help even more, we've also created kits that you can purchase and use immediately as presentations.

Each kit includes:

1. A White Zen View Binder (and it's mounting sheet of course)
2. Matching sheet protectors (quantity will vary depending on the size of the binder you need)

Keepfiling Presentation Kits available in 5 sizes.

Our kits are aimed to help you get started with your presentations right away.  All kits are ready for use immediately as they come with matching sheet protectors so you don't have to worry about getting the wrong size for you presentation.

Shop now on Keepfiling for Presentation Kits and get 10% OFF on all kits. 

10 Ways To Use Ring Binders

Ring binders are used in all sorts of situations today - for example, in the office for organizing various types of documents, at home for organizing coupons or recipes, or even at school for organizing handouts, homework and projects. Ring binders have come a long way since it was first invented. There have been design changes to the ring itself, and also to the materials used to make the binders. People also use binders now for a different reason compared to when it was first invented. Let’s take a quick look at whom, when, and why it was first invited. Then we will share with you 10 ways how ring binders are used today.

Brief History 
 
History has it that ring binders were first invited by a German entrepreneur and inventor Friedrich Soennecken in 1886. He was an office supplier in his home town and was keen on creating his on inventions. He registered a patent for his design which was of a 2-ring mechanism that would open and close using a lever. By pulling the lever up the rings would open, and then close when you push the lever down. Soennecken would later also invent and registered a patent for his hole punching invention. Of course, this hole puncher was in a part the result of his ring binder invention because holes needed to be punched into papers in order for them to be inserted into the binders.

(Although hole punchers are still being used today, many are started to prefer using sheet protectors. With sheet protectors you don’t need to damage your papers with punching holes into them, and it also adds an extra level of protection to your papers.)

In the US, loose-leaf paper was becoming a popular thing in the 1854. Instead of notebooks, people started using loose-leaf papers because they thought it was more convenient. It didn't take too long for those same people to realize that using loose-leaf paper was actually more inconvenient - especially when the papers accumulate over time and people started losing pages. They needed something to organize these loose papers, and that is when Henry T. Sisson from Providence, Rhode Island came up with his ring binder designer. He recognized the need for something to protect and organize these papers. It wasn't until 1899 when he finally perfected his design and a binder was available for purchase on the market. The Chicago Binder and File Company was one of the first companies to sell binders. There were 2 types of designs – a 2-ring binder and a 3-ring binder. Most were selling 2-ring binders in the beginning but later more 3-rings were sold because it did a better job of holding papers in place.

1899 ad from the Chicago Binder and File Company

Over these 100+ years, binders have changed tremendously. Original binders were made from heavy cardboard-like material and their rings were made of cold rolled steel. First it was the 2-ring design, and then there was the 3-ring. The Swedish also came up with a 4-ring design of their own. And now today there are even binders with multiple rings (spiral binders), and ones that don’t use rings (post-bound or strap-hinge binders). Now we have binders made in all sorts of materials like plastics, cardboards, metals, fabrics, etc. In the past, because loose leaf paper was only available in letter size so therefore binders were only made in that size. Today binders are available in all types of sizes as different size loose leaf papers became available. We have small ones like 5.5x8.5, to even bigger ones like13x19 and 14x17. What’s also different with binders today is that they are not only for storing loose leaf paper anymore. They can be used for various different purposes. Some people use them for photo albums, some for portfolios, some of organizing business cards, some of CDs – basically binders have become something of a multi-purpose storage/organization tool.

Here are 10 ways to use ring binders (and which ideal Keepfiling size binder should you use for this purpose):

1. Paper organizer – this can be at home, in the office, or at school.
   (Letter Size Binder is the most common for this purpose, sometimes Legal Size Binder as well)
2. Photo albums – organize old or new photos in a binder for viewing.
   (Mini 5.5x8.5 Binder fits this purpose well)
3. Scrapbooks – for those arts and crafts enthusiast who enjoys the art of scrapbooking.
   (12x12 Binder)
4. Music binder – musicians often need a binder to organize their scores.
   (9x12 Music Binder)
5. Portfolios – to display any type of creative work like paintings, posters, architecture drawings.
   (11x14 Binder, 17x11 Binder, 11x17 Binder, 14x17 Binder)
6. Homeschool binder – a lot of homeschool parents use binders to help organize their materials.
   (Mini Binders - especially great for Classical Conversation cards, Letter Size Binders)
7. CD/DVD organizer – no more bulky jewel boxes for all your discs. Organize them into a binder to save space.
   (CD Binders, Letter Size Binder)
8. Cookbook – recipes are an important part of a household. Organize your recipes with binders and make yourself an easy to use cookbook.
   (Mini Binder, Letter Size Binder)
9. Business card organizer – with the right kind of business card sheet protectors you can use a binder or organize all the business cards you collect.
   (Letter Size Binder)
10. Collection binder – again, with the right type of sheet protectors, you can use a binder to organize any of your collections like stamps, coins, cards, etc.
    (Any Keepfiling binder would work as long as it fits the size of the sheet protectors you purchase for your collection)