paper storage

March 9, 2005 9:39 AM

As a freelance graphics designer, I have several different paper stocks that I use daily for mock-ups (mainly sized 8.5"x 11" - 13" x 19"). Are there any fairly inexpensive storage units you other artists use to keep these stocks organized?
posted by sharksandwich to Media & Arts (4 answers total)

My paper-size is about the same as yours (generally, 11" x 14") and I put the work I no longer need to access frequently in archival boxes as well (and all of those boxes are inside of an even larger plastic box with a reinforced metal frame). The work that I'm still working on goes in a set of drawers in a wood dresser dedicated to it.
posted by safetyfork at 10:55 AM on March 9, 2005

Not quite the same thing but I've been looking for a surplus horizontal map cabinet to keep sandpaper in. Lots of thin drawers and very sturdy.
posted by Mitheral at 12:01 PM on March 9, 2005

I have about three papers I generally use. I was given one of these, a black palstic organizer. There's a Crate & Barrel sticker on the back, more elegant alternatives from hold everything and the container store.

Flat files (map cabinets) are always expensive. I use a sheet of foamcoare, folded in half, with a huge binder-clip on the closing side for sandpaper, little early for a derail, but hey.
posted by Jack Karaoke at 1:50 PM on March 9, 2005

I use a toolchest purchased from Sears to keep paper and drawings in - Much cheaper than the cabinets designed for art.
posted by ScotchLynx at 4:29 PM on March 9, 2005