Design notes
Shift Cards
A practical wall-art note on simple job cards for print, framing and installation teams.
When artwork specs travel through a team, small details get lost first: finish, frame colour, hanging height or room name. Shift Cards turns those handover notes into a clear format for wall-art jobs moving from design to print to install.
Shift Cards is written for handovers between design, print, framing and installation on wall-art projects in Gauteng, KZN and the Western Cape. Each card captures the details that tend to drift first on busy jobs, such as trim size, frame finish, room name and hanging height.
Details that belong on each card
- Room, site and install date listed
- One current wall photo with artwork position
- Approved artwork folder reference recorded clearly
- Designer, site contact and installer named
Use Shift Cards alongside the relevant product page and artwork note for the same order. One page should cover what is being made, while the card records where it goes, how it hangs and who signs off on site. That split helps print and installation teams read the same job in different ways.
How installer shift cards support Wall Art Designs crews
Shift Cards sets out the basic job details for a wall art order before print, framing and installation begin. Use it to keep artwork references, sizes and site notes in one place so each team works from the same brief.
Check the surface before the card is issued. Painted brick, skimmed plaster, tiled sections and bulkheads all change fixing choices, edge clearance and final placement. Across Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and other South African sites, room use also matters because boardrooms, passages, guest suites and reception areas do not get measured or fitted the same way.
The first site image should sit with the Shift Card, not only in a chat thread. Include a quick visual mark for left, right or centre if the piece lines up with furniture, a headboard, a reception desk or a passage axis. That small step reduces avoidable reprints and wrong-height installations.
What the handover should produce
A completed Shift Card gives the team one job record for size, finish, frame colour, fixing method and room location. It should also show which artwork file was approved and whether the piece is single-panel, diptych or multi-panel. Clear wall-art instructions on one card are more useful than scattered comments across mail, chat and marked-up PDFs.
Before scope expands, match Shift Cards with the substrate choice and the approved artwork version for that order. Recheck the print dimensions, frame finish and package label before goods leave for site or courier. Share a photo of the space and the print finish you like, and the studio will plan the piece.
- Wall art matched to the exact room
- Mounting position checked from a site photo
- Named contacts for every handover stage
Checks for South African installation conditions
We account for apartment projects, office walls, retail display dates, and showroom deadlines across Gauteng, KZN, and the Western Cape. Each Shift Card must reflect the actual brief on hand. If the client has approved artwork, room dimensions, or brand rules, record that at the start. Keep urgent print requests separate from the wider décor schedule.
Coastal conditions can influence hardware choice and cleaning instructions for framed pieces and acrylic-faced work. Inland jobs may need extra attention to dust during fitting, especially on new commercial interiors. Load-shedding can affect print scheduling and site coordination, so the card should state the installation window and any access restrictions.
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When to issue a Shift Card
A practical wall-art note on simple job cards for print, framing and installation teams.
Create the Shift Card once the artwork version, dimensions and site details are confirmed, but before printing or framing begins. Attach it to the job record used by the studio, workshop and installers so the same wall-art brief follows the order from file prep to final hanging. When a buyer requests sign-off, the card should sit with the approval and reference images.