Print designready for the press.
Book covers, posters, programs and brochures, designed with the same care as your website and prepared so your printer has no questions.
What we design and prepare
The design, plus the technical preparation that keeps a good file from failing at the printer.
Book covers
Front, back and spine, built to your printer's trim and bleed at full resolution.
Posters and programs
Event posters, programs and signage that match the rest of your brand.
Brochures
Trifolds, sales sheets and leave-behinds made to be handed out.
Banners and signage
Trade show displays, yard signs and large banners at the right resolution for their size.
Cards and stationery
Business cards, letterhead and envelopes to match your brand.
Print-ready files
CMYK PDFs with bleed and crop marks, plus notes for your printer.
Made to be held
Posters, programs and covers from the last few years.
The part your printer checks
A cover is built wider than it looks, so nothing important gets trimmed off. These are the lines we set up on every file.
- Bleed. Artwork runs past the edge so no white shows after the cut.
- Trim. Where the blade actually cuts.
- Safe area. Text stays inside this line.
- Spine. Sized to the page count and paper stock.
Print still gets noticed
A well-made book cover, program or brochure gets picked up, passed around and kept. People judge the work by the piece in their hands.
We handle the technical side: CMYK color, bleed, resolution, and the back-and-forth with your printer. What you send to press is ready to print.
Print usually moves faster than a website, and a set of pieces designed together costs less than the same pieces ordered one at a time.
Start a projectWhat we design most often
- Book covers, single titles and series
- Event programs and booklets
- Fundraising and donor pieces
- Conference and trade show materials
- Posters and flyers
- Business cards and stationery
- Magazine and newsletter layout
- Banners and large-format signs
- Preflight and file preparation
- Coordination with your printer
I am so impressed by the cover you designed and I feel you used the perfect touches. It is more beautiful than I ever could have imagined. I love the simplicity and the beauty of the colors.
How a print project runs
Every print job starts by confirming the printer's specs, before anything is designed.
- 01
Brief
You send the content, sizes, printer and brand files. We confirm the specs before designing.
- 02
Draft
A first design for your review.
- 03
Revise
You mark it up, and we make the changes.
- 04
Deliver
A print-ready PDF with a preflight summary, plus a version for web and email.
Questions people ask
Do we need to provide the text?
Usually, yes. Most clients supply their own text. If you'd rather not write it, copywriting is available as an add-on.
Can you match our existing brand?
Yes. If your brand is well defined, we follow it closely. If it's loose, we'll help tighten it before the print work starts.
Which printer should we use?
We can recommend printers we trust, or build files to the specs of the printer you already use.
Can you design a series of pieces at once?
Yes, and it usually works out better. The pieces look like they belong together, and a set usually costs less than ordering the same pieces one at a time.
Do you handle the printing?
We prepare the files and work with your printer, and you order and pay for the printing directly. That keeps the cost and the schedule in your hands.