• Top Printers From Around the World, Recommended by Designers

    While I know a lot of people that visit my blog are primarily web designers, I also know there are a lot of you still out there, like myself, that do a good amount of print work. Sometimes it can be kind of difficult to find a quality printer, especially if you are new to an area, or need to find a good out of state printer for a specific job. With this list I hope to make it slightly easier. I asked a lot of top designers and bloggers who their printer of choice was, and put together this nice organized list for yall. I know it does not have everywhere in the world, not even close. I wish that it did! If your a designer that has used a printer for a long time and think they deserve to be added to the list, email me and I’ll add them! I want to make this an extensive list. So you here it is! Hopefully there is a printer on this list near you.

    United States
    Canada
    Europe
    Australia

     

    United States:

     

    California:

    Rush Press
    3553 California St.
    San Diego, CA 92101
    Phone: 619-296-7874
    Fax: 619-342-1040
    http://www.rushpress.com/
    (Recommended by CoCo & Associates)

    Foremost Printing and Graphics
    7895 Convoy Court, Suite 7
    San Diego, CA 92111
    Phone: 858-874-0592
    Fax: 858-874-0593
    http://foremostpandg.com/
    (Recommended by CoCo & Associates)

    JP Graphics
    3310 Woodward Avenue
    Santa Clara, CA 95054-2110
    408-235-8821
    http://www.jp-graphics.com/
    (Recommended by Kuroneko Design)

     

    Florida:

    JPEG Graphics Las Olas
    307 SE 25th Avenue (Las Olas Blvd.)
    Ft Lauderdale, FL
    Phone: 954-523-7303
    Fax: 954-523-7274
    http://printinginflorida.com/
    (Recommended by Psycho South[Entertainment Group])

    Four C. Graphic & Printing Inc.
    3130 SW 19th Street • Unit 452
    Hallandale, FL 33009
    http://4cgraphic.com/
    Recommended by Seraphim Collective

     

    Indiana:

    Custom Forms
    (765) 463-6162
    Lafayette, Indiana
    (Recommended by Andrew Markle of Desjardins Creative)

     

    Kentucky:

    Giant Printing and Graphics
    144 Eisenhower Court
    Nicholasville, KY 40356
    859-559-1483
    http://giantprintingonline.com/
    (Recommended by Grant Friedman of Colorburned)

     

    Maine:

    Penmor Lithographers
    8 Lexington St
    Lewiston, Maine 04240
    http://www.penmor.com/

     

    Maryland:

    Chroma Graphics, Inc.
    15950 Trade Zone Avenue
    Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774
    301-249-5115 

     

    Missouri:

    Moxie, Inc.
    1 moxie place
    Earth City, MO 63045
    htttp://www.moxiedisplays.com
    (Recommended by Jay Hilgert of BittBox)

     

    New York:

    Artco’s Copy Hut
    508 Albany Ave
    Kingston, NY 12401
    (845) 339-2336
    (Recommended by Andrew Houle of My Ink Blog)

    Ocean Printing
    700-5 Union Parkway
    Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
    P: 631-585-2200
    F: 631-585-0071
    http://www.oceanprinting.com/

     

    North Dakota:

    Knight Printing
    16 South 16th Street
    Fargo, ND
    Phone: 701-235-1121
    http://www.knightprinting.com/

     

    Ohio:

    UniPrint at Ohio State University
    http://uniprint.osu.edu/
    292-2000 (Not sure on local area code)
    (Recommended by Tim Bowman)

    Jak Prints
    Toll free: 877-246-3132
    Local: 216-622-6360
    Fax: 866-900-0901
    3133 Chester Ave
    Cleveland, OH 44114
    http://www.jakprints.com
    (Recommended by GoMedia)

    HotCards
    1600 E. 23rd Street
    Cleveland, Ohio 44114
    Phone: 216.241.4040
    Fax: 800.787.4831
    http://www.hotcards.com/
    (Recommended by The Hoodlum Bunch[Entertainment Group])

    Eveready Printing
    5729 Fleet Avenue
    Cleveland, Ohio 44105
    Phone: 216-429-2389
    Fax: 216-883-2259
    http://www.evereadyprint.com/

     

    Texas:

    Encore Print Store
    281.398.7444
    21815 Katy Freeway, Suite C110
    Katy, Texas 77450
    http://www.encoreprintstore.com
    (Recommended by me, Nick Pagano of Think Design Blog)

    South Coast Sign & Graphics
    281.492.9577
    553 S. Mason
    Katy, Texas 77449
    (Recommended by me, Nick Pagano of Think Design Blog)

    A&E Graphics Complex
    Multiple Locations, the one I normally went to was:
    (This is a good place to do things yourself. It’s like a very professional version of Kinko’s, but the people actually know what they’re doing, and they have quality & up-to-date software and hardware.)
    4235 Richmond Avenue
    Houston, TX 77027
    713.621.0022
    http://www.thomasrepro.com/aecomplex/index.shtml
    (Recommended by me, Nick Pagano of Think Design Blog)

    3rd I Print
    3031 Crossview Dr
    Houston, TX 77063
    (713) 797-1125
    (Recommended by me, Nick Pagano of Think Design Blog)

     

    Canada

     

    Stirling Print Solutions
    374 King St. E
    Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 1C3
    http://www.stirlingprintsolutions.com

     

    Europe:

     

    United Kingdom:

    Splash Print
    Telephone Number:      0161 613 6645
    Facsimile Number:     0161 236 5510
    Albion Wharf
    Albion Street
    Manchester
    M1 5LN
    http://www.splashprint.co.uk/
    (Recommended by David Airey. He even has a post discussing them on his blog.)

    Aubergine Print Ltd
    Racecourse Road
    Southwell
    Nothinghamshire
    NG25 0FT
    Freephone: 0800 096 0033
    Freefax: 0800 096 0044
    http://www.aubergineprint.co.uk/
    (Recommended by Chris Spooner of Spoon Graphics)

    Taylor Bloxham
    Tollwell Road
    Bursom Industrial Estate
    Beaumont Leys
    Leicester LE4 1BR
    Tel: 0845 345 0234
    Fax: 0116 234 2638
    ISDN: 0116 234 0550
    http://www.taylorbloxham.co.uk
    Contact: Mike Nelson
    (Recommended by Radim Malinic of Brand Nu)

    Indigo Press Limited
    Cambridge Road
    Southampton
    SO14 6TB
    Tel: 0800 652 7299
    Fax: 023 8033 7132
    http://www.indigo-press.com
    (Recommended by Radim Malinic of Brand Nu)

     

    Finlad:

    Kalevaprint Oy
    Lekatie 1, 90150 Oulu
    (PL 170, 90401 Oulu)
    phone: 08-5377 700
    fax: 08-5377 715
    http://www.kalevaprint.fi
    (Recommended by Perttu Murto)

     

    Australia:

     

    Greg Tapp Printing
    Telephone: +61 2 49 600 700
    mail@gregtapp.com.au
    Newcastle, NSW
    48 Industrial Drive Mayfield NSW Australia
    PO Box 234 Wickham NSW 2293 Australia
    http://www.gregtapp.com.au
    (Recommended by Jacob Cass of Just Creative Design)

     

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    1. [...] everybody! Good morning and good projects! http://thinkdesignblog.com/quality-printers-from-around-the-world-recommended-by-designers.htm « előző | Isabel Gil Pereira — 2009. 02. 09. [...]

    2. February 9th

      check out kwscreenprinting in Portland Oregon

    3. February 9th

      Great idea to compile this resource, Nick.

      There was a similar one on the MySpace graphic design forum, from a year or two back, but, sadly, those threads don’t have a search facility. I remember is was very comprehensive.

    4. February 9th

      @Zane, will do, thanks for your comment!

      @David, Thanks! And thank you very much for contributing! I really appreciate it. That’s to bad about the previous list. Hopefully this will become just as comprehensive! :)

    5. February 9th

      You neglected to mention any canadian locations.
      I would like to say that Stirling Print Solutions in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is one of the better places to go if you need a quality job done fast and want to deal with professionals. A little self promotion being the in-house designer and all, but I stand by our company’s work.

      Stirling Print Solutions
      374 King St. E
      Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 1C3
      www,stirlingprintsolutions.com

    6. February 9th

      This is a great list, I haven’t seen anyone post something like this on their blog before. It also deserves a digg.

      I can’t forget to mention another printing company from Florida, they’ve been around for over 15 years and seen many printers come and go..

      4C Graphic and Printing

      Four C. Graphic & Printing Inc.
      3130 SW 19th Street • Unit 452
      Hallandale, FL 33009
      http://4cgraphic.com/

    7. February 9th

      This is a superb idea. This can be very useful for those who are just getting jobs out of college (like myself) and need to know the suggested printers to go to in a given area. Great list so far!

      I’ve been working with of my good friends’ father’s full service printing. They were just named the best print shop on Long Island (New York) for the 2008-2009 year. Very friendly and punctual.

      Ocean Printing
      700-5 Union Parkway
      Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
      P: 631-585-2200
      F: 631-585-0071
      W: http://www.oceanprinting.com/

    8. February 9th

      I suggest you change “around the world” for USA, Europe, Australia because I’m Canadian and I feel lonely :(

    9. February 10th

      @Kyle, Thanks, I will check yall out! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

      @Seraphim Collective, Thanks! Thanks for the recommendation, I will check them out!

      @Ian, Thanks for your comment, and your recommendation. I’ll check out all recommendations, and add them once I get a nice amount.

      @Jacob, Sorry! As I said in the post, I know it doesn’t include everyone currently, but I hope for it to be very extensive soon. Also, Kyle just above you in comments mentioned a Canadian print shop that you might look into. Sp basically, check back for an updated version soon, and it will include Canada :) (Your also welcome to email me your recommendation)

    10. February 12th

      I recommend Chroma Graphics in Maryland.

      http://www.chroma-graphics.net/

      Chroma Graphics, Inc.
      15950 Trade Zone Avenue
      Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774
      phone: 301.249.5115

      My Rep is Tony Sarro

    11. nicole mezic
      February 13th

      I wanted to recommend We Print Quick (http://weprintquick.com/Default.aspx) which is an offshoot of Eveready Printing in Cleveland OH. Same great quality & service and lightning fast turn-around.

    12. February 13th

      Great idea and good way to support designers in need. Thanks so much.

    13. February 17th

      Great site, great resources. As an additional resource I follow and blog about online printing services.

      Best luck!

    14. Steezo
      February 22nd

      Just stumbled here. Thought I’d recommend Penmor for the New England region. Great company with great staff and takes pride in being one of New England’s premier sheetfed printers

      Penmor Lithographers
      8 Lexington St
      Lewiston, ME 04240
      Web: http://www.penmor.com/

      Thanks,
      great site with great info. Keep up the good work.

    15. February 22nd

      i always go with print100 first. they have free shipping and when you order some testimonials too, you make a big friendship - cheap, fast, good. and cheap doesnt mean something negative in this.(http://www.print100.com/)

      i won some cards from fabio (abduzeedo) on xmas and they are made from the guys over at printprintprint.biz
      some testimonials are awesome, the prices is good and fair and the support is very fast and helps a lot (https://www.printprintprint.biz/)

    16. [...] One of the best ideas in a long time is coming from Nick. He writes about a problem most of us had the first time when it came to a printing job ( business cards, fliers, posters….). The idea is to help you to find a quality printer in your near, especially if you are new to an area, or need to find a good out of state printer for a specific job. Not this makes this post so special, he also asked a lot of top designers and bloggers who their printer of choice was, and put together this nice organized list for us all. [...]

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    18. February 24th

      Thanks for everyone that commented, and submit their printers! I’ve updated the list!

      Keep the submissions coming! But please include a link to your website/portfolio when you recommend a printer. Thanks!

    19. March 15th

      Here’s a great printer in Denver, Colorado. These guys have been great on the customer service side. Quality is top-notch! These guys are huge and can handle whatever we throw at them. They handle all our hang tags and flyers for events.

      Frederic Printing
      14701 E 38th Ave
      Aurora, CO 80011
      303.371.7990
      Web: http://www.fredericprinting.com

    20. emni
      July 31st

      And what about czech republic?;)

    21. October 26th

      Hi!!

      I am JPEG Gaphics Ft. Lauderdale listed above. Just found this and would like everyone ti have updated info. The new name is Florida Print Shop…office is 954.745.9015…tool free 888.299.5734…website is the same: printinginflorida.com

    22. I live and work in London and before I made any printing order I asked for free samples from many companies. Finally I’ve used few printing companies which I would highly recommend:
      http://www.solopress.com,
      http://www.printing.com,
      & eco friendly: http://www.alocalprinter.com/

    23. January 23rd

      We put on a big charity event last summer in London that required all sorts of marketing material, from flyers, tickets, invitations and posters, to large format banners and displays. Often, we were really last minute (as is the case with small budgets and under staffed charity things!) and we had limited funds. Our design team was pushed to the limit but Wildfire Print supported us the whole way, providing us with really cheap, super high quality, and ALL ECO FRIENDLY printing. They bent over backwards to deliver on time as well, often keeping the press running late for us. A really unusually personal service from great printers that actually care. Check ‘em out at:
      http://www.wildfireprint.com

    24. February 2nd

      It is an excellent idea to compile this resource. Thanks for sharing this great post.

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