Unlike letterpress printing, offset printing uses a rubber blanket that conforms to the texture of the printing surface for rich, stunning results.

Our press uses less than half the electricity used by presses of similar capabilities of just a couple years ago. It also uses closed cassettes for roller and blanket washing. The result? Less polluting washes and emission of fewer harmful VOCs into the air.

We use coated and uncoated papers with the highest post-consumer recycled content on the market. We participate in the Stocking Printer Program of New Leaf Paper (link to New Leaf?), a San Francisco-based company: We help New Leaf with their warehousing, and they give us discounts, which we pass on to you.

For many years, we have printed exclusively with soy-based inks, most of which are manufactured by Western Printing Ink (link?), a local company. We also use soy-based varnishes instead of highly-polluting UV coatings, which are essentially nothing more than diluted floor wax.

Most of the expense goes into the initial preparation of the plate. So the more you print, the less you pay per impression. (Offset plates last longer than direct litho presses, creating tens of thousands impressions.)

Your project is unique, so we don’t take a cookie-cutter approach to pricing. Instead, we will quickly custom quote your job based on your specific needs. That means we give you an accurate quote rather than just a vague estimate.