Specialty Printing:

  • UChicago Legacy Book

    To view the collection of specialty books created for UChicago, please click here>

  • Discovery & Impact Printed Invitations

    To view the series of invitations please click here>

  • UChicago MBSAA Invitations

    To see the entire project, please click here>

  • UChicago Holiday Cards

    Illustrated with silver and gold foil, printed on egg shell paper.

  • Destination Coffee Table Book, Park Hyatt

    More images coming soon.

  • UChicago Legacy Book

    To view the collection of specialty books created for UChicago, please click here>

 

Specialty Printing.

With over a decade of experience in specialty printing, ranging from coffee table books for clients like Hyatt to custom invitations and event collateral for UChicago, knowledge of paper and technique is essential in making the most of your printing budget.

Print will always be an essential way to communicate with audiences and express brands through touch and sight. Simple folds of paper and textures tell stories and sit in your hand in ways digital pieces cannot.

Print design is a skill that is lost but not dead, and an art that captivates people and serves a far warmer message than an email.

 
 

  • Work with client on creative brief and budget

    Kick off with client to discuss strategy, timeline, and objectives

    Develop three creative directions, sharing cover options, color palettes, illustration/patterns, and specialty printing options and paper.

    Gather feedback from key stakeholders to finalize direction.

    Execute entire book and work with printer on final quote and paper selection and specialty printing

    Final approval from client; determine production timeline

  • Develop creative direction independently or with team

    Oversee creative process: cultivating creativity, collaboration, and innovation while staying on budget and timeline

    Collaborate with writers on creative strategy and copy

    Pitch to client

    Manage budget and production timeline with print vendor

  • Some feedback from stakeholders and recipients on work:

    “This is absolutely fantastic. Congratulations. Please send my congratulations to the entire team who worked on this. Really high-quality and creative work that even exceeds the usual high standards set…”

    “My most sincere thanks for the most thoughtful and very creative way you have recognized my service…”