design

What We Do

  The Printer is a local family owned, award winning print shop.  We provide high quality offset and digital printing. We offer all the services you would expect from a full-featured printer (accurate digital color proofing, full-color offset printing, bulk mailing, complete bindery)… plus some you wouldn’t expect, such as our in house photography  studio, design consultation, and CD/DVD duplication. From business cards to academic journals, we do it all for you with home-grown personalized service.... 

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embossing

Embossing

Adding texture and dimension can bring a design to life. With embossing you have the ability to indent and push the paper into a form.  In the samples below you can see there are different uses.  From giving your logo that extra snap or creating a seal, embossing is a classic printing technique. The best part is The Printer does it on site and can custom tailor an embossing to your projects needs. Embossing is a method of impressing an image or text onto paper with custom dies; a ‘Blind Emboss’ is the image or... 

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Custom Letterpress

The Printer has everything to produce custom letterpress prints. Letterpress printing has become popular for invitations of all kinds. From weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and more, letterpress creates a classic, beautifully textured print. Call us to get more information about our custom letterpress printing – 530.753.2519 Letterpress printing is relief printing of text and images using a press and movable type. A reversed, raised surface is inked and then pressed into a sheet of paper to obtain a positive... 

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Foiling

At The Printer, we have a wide variety of foils available for your project.  Many printers do not provide this service as an on site service. At The printer, we have everything on site to foil any project. Foil Stamping is when a foil is applied with a die to paper. When the foil is put on, it brings a shine to the color or text it has been stamped on to.  Foiling can also create a matte surface too. The foiling process can bring about many desired effects–hundreds of different foils are available. Foiling... 

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Printing With Us

Why would you want to bring your printing jobs to us, as opposed to another print shop or a web-based printer? The Printer is considered to produce the highest quality product for a local shop of our size. This is due to our purchase of the best printing equipment and our refusal to let an inferior job to leave our shop. We welcome projects with unusual or unique challenges, such as custom die cuts, custom ink mixes, spot varnishes, and non-standard sizes. We find solutions where others see roadblocks. We have over... 

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ordering

Easy Re-ordering

Unlike most printers, there is no additional charge for file storage at The Printer. We have an extensive archive of jobs we’ve printed. If you have printed with us in the last 10 years chances are we have the files we need to get your job into production. If you have the invoice from your previous job, all we need is the Invoice number. If you can’t find the invoice number give us a call at 530.753.2519 or email us at info@the-printer.net. Find Your Invoice Number: Got your invoice number use the form... 

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What We Do

Offset Printing

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Offset Printing is great for: business cards, letterhead, catalogs, books/booklets, business forms, flyers, brochures, calendars, invitations and so much more. Offset printing offers the best price per piece in the printing industry. It is also the highest quality printing process in the industry. The process produces prints with rich, smooth solids without the streaking found in lesser quality prints. Actual inks are used, not toner. The look and feel of any offset... Read More

Digital Printing

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Digital Printing is great for: Short-run print jobs that can look as good as traditional printing but at a fraction of the cost: Full color 2-sided business cards, color postcards, shower invitations, 32-page bookets with color photos and glossy covers, etc. Rush jobs: In certain cases, we can run your job the same day! Variable Data Jobs: sequentially numbered forms, addressed mail pieces, tickets or stickers with serial numbers, etc. Posters up to 13” x 19” (12” x 18”... Read More

faq

Understanding Recycled Paper

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Here is a list of terms that are quite often used when talking about recycled paper: Recycled Paper Recycled paper, as defined by EPA guidelines, contains at least 30% post-consumer fiber. The balance of paper content may come from virgin tree fiber, so be sure to check the content of the paper you choose. Recycled [...]

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File Prep & Guide Lines

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Digital Prepress At The Printer we can work with most file types you bring to us. We use the latest industry standard software allowing us to work with native files as well as files created in other programs. If you know your software well and know how to produce a high resolution PDF, make it [...]

ordering

Easy Re-ordering

ordering

Unlike most printers, there is no additional charge for file storage at The Printer. We have an extensive archive of jobs we’ve printed. If you have printed with us in the last 10 years chances are we have the files we need to get your job into production. If you have the invoice from your [...]

portfolio

Paradigm Estates

Paradigm Booklet

A truly custom 8 page booklet. From gold staples to custom die cut corners a lot of work was put into this booklet. The cover is a registered deboss while the inside cover is a registered emboss. This adds a great texture to both sides while also utilizing the limited space of a booklet of [...]