Printing guides, written by printers
21 practical printing guides written from the shop floor at 40 Wall Street, covering Manhattan industries from law firms to model agencies.
Where to Print Documents in Manhattan When You Do Not Have a Printer
An honest comparison of every way to get something printed in Manhattan today, including the ones that are not us.
Read the guideSame-Day Printing in Midtown and Lower Manhattan
What genuinely finishes today, neighborhood by neighborhood, and how free delivery changes the calculation.
Read the guideCustom Poster Printing in Manhattan: Sizes, Stocks and Mounting
Sizes, stocks, mounting and the resolution rule that decides whether a big poster looks good.
Read the guidePolitical Campaign Printing in NYC: What to Order and When
The full print list for a New York campaign, in the order a field calendar actually needs it.
Read the guideSchool Printing in NYC: Working With a DOE Vendor
What schools need printed across the year, and how buying from a registered DOE vendor simplifies it.
Read the guidePitch Book Printing in NYC: What Deal Teams Actually Need
Binding, tabs, covers and the overnight schedule that deal work actually runs on.
Read the guideMenu Printing for Manhattan Restaurants
Materials that survive service, and how to stop reprinting the whole menu every time a price moves.
Read the guideMedical Practice Printing in NYC: Forms, Pads and Patient Material
The unglamorous print a practice actually runs on, and the parts worth getting right.
Read the guideCustom Invitation Printing in New York City
Stocks, finishes, envelopes and the timeline that decides whether people actually come.
Read the guideLookbooks and Line Sheets: Print for NYC Showrooms
What to print for market week, how to bind it, and why garment color is the hard part.
Read the guideLegal Printing in Manhattan: Briefs, Exhibits and Bates Sets
What litigation support actually involves, from discovery volume to a mounted exhibit that reads from the jury box.
Read the guideReal Estate Print That Sells Manhattan Property
What to print per listing, what to print per building, and the turnaround a listing calendar actually demands.
Read the guideStorefront Signage in NYC: Options, Materials and Rules
What to put on the glass, what needs a permit, and which materials survive a New York winter.
Read the guideUnion Printing in NYC: What the Bug Actually Means
A small mark with a specific meaning, and how to check that a shop is entitled to use it.
Read the guideBusiness Card Stocks and Finishes: A Manhattan Guide
What the point numbers mean, which finish suits which industry, and where the upgrades are worth paying for.
Read the guideHow to Set Up Print-Ready Files (Bleed, CMYK, Resolution)
The five things behind almost every reprint, and how to get them right before you send a file.
Read the guideGala and Benefit Printing for NYC Nonprofits
The full print list for a benefit, in the order you need to commission it.
Read the guideBlueprint and Permit Set Printing for NYC Construction
Sheet sizes, media, filing sets and how to get plans plotted the same day in Manhattan.
Read the guideEDDM Direct Mail in Manhattan: How It Works and What It Costs
Blanket a Manhattan neighborhood without buying a mailing list. The rules, the rates and the caveats.
Read the guideChoosing Banner Material for New York Weather
Four materials, four jobs. Picking wrong is why banners tear loose on a Manhattan block.
Read the guideRush and Same-Day Printing in Manhattan: What Is Actually Possible
An honest breakdown of what can be turned around in hours, what needs days, and how to help.
Read the guideQuestion not answered here?
Call the shop and ask. We would rather spend five minutes on the phone than have you order the wrong thing.