Posters

We print our posters on a wide variety of paper from a thin 80lb. text weight to a thicker 100lb. cover weight stock..

We print our Posters on state-of-the-art Indigo presses, our prices are close to what you would pay for color copy brochures but instead You get a great price and a great product for what our competitors charge for so so quality.

We take files from most programs including Microsoft Word and Publisher, as well as traditional graphics programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. We prefer working with Press Quality PDF files - that way the file has your graphics and fonts embedded in the final file.

We can work with most programs but prefer press quality PDF. Please do not paginate cards or submit multiple up files (we do the pagination ourselves).

Most brochures are printed same day once we get approval .

A few things to remember before submitting your files:
-If you submit Press Quality PDF’s to our specs you can view a proof online within minutes using our automated system. Our prepress staff will still look over your job before going to press and if your files do need some changes we will send you another proof .
- Make sure you include a bleed area of .125" if you do have image going off the card.
- Cutting may vary so keep all valuable text and logos within the safe area.
- Resolution of logos should be at least 600 dpi
- You can download our templates on our site

If you need help designing your new, professional-looking business cards, you can email us at workflow@hhimaging.com or call us at (415) 431-4731. And yes, we are local.

Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q)

Why am I getting another proof after I approved my file online?

If you submit your press quality PDF online your file goes through our automated process but it does not end there. Our prepress staff looks over your file for other issues such as missing bleeds, Rich black text and other issues you might not see in your proof. Please relook over the proof and approve again (this service is free).

How much does it cost to have one of your designers design my card?

Most poster designs takes between 30 minutes to an hour and we bill out and $100 an hour. So typically it only costs $50-$100 to get the most out of the experience please submit all information to our designers at one time this will help keep the cost down.

Can I see a hard copy proof?

Yes and we encourage it. We want you to be a 100% satisfied.

More General Info On Posters

A poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly textual. Posters are designed to be both eye-catching and convey information. Posters may be used for many purposes, and they are a frequent tool of advertisers (particularly of events, musicians and films), propagandists, protestors and other groups trying to communicate a message.

Posters are also used for reproductions of artwork, particularly famous works, and are generally low-cost compared to original artwork. Another type of poster are educational posters, which may be about a particular subject for educational purposes. Many people also collect posters, and some famous posters have themselves become quite valuable, collectors and vintage posters are usually framed and matted. Posters may be any size.

Many printing techniques are used to produce posters. While most posters are mass-produced, posters may also be printed by hand or in limited editions. Most posters are printed on one side and left blank on the back, the better for affixing to a wall or other surface. Pin-up sized posters are usually printed on A3 Standard Silk paper in full color.

It is possible to use poster creation software to print large posters on standard home or office printers.

According to French historian Max Gallo, "for over two hundred years, posters have been displayed in public places all over the world. Visually striking, they have been designed to attract the attention of passers-by, making us aware of a political viewpoint, enticing us to attend specific events, or encouraging us to purchase a particular product or service." The modern poster, as we know it, however, dates back to 1870 when the printing industry perfected color lithography and made mass production possible.

"In little more than a hundred years," writes poster expert John Barnicoat, "it has come to be recognized as a vital art form, attracting artists at every level, from painters like Toulouse-Lautrec and Mucha to theatrical and commercial designers." They have ranged in styles from Art Nouveau, Symbolism, Cubism, and Art Deco to the more formal Bauhaus and the often incoherent hippie posters of the 1960s.

Posters, in the form of placards and posted bills, have been used since earliest times, primarily for advertising and announcements. Purely textual posters have a long history: they advertised the plays of Shakespeare and made citizens aware of government proclamations for centuries. However, the great revolution in posters was the development of printing techniques that allowed for cheap mass production and printing, including notably the technique lithography which was invented in 1796 by the German Alois Senefelder. The invention of lithography was soon followed by chromolithography, which allowed for mass editions of posters illustrated in vibrant colors to be printed.

Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

A Great poster is...

• Readable
• Legible
• Well organized
• Succinct

Clear design starts with clear thinking. Before you begin shuffling charts, text and photos, ask yourself this question:

If the viewer only carries away one idea, what do I want it to be?

Now write down your answer. This is the theme of your poster, the focal point. Everything you include on your poster should support that theme.

Posters tell stories. Your poster tells viewers what you did, why you did it and what you found out from doing it. The poster should include a statement of the project description, how you conducted the project, results or findings of the project, and a summary tying in your reflection component.

If it helps, try writing an outline as if you were writing a term paper. More visual than literary? Try clustering your ideas in balloons, then link them in order. The goal is to create a road map that will take the viewer from start to finish.

A Glossary of Poster Terms

Glyph - an element of writing, an individual mark on paper or another written medium that contributes to the meaning of what is written there. Type glyphs are created and modified using a variety of illustration techniques.

Illustration - a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information (such as a story, poem or newspaper article) by providing a visual representation graphically.

Poster - any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. Typically posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text.

Tiled printing, or rasterbating - a feature of many computer programs that enables them to print images larger than a standard page. The program overlays a grid on the printed image in which each cell (or tile) is the size of a printed page and then prints each tile. A person can then arrange the tiles to reconstruct the full image.

Typography - an art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs.

UV coating - surface treatments which are either cured by ultraviolet radiation, or protect the underlying material from its harmful effects.

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Keep your poster simple and visually uncluttered. Someone standing three feet away should quickly understand what each component is and why it is there. On a poster, columns are easier for the eye to follow than information laid out left to right.

Let's start with the basic basics:

Each poster should have a title. Any text used on the poster should be created on a computer to guarantee the type is clear, clean and easily read.

Background materials and graphics should have straight edges and even margins. Use a ruler and razor knife to cut out charts, graphics, photos and text.

Connect the text to the graphic elements. If a paragraph refers to a diagram off to the side somewhere, say so. For example, "Wind blows over ocean, generates waves."

Viewers can't read small type from a distance. Use 24-point type or larger. (Captions for charts, photos and other graphics can be set in 18-point fonts.)

Variety is important. Think about your information. Can you explain something better in a chart? Would bullets make your point more effectively than a solid paragraph? What about photographs? Edit your copy ruthlessly.

As you jot down the elements you want to include on your poster, group together key or related information. Think about ways to convey ideas as a unit.

You know what you want to say and you understand the basics of how to arrange your information. Now it's time to start building your poster. Graphic designers create unity through the use of white space, type and color. Let's start with the first element. Despite its name, white space is not necessarily white. Instead, white space is the area of your poster not covered with text or graphics. White space provides a frame for your material and makes the other components stand out. Too much white space and your viewer's eye will wander. Too little and the result is confusion.

When it comes to design, less is more. Limit yourself to three text fonts. You might want to use one font for the title, another for the text and a third for any captions.

All capital letters can be used for titles, but otherwise stick to mixed cases just as you would in a normal sentence.

Color should be used for emphasis, but be aware of the connotations that certain colors and color combinations carry. In most cases, the background of your poster should be a solid color rather than a pattern.

One effective technique for grouping information is by framing it with different background colors.

More and more people are choosing to create their posters on computer. The best known design programs are Microsoft PowerPoint, Macromedia Freehand and the Adobe graphic programs such as Illustrator, InDesign/PageMaker and PhotoShop.

Wherever you have your poster produced, make sure to get a preview printed before you print out a full-sized copy. It's worth any small extra charge to have one last chance to make corrections.

Remember, poor design can keep your good work from being overlooked.