Business Details
42 Years
experience
Your Trusted Printing Partner in Olympia
We are a locally owned printing business located in downtown Olympia, dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality printing solutions to our clients. Since 1984, we have specialized in offset and digital printing techniques, consistently delivering dependable services that help our customers maintain a professional image. Our commitment to personalized service ensures that each client receives tailored attention throughout their printing projects. We operate with a strong focus on environmental sustainability, using recycled materials and vegetable-based inks whenever possible to minimize our ecological footprint. Our experienced team utilizes advanced Heidelberg presses for precision printing, with capabilities spanning full and two-color newsletters, booklets, business cards, training materials, invitations, and more. For smaller quantity, full-color printing needs, our digital press offers quick turnaround times while maintaining stringent quality standards.We specialize in creating archival-quality Giclee fine art prints that accurately reproduce photographs and digital artwork on various media types. Our imagesetting expertise ensures high-resolution film output at 2540 dpi, far surpassing standard home printer capabilities. Our bindery services include folding, perforating, cutting, scoring and various binding options to complete your printed materials. We maintain your electronic files for easy reordering, understanding that efficiency is crucial in today's business environment. Our customer-centric approach means we prioritize your satisfaction above all else, recognizing that our success is directly tied to your success. This philosophy has allowed us to serve the south Puget Sound region for over three decades.
Services
Offset Printing
Digital Printing
Giclee Fine Art Prints
Imagesetting
Bindery Services
Variable Data Printing
Archival Printing
Poster Printing
Business Printing
Fine Art Reproduction
Details
- Year established: 1984
Highlights and features
- We've been providing printing services in Olympia since 1984
- We use Heidelberg presses for superior print quality
- We offer archival-quality Giclee fine art printing services
- We maintain your electronic files for easy reordering
- We provide full bindery services including binding and numbering
Services
Offset Printing
Our offset printing services utilize Heidelberg presses that consistently produce extremely accurate, sharp, and high-quality images and type. We specialize in large quantity printing runs for items such as newsletters, booklets, letterhead, business cards, training materials, invitations, forms, and envelopes. Reprinting is particularly efficient as we save your electronic files, films, and plates for easy reordering. With offset printing, you benefit from economies of scale as the more you order, the lower your cost per piece becomes.
Digital Printing
Our digital printing services offer fast turnaround times, typically 3-5 working days, with expedited options when possible. Our digital press can handle a wide variety of paper stocks up to 13 x 19 inches, producing 12.875 x 18.875 inch images that meet stringent printing standards. We utilize variable data capabilities that allow for creating personalized printed pieces merged seamlessly with your mailing list. This service is ideal for smaller quantities of full-color brochures, posters, business cards, mailers, and NCR forms.
Giclee Fine Art Prints
We specialize in creating museum-quality Giclee fine art prints using archival inkjet printing technology that produces vibrantly accurate reproductions of original artwork. Our process works with photographic, digital, or other media originals, reproducing nearly identical images on various media including canvas fabric, fine art paper, watercolor paper, or photographic paper. We digitally archive your artwork for future print orders, making it perfect for resale, limited editions, or gifts.
Imagesetting
Our imagesetting services produce high-resolution film output at 2540 dpi, significantly surpassing standard home printer capabilities. We can create 24 or 44 wide by 100-foot long posters and large format display images. Our expertise includes image scanning, color correction, and photo retouching, with capabilities for making quick adjustments to InDesign files to maintain schedule integrity throughout the printing process.
Bindery Services
Our comprehensive bindery services include folding, perforating, cutting, and scoring printed materials. We offer multiple binding options including comb or spiral binding, saddle stitching, stapling, and perfect binding to securely assemble documents, sales materials, or auction catalogs. We also provide numbering services for forms, estimates, invoices, and tickets, all completed on-site to maintain quality control throughout the entire printing process.
Questions
What printing services do you offer?
We offer offset printing, digital printing, Giclee fine art prints, imagesetting, and bindery services with both large and small quantity options.
How long have you been in business?
Graphic Communications has been providing printing services in Olympia since 1984, serving the south Puget Sound region for over 40 years.
What makes your printing services unique?
We combine traditional printing expertise with modern technology, offering personalized service, efficient reordering through file archiving, and environmentally responsible printing options.
How do you ensure print quality?
We use Heidelberg presses for offset printing, maintain 2540 dpi resolution for imagesetting, and employ experienced technicians who ensure every print job meets our strict quality standards.
Can you handle both large and small printing jobs?
Yes, we handle both large quantity offset printing jobs and smaller digital printing projects, with pricing structures that offer economies of scale for larger runs.
Do you offer environmentally responsible printing options?
Yes, we support environmentally responsible printing with recycled stock options, vegetable-based inks, and paper conservation techniques to minimize our ecological footprint.
