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TanaSeybertt
TanaSeybert is the largest privately held, full-service printing and communications company in New York City. The company offers commercial and digital printing, advertising prepress services, and bindery and mailing services, plus a full range of integrated web- and browser-based services, including design, development and custom software packages. A rarity in Manhattan, the vertically-integrated firm provides its full array of services under one roof — to clients from a broad spectrum of industries: Advertising, Design, Financial Services, Cosmetics and Fashion, Entertainment, Not-For-Profit and Healthcare, among others. A sister company, Pulse 52, offers design, art direction, strategy, copywriting, editing/ proofreading, project management and digital retouching. TanaSeybert is known for its green practices: FSC certification, use of environmentally friendly vegetable-based inks, alcohol free presses, comprehensive recyling and the use of green cleaning product. This past fall, TanaSeybert hosted an Earth Day event for designers and print buyers.
T 212.453.9300
W www.tanaseybert.com
Team Concept
Team Concept Printing and Thermography, “your next business card and wholesale printing source,” is a company made up
of highly trained and experienced people. Marked by a positive attitude and strong customer service, graphic designers and print producers can access Team Concept online for business cards, letterhead, envelopes, announcements, rubber stamps, laminating, offset printing, foil stamping and embossing serivces. In addition,
finishes service including numbering, scoring, perfing, die cutting, shrink-
wrapping and more.
T 866.653.Team
W www.teamconceptprinting.com
ThePaperMillStore.com
This e-commerce site is a division of CTI Paper Group and has many paper mill partners of the first rank. The business model is to make it easy for creative
professionals to purchase premium papers and envelopes regardless of customer
profile, market locale or small order
quantities. Papers and envelopes include text and cover, translucents, cast coateds, inkjet and laser papers, digital papers, specialty embossed, recycled content and mica-coated metallic papers. Matching envelopes are available in popular sizes, while cut sizes, folio sizes and digital
rolls are offered, as well. A regular enewsletter — GDUSA editor Gordon Kaye is a regular contributor — contains fun and useful information on paper
specifying and related matters.
W www.thepapermillstore.com
Tintbooks
Tintbook CMYK color charts ease
the decisionmaking when graphic designers and printers create 4 color process tints for printing projects. Tintbooks’ CMYK color solution works with graphic design software: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark Xpress. Color formulas are simple: designers just select a color, find the component values on the
relevant chart, and enter those CMYK values into the color palette from popular design software applications. Over 25,000 CMYK screen tint formulas are already made in every Tintbook. Two editions are available — one printed on coated and the second on uncoated paper. Tintbook saves hours of time choosing color. It becomes a valued color communication tool at press checks between designer and printer. An instructive Tintbook CD accompanies every order placed through Tintbooks’ web site.
W www.tintbook.com
Unisource
Unisource is a major distributor of commercial printing and business imaging papers, packaging systems, and facility supplies and equipment in North America. The company offers the widest product selection in its industry, allowing customers to reduce suppliers, simplify the ordering process and lower the total cost of acquisition. An environmental program, unisourcegreen, provides customers with green papers, packaging and facilities suppliers, as well as providing information and resources. A new initiative: uADVANTAGE program, an e-procurement platform that allows corporate purchasers to establish, maintain and manage their paper procurement programs.
T 800.Unisource
W www.unisourcelink.com, www.unisourcegreen.com
Univenture
Univenture provides a wide variety of customizable, cost effective packaging and storage options, binders and automated packaging machinery. Since its inception, it has been environmentally conscious, bringing to market its Safety-sleeve offering superior disc protection, and significant material reduction utilizing a variety of materials including 100% recyclable poly. In addition to Safety-sleeve, Univenture’s brands and companies include: UniKeep LLC, which has won numerous awards
for product design, high quality printing
and creative customer solutions; and EcoEndure, a line featuring many standard items that are manufactured using eco-friendly materials, such as the EcoEndure Enviro Binder; and EnvyPak crystal-clear poly and paper/poly-pocketed products such as envelopes, page protectors, adhesive pockets and mailers upon which high-resolution graphics can be imprinted.
T 800.829.8117
W www.unikeep.com, www.EcoEndure.com
UPrinting
For over 25 years, UPrinting has been a trusted leader in online printing, featuring a signature easy-to-use website and the Free Project Review, a complimentary proofing service which requires no upfront payment. UPrinting offers convenient marketing support services such as design, lists, and direct mailing to help grow small and medium-size businesses. Powered by new fully automated inhouse Komori presses and CREO direct-to-plate, the firm offers faster turnaround with minimal human error and lower overhead costs. This allows UPrinting to provide customers with consistently high-quality printing at low prices. A division of Digital Room Inc., offices and facilities are based in West Los Angeles CA. Interestingly, the website has a “Designer Friendly” section of imagery and ideas.
T 888.888.421
W www.uprinting.com
Veer
Veer sources stock photography, illustration and type with imagination and style to help creatives diverge from the norm and generate fresh solutions. Its products are used daily in advertising, print and web design, corporate communications, and publishing. Veer serves its global base of customers through its regional call centers and an award-winning website. The latest addition: Cherry, an exclusive rights managed illustration collection which reflects the trend in illustration toward a DIY/analog aesthetic and a more handcrafted look. The Veer site also features fun and edgy designer-oriented merchandise.
T 877.297.7900
W www.veer.com
Wausau Paper
For over 100 years, Wausau Paper has been a leading manufacturer of high-quality, affordable uncoated papers for consumers, printers, graphic designers and converters. From its mill facilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin, the company produces more than 2,000 different stock items from over 400 different types of papers in an array of weights, colors, sizes and finishes. Approximately two-thirds of Wausau Paper’s Printing & Writing commercial stocking items contain 30% recycled post-consumer fiber and carry the independent Green Seal certification. The latest promotion for designers: Inspired Color illustrates how color inspires and transforms a black canvas into a lively design. Says Jeff Fox, direct of marketing for Wausau’s Printing and Writing sector: “we are excited to share the unique stories of each artists represented and hope that graphic designers wil find their own inspirations through the pages of this piece.”
W www.wausaupaper.com
Xerox
Xerox is a multi-billion dollar technology and services enterprise that helps
businesses deploy “Smarter Document Management strategies and find better ways to work.” Its goal is to constantly lead with innovative technologies, products and services. Among the broad
portfolio offerings are digital printing and publishing systems, digital presses and “book factories,” multifunction devices, laser and solid ink network printers, copiers and fax machines. For the creative community, Xerox supplies digital printing systems that address multiple needs: printing of proofs, comps and short runs of final color pieces in design studios, and printing of final jobs in print shops on Xerox iGen3 Digital Production Presses.
In this regard, Xerox is a pioneer and evangelist in educating the creative community on the advantages the technology: personalization; boosting the relevance and response rates of direct mail and other marketing documents; and automated, print-on-demand fulfillment of orders placed on the web.
T 800.ASK.XEROX
W www.xerox.com
xpedx
xpedx is a leading distributor of environmentally responsible printing papers and represents the finest paper manufacturers. The company provides designers with tools, expertise and solutions through its merchant divisions, retail stores, and online. Designers can contact the sample department at xpedx merchant divisions for dummies and mockups, paper samples, and access to spec reps — paper experts who help designers navigate thousands of coated, uncoated, and writing, text and cover options. For professional service on the fly, xpedx stores combine small-quantity capabilities with convenience, choosing from a choice of quantities, a large inventory of cut-size papers, invitations, envelopes, and supplies. The company also offers small quantity orders online of specialty and digital papers, as well as hardware and software, online and onsite training, and affordable prices on Pantone products. Creatives are very much on the mind of xpedx: the website currently features a graphic design news section and there is a quarterly newsletter coming soon to focus on the issues designers care about most.
W www.xpedx.com, www.xpedxstores.com, www.SuiteShopOnline.com
X-Rite
X-Rite, Incorporated, is the global leader in color science and technology. The company, which now includes color industry leader Pantone, develops, manufactures, markets and supports innovative color solutions through measurement systems, software, color standards and services.
X-Rite’s expertise in inspiring, selecting, measuring, formulating, communicating and matching color helps users get color right the first time and every time, which translates to better quality and reduced costs. X-Rite serves a range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography, graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles, dental and
medical. For further information, please visit www.xrite.com.ing industry
W www.xrite.com
Yupo Corporation America
Yupo Corporation has more than three decades of experience in the research and development of synthetic papers. Based in Japan,
but with major manufacturing capabilities in the Western Hemisphere
as well, the company is acknowledged for its technical expertise and for exceptional levels of customer service. The product itself, YUPO,
is a state-of-the-art synthetic material that offers the attributes of quality papers with the added benefit of extraordinary durability; excellent wear; stain-, chemical- and tear-resistant properties; and superior
finish results — all in a sheet suited for a variety of printing, converting and package applications. The text, cover and translucent grades are used for maps, posters, pamphlets, banners, labels, manuals, point-of-sale, brochures, covers and more. The latest gradeline: YUPOBlue, made specifically for and certified to run on the HP Indigo line of shortrun digital printers. The versatility of all these grades are on display via the annual Wally Awards, which a program which recognizes exceptionally creative uses of YUPO products.
W www.yupo.com, www.wallyawards.com
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