Typesthetics

I don’t have much experience with this kind of business so I’m not sure I have a good frame of reference BUT the service was quick, easy, efficient, and George who I think is the owner was friendly and prompt, and helpful to me — I was doing my first specialty print w/​archival ink/​paper and had some questions which he answered quickly and succinctly. I was able to email him my print with the specifics and pick it up the next morning. I will keep using these guys instead of a CVS printing for pics and definitely instead of a FedEx/​Kinkos place (which always have terrible service/​people who have no clue working there). So glad to have stumbled on this place!

TypEsthetics is as good as it gets. The scholarly publishing house where I work has been using them for ages — I personally have been using them for three years — to have foam-​core posters and signs made for the many academic conferences and trade shows at which we exhibit. Not only are the posters of a significantly better quality than those you’d have made at FedEx/Kinko’s, but the prices are also reasonable, it’s easy to submit images, the posters can be done in a jiffy, and the customer service is simply unparalleled.
In addition to posters, they also print signs, color copy, and portable exhibits, and they also do fine art reproductions, among other things. Janice and George Holloman run the business together and accept image submissions by FTP on their website (
) or by e-​mail (I usually e-​mail PDFs). Someone (usually George) sends a prompt e-​mail response to let me know that things are in the works. George has on more than one occasion e-​mailed me to check in with me if, for example, the color in the PDF looks off or if the image is pixelated (just to double check before they print), which is more than FedEx/Kinko’s would ever do.
And TypEsthetics have saved me many times with last-​minute poster requests. Just yesterday afternoon, I submitted a request for four 15″ x 22″ posters and this morning George e-​mailed to tell me they’re done and will be delivered by courier this afternoon. They’ll ship via UPS, send them by courier if you need them faster, or you can pick them up. They’ve even shipped directly to the show site for my particularly urgent requests!
Every poster is wrapped meticulously to reduce the risk of damage during shipping; I have never received a damaged poster from them. They regularly combine shipping for posters for me and for my coworkers in other departments without having to be asked to do so. They’re great about getting invoices to me in a timely manner so I can submit documentation to our accounting office.
In short, it feels great to support a locally run business, not just because they’re local, but also because they are completely and utterly awesome in every way possible.