Pour yourself a cuppa and poke around for a bit. Click through our blog for a tour of our work. Learn a little about what we do and our pricing. Give us woof: 360-642-4431 or email. We're at our best when we've caught your vision and are working to help you gain the greatest return on your investment.Perhaps Long Beach, Washington’s most infamous landmark, the chainsaw carved “Mermaid” (aka Merman) was once located downtown and now lives a mile or so north at the Mermaid Motel. Keith’s photo of this hunka hunka burnin’ love will soon be featured in a book on Washington curiosities. We’ll tell you more when it comes out (the book, that is).
We told you back in May about the new Commercial Fisherman’s Festival site, along with the Captain Phil Harris Memorial CD we did for them. This is such a great event! It’s a ton of fun, whether as a spectator, or a participant, so mark your calendar for September 18-19! The group is super-easy to work for because they understand branding and do a great job keeping their message consistent. They also have high expectations for the product which, frankly, we LOVE.
While budget full-color printing is certainly something we do well, we’re incredibly proud that we don’t sacrifice quality to get the low pricing our customers enjoy. We have relationships with a number of fine print shops and we match the job to the shop. The less waste–whether it’s excess paper trimmed because of the size of sheet the press takes or lavish time in setting up a press to run a custom job–the lower the cost and the better for the planet.
You’ve read, here on our blog, about how passionate we are about buying locally sourced goods and services when it is reasonable. We are avid supporters of the 3/50 project and do our best to strengthen the economy of the community in which we live. We’ve found that most local merchants are happy to offer the products we buy at a comparable price and are always surprised when they can beat the price at the big box stores (Thanks, Dennis Company, for stocking our favorite dog food!).
It’s a balancing act, keeping awareness of one’s carbon footprint, keeping business local, stretching one’s dollar and finding exactly what you want (not to mention avoiding use of pesticides, recycling, remembering to bring our own bags to the store and ten thousand other things we all try to do!). We’re far from perfect, that’s for sure! Sometimes we print here in our own shop, because that’s the best balance point, and sometimes we send art to another shop , on or off the Peninsula.
As a customer, you can rely on us for giving you the best solution we can, based on what we know about your buying preferences. Sometimes, price is the deciding factor. Sometimes, it’s the highest of quality, and sometimes it’s making your project as green as possible. Usually, it’s somewhere in the middle. We love questions about what we can do and will always seek to find you the best fit based on your needs–not ours.
Why am I waxing on this particular topic today? Because it’s what I think of when I think of the Commercial Fishermen’s Festival (CFF) projects we’ve completed. CFF is an event. Events are typically run by non-profit organizations that are notoriously low-budget so price tends to drive a lot of decisions, with green and ‘keep it local’ concerns coming in next, followed by print and paper specifications and quality.
The cards above, and most of our full-color card projects, print on a gang-run press. That means they are part of a BIG sheet of other people’s full-color card projects. Since everyone shares the cost of setting up the press, the cost for small quantities becomes really very reasonable. We’re able to select FSC Certified (green) papers and the gloss is an environmentally friendly aqueous coating. It’s a great fit for many budget-minded projects.
In the 8 or so years we’ve been working with this particular press, we’ve done hundreds of jobs had four problems that I recall. The blue cards above were one of them. Simply, they got cut and boxed before the gloss coating had fully dried. As a result, cuts were uneven and the cards stuck together. UGH! Worse, we broke our own protocol to inspect all products before they releasing them to the customer and our client saw the problem before we did (20 lashes with the tongue of an old, smelly dog for us!). I’m happy to report the cards were promptly replaced and our client remains both gracious and content.
You don’t need to sacrifice quality, price, color, paper, environment, locale… anything. You just need someone who knows enough about the industry to help you find the right balance point for YOU. We’d like to help. Give us a woof. 360-642-4431
Keith and I are proud members of Rotary International, the world’s largest service organization, and are active in our local club. the Rotary Club of SW Pacific County Peninsula. Not only does it feel good to make a difference in our community, and our world, it’s a heck of a lot of fun. Along the way, I’ve gotten to work on a number of posters, flyers and programs for events like Oysters & Art, and Christmas Angels. I’ve also had fun designing a club logo, website, pin and handbook.
Last year, I had the privilege of working with the Rotary Club of Seaside on their club pin and we’re working on a new website for them now.
In fact, getting involved in Rotary at the District level was something I really enjoyed as I got to meet, and work with, a lot of passionate people and learn more about Rotary and the good it does in the world. We just launched the website for our District Conference coming up in May, this year in Seaside, Oregon. I was honored when asked to design the logo for the conference and a variety of collateral materials, including the registration form, flyers and swag.
Watch for Rotarians all over the Pacific Northwest on September 11, 2010, as we panhandle for Polio eradication. While I have your attention, how about a little info on this crippling disease we are SO CLOSE to kicking off the planet?
Why should I care about Polio? I live in a certified Polio-free country.
What is Polio?
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How is it spread?
The route of infection is people to people contact. The virus is found in the feces of infected individuals. Hygiene is a factor.
How is it prevented?
The primary prevention method is vaccination. There are two primary types of vaccines, inject-able and oral. Because the route of spread is oral-fecal, the oral vaccine is effective. The cost of the oral vaccine is less, the oral is easier to administer and better accepted so the oral route is preferred in much of the world.
What has this got to do with Rotary?
In 1985, there were 350,000 cases in 125 countries around the world. When it was obvious that the USA was close to eliminating Polio within its borders, Rotarians made a pledge to eradicate this disease. Rotary’s vast network of 1.2 million members have contributed money, volunteer time, and networking expertise to the Polio eradication effort. Rotary’s leadership, beginning in 1985, inspired the World Health Assembly to pass a resolution to eradicate Polio, which paved the way for the formation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988.
How much progress has been made?
Polio remains endemic in only four countries: Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. As of April 20, there have been 2 cases in Nigeria, compared to 193 in the same time last year. There have been 19 cases in India compared to 32 last year. There have been no new cases in the following 5 weeks. A country must be Polio free for 3 consecutive years to be considered eradicated. If one case is reported, the clock starts over for a country.
Interested in reading more, getting involved or making a donation toward this work? Visit rotary.org/endpolio.
Thank you.
Keleigh
Herald.net reported today the Buoy 10 Chinook fishery is peaking this week and next. To quote, “…it’s move butt, buddy, if you want a shot at these fall Chinook averaging 16 to 20-plus pounds and the occasional jumbo king in the 40-pound class.”
Good timing for the Sea Breeze Charters fleet of business cards to arrive!
Every company needs a mascot, don’t you think? Ours, who spend most of their days in Arizona, Alaska and California, headed off to Disneyland this week. Rumor has it they wanted to take kites from the World Kite Museum and Hall of Fame with them to the theme park, but some grown-up got in the way of that plan. Alas, they’ll be forced to eat candy from Long Beach’s Candy Man, while wearing beachdog noses, instead.
¡Lo quiero tanto, mis primos!
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