Printing business cards and what they do for your brand
Recently, we had a friend visit our Grand Rapids, Michigan Print shop. Walt 3’s travel buddy, Nikolai, asked if we had ever seen the Business Card scene from American Psycho. It’s always is a good laugh. To the average person, these business cards all look the same, but to the printer they are all different. The bit about the raised type always gets me. As I watched the clip again it made me think, how important are business cards in modern times?
ArtPrize is 37 days away and we have a big announcement: We’re the Official Printer of ArtPrize
What this means for Venues: We also have templates for signage and other materials you may want printed for your venue. We offer local delivery, making your life easier during the busy 18 days of ArtPrize.
How should I format addresses in a spreadsheet with Excel or Google Sheets when I’m doing a Mailer?
Sometimes you have two people at the same address, like two partners with different last names living together. We recommend adding a name 2 field for clarity. This list has an optional salutation field as well. This is usually used on inner materials, like a letter. Example: You want the envelope address to read “John Smith and Jane Doe” and the greeting inside the letter to say something like “Dear John and Jane,”.
Swift Printing funny and cute photos from the past
Wow, look at those awesome vintage uniforms! This photo is from 1985. It’s the year Walt and Amy Gutowski got married. Can you find Walt in the photo? I think he needs to bring back the long hair and mustache. What do you think? Fun fact: Walt still plays softball in a competitive league.
Could Printing Be a Family Tradition for the Gutowski’s on Bridge Street?
Sidebar: The Craftsmen Club was a group of printers in the area that would get together. I have great memories of attending the Craftsmen Club as a kid. The extent of my knowledge when I was young was limited to they would go to a park and cook steaks. Now I understand the club was a way for printers to connect, make relationships, and share industry knowledge.
Grow With Google: A Free Branding Exercise for Any Business - Using Canva
Style guidelines are so important to your brand’s identity. Your brand is not a logo… it’s your brands personality. Whether your posting an image to instagram or making a brochure and business cards, it’s important to be consistent and have the same imagery style.
Customer Parking and Pick Up on Bridge Street
The Covid-19 pandemic was a perfect time for us to start this parking system. Being no one wanted to have to touch a machine or take a ticket, it was well received. The parking lot is enforced regularly so be sure to always pay to park. Also, make sure you check out when you leave.
Cool Bridge Street History
404 Bridge N.W. The Oroiquis Building. Built in 1893, this structure has housed meat markets, grocery stores, a bakery, and a shoe store. The upper floors have been used as a rooming house and as a hotel. Swift Printing Company, owned by Walter & Amy Gutowski, Jr., has occupied the retail space on the ground floor of the building since 1954. (The Paper, July 6-12, 2000, p. 5.)
NEW DEVELOPMENTS BREATHE LIFE INTO GR’S WEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD (MIBIZ)
Starting at the Grand River and stretching west past Stocking Avenue, the Bridge Street corridor is starting to resemble the neighborhood some long-time residents recall from their formative years in the area
Rapid Growth Media Article on Bcorp & Swift Printing Co
Swift Printing, located at 404 Bridge St. NW in Grand Rapids’ Westside neighborhood, is the only printing company in Michigan with B Corporation status. That's a documented and implied promise to put matters of environmental, cultural, and workforce sustainability over meeting a bottom line.
Meet Jessica Gutowski Slaydon from Swift Printing Co. Heidelberg YouTube Video
Meet Jessica Gutowski Slaydon from Swift Printing Company
Swift Printing Purchases Exact Graphics GRBJ Article
When asked where Swift ranks among other printing companies in West Michigan, Gutowski joked, “We’re not one of the largest but we’re number one.”
September 20, 2021 Swift Printing is the title sponsor for the Walt Gutowski Sr. Driving to Achieve Golf Outing supporting the YMCA
The love runs deep. My father, Walt Gutowski Jr., and all of his siblings love the Y.M.C.A. Walt Jr. learned to swim before he could walk at the Y. I’ve heard stories of him as a baby crawling out on the diving board and jumping into the pool.
Walk Up Copy Center Now Open
Traditionally we have always been a commercial print shop known for our swift service. However, with the increased amount of foot traffic on Bridge Street, we are getting called to be even more swift. You want a handful of copies and you want them now. Guess what? We now can affordably get you the copies you need.
Welcome To The Printer Family Gen-nay
In 2006 we had the honor of having her older sister, the first igen90 placement in the world. Then in 2013 we had her younger sister, an igen4.
Types of Printing Options
Letter press: Using a printing press, the process allows many copies to be produced by repeated direct impression of an inked, raised surface against sheets or a continuous roll of paper.
Bindery Options Here at Swift
Mailing service/prep, Data management, Fulfillment: After your product is finished with us, we can help continue the job. We have mailing services along with data management and fulfillment to allow us to be your one stop ship.
Just For Starters
Prepress and proofing: This will put yourself at ease with the ability to see what your items will look like before the final product is done. Giving you the validation that the job you want done is accurate to what you will get.
Save the date: June 28, 2021 Swift Printing is the title sponsor for the Driving to Achieve:Walt Gutowski Sr. Golf Outing supporting the YMCA
Why am I so into Blythefield Country Club’s Golf Course? Well, I have a man on the inside to make sure those greens are rolling just right for you! It happens to be my husband, Jake Slaydon, the Assistant Superintendent.