The Hamilton Wood Type Museum is one of the treasures of the design world. Watch this video to a get glimpse into the history of type.

Learn about the craftspeople who make the type

For more information visit them at http://woodtype.org/

Precise Continental was honored to be invited to present a webinar on combining specialty processes on Paperspecs.com. If you didn’t get a chance to listen live you can listen to the replay here.

August 29, 2011 - Harrison, NJ - Precise Continental announced today that Dickson’s has joined the Precise family. Dickson’s is an award-winning, Atlanta-based specialty printer with many customers in the luxury brands of fashion, jewelry, hospitality as well as real estate and finance. Dickson’s has worked with many leading graphic designers in the development of print solutions for corporate identity and marketing collateral. The effective date is August 29, 2011.

Jim Donnelly, President of Precise Continental, said, “Dickson’s reputation for quality and service to its world-class clientele is prized in the marketplace today. Gary Dickson has an unbending commitment to provide the best solutions to his clients. Now that we’re working together, Dickson’s clients can anticipate the same level of quality and service with their Precise-Continental team.”

Dickson’s was founded in 1925 and over the years has enlarged the scope of its artisan capabilities to include many print processes as well as many hand-finishing techniques. From his Atlanta office, Gary said, “Precise’s and Jim Donnelly’s commitment to quality and service mirrors that of Dickson’s and has made Precise and Dickson’s worthy competitors in a demanding market. I’m very pleased to be joining an organization of so similar a culture and belief, plus the combined knowledge and enlarged capabilities can only benefit current customers as well as future ones.”

Client inquiries for open assignments, pricing quotations, samples or other needs are invited to contact: Luz Soltren-Ortiz at (973) 474-3366 or luz.soltren@precisecorp.com, or Sheila Donnelly at (973) 474-3360 or sheila.donnelly@precisecorp.com

Mohawk paper has released a new envelope guide which makes it easier to find envelopes to fit any need.

The envelope guide provides simple charts with stocked items indicated in bold. They’re all meticulously manufactured by Mohawk, and any standard size that is not in stock is available in 3-10 business days..

Visit the Mohawk Paper Website to download the guide.

Mohawk Envelope Guide in PDF format

Last week was the International Engraved Graphics Association (IEGA) annual conference.

One of the highlights of the conference is the announcement of the winners of the annual award competition.

Entries were submitted from all over the country. The quality of the pieces was astounding! We stand in fine company with the amazing craftsman in our industry.

We are so proud to announce that we received the following awards

19 Certificates of Excellence

5 Best of Category

and…

Best of Show

Here is Frank Polizzi, co-owner of Precise Continental, accepting one of the awards.

Keep an eye out on the portfolio section of our website over the next couple weeks. We will be adding photos of all of the award winning pieces. We will also have them on display in our lobby. Please feel free to stop in and visit to see our new space and the award winning pieces in person.