I shopped for a long time to find the right printer for Contigo's business cards and other print materials. I interviewed, I got samples, I got price quotes. I wanted a printer who cared not just about the quality of the end result, but the process. I wanted a printer with integrity.
I had nearly given up my quest when I asked Elan, my girlfriend and partner in Contigo, to try her hand. I pride myself in my research abilities, but I am a punter compared to Elan. Ask Elan to research a topic and she will have an answer — no, the best possible answer — for you faster than a chocolate bar melts on a hot summer day. Her discovery: A. Maciel Printing.
Best of all, A. Maciel's story is as sweet as one of Will Brokaw's gold nugget tangerines. A. Maciel is a family run business. When he started the shop more than 20 years ago, Alfonso Maciel Sr. wanted to make sure his kids would be safe running around in their dad's print shop. He and his wife did everything they could to eliminate potentially toxic chemicals from their print shop. Now their children are grown and they work beside their parents in their idyllic printshop that includes an awesome 50-year-old Heidelberg letter press.
We at Contigo feel fortunate to collaborate with a print shop that shares our passion for sustainable and environmentally responsible business practices. Thank you, A. Maciel!
Perfect timing! I need to get some biz cards done for my new site and really wanted to go this direction as well.
Posted by: Mighty Tasty Kat | Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 12:49 AM
That's cool, Brett!! And a good plug for next time I need to order cards.
Have you figured out a green way to print credit card slips and dining receipts? There's a lot more of that paper every night than business cards.
Posted by: Noe Valley, SF | Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 08:17 AM
Excellent! Excel in all you do!
Posted by: catherine ross | Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 06:53 PM
It is true that how you do anything is how you do everything. I am an artist and my goal is always to be original and innovate, so whenever I shop for anything, I always make it a point that it's appealing aesthetically and not really mass-produced. Very nice insight.
Posted by: Fine Life Folk | Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:53 AM