A signed color proof
Printed on the real stock. Nothing goes on press until you've seen it and approved it.
Commercial printing · Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nothing goes on press without your signed color proof
Offset, digital, large format, packaging and finishing, with a proof printed on the real stock before the run.
If the job doesn't match the proof you signed, we reprint it at our cost.
1 Color proof before the press run
8 Shop services
3 Types of clients
72 Hours for a standard job
PROOF · PRINT · FINISH. Screens lie: a blue that pops on a monitor can come out dull on matte paper.
About us
A job that comes out wrong was almost always wrong in the file.
Halftone is a commercial printer in Milwaukee. What we see most are clients who got burned: they approved a color on screen, got a different one in the box and nobody took responsibility.
- We check resolution, color and bleed before we quote, not after.
- Your quote names the exact paper and weight, not a generic "gloss."
- The proof is printed on the job's stock, and you sign it.
Services
From flyers to die-cut packaging.
Four printing services and four for design, finishing and promotion.
01
Offset printing
For long runs, where the cost per piece really drops.
View service 02Digital printing
For short runs, rush jobs and variable data.
View service 03Large format
Banners, vinyl, panels and fabric for indoors and out.
View service 04Packaging and labels
Die-cut boxes, labels and bags for your product.
View serviceDesign and finishing
Graphic design, promotional products, signs and specialty finishes.
Clients
Three kinds of clients. Three ways to serve them.
The business that needs a little in a hurry, the company with a brand guide and the event with a fixed date.
Small businesses and shops
The business that needs a little, needs it fast and needs it explained.
View client type Companies and institutions
Volume, a brand to respect and deadlines that don't move.
View client type Events and campaigns
A fixed date, everything at once and not a day to spare.
View client type How we work
Five steps on every job.
From the file check to a counted delivery with a packing slip.
- 01
File check
Before we quote, we check whether the file works.
- 02
Firm quote
Paper, inks, finishing and turnaround, in writing.
- 03
Color proof
Printed on the real stock, for you to sign.
- 04
Press run
Printed and checked against your signed proof.
- 05
Finishing and delivery
Trimming, folding, die cutting and a count before it ships.
Why HALFTONE?
What you'll find here.
The paper, by name and weight
Your quote says exactly which stock it is. Never a generic "gloss" that surprises you later.
We check your file
Before we quote, we tell you whether the resolution, color or bleed is going to cause trouble.
A turnaround we actually hit
We give you a date we can keep. Promising tomorrow and delivering in four days is how this business usually works, not how we do.
If we miss, we reprint
If the job doesn't match the proof you signed, we reprint it at our cost.
Our own shop
We print and finish here. We don't send your job out to someone we can't control.
1 Color proof before the press run Printed and signed by you, not a preview on a screen.
8 Shop services Four in printing and four in design and finishing.
72 Hours for a standard job From the moment you approve the color proof.
Our work
Portfolio in progress.
The cards below are format samples. We'll replace them with real jobs, with each client's permission.
01 Sample job
Two thousand catalogs with verified color
A file check that caught a file set up in screen color mode, conversion and black adjustments, a color proof printed on the final stock, a press run with sheets checked against the signed proof and sewn binding.
- Client
- Companies and institutions
- Method and turnaround
- Offset, eight days
02 Sample job
Packaging redesigned after testing the mockup
A dieline built to the product's real dimensions, a mockup in the final board that the client filled and stacked, a fix to the closing tab that gave way under the weight, and only then the color proof and press run.
- Client
- Small businesses and shops
- Method and turnaround
- Folding cartons, three weeks
03 Sample job
Conference with name badges, banners and signage
Planning backward from the event date with the approval deadline marked, name badges printed with variable data from the registration list, banners and venue signage, and the full delivery the day before setup.
- Client
- Events and campaigns
- Method and turnaround
- Two-day event, single delivery
Not sure your file is print-ready? Send it over and we'll tell you what it needs.
Check your file Contact
Get a quote.
Tell us what you need printed and how many, and we'll send you a price with the paper stock and turnaround.
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Get a quote. Tell us what you need printed and how many, and we'll send you a price with the paper stock and turnaround.
Check your file. Not sure your file is print-ready? Send it over, and we'll tell you what it needs before we quote.