Issue 8 
 January 2014
 
H&H Graphics, Inc.
   
Drum Roll Please...

We are thrilled to announce the re-launch of the H&H Graphics web site!

 

Our new site, launching February 1st, will give you a great idea of who we are, what we do and how we can best partner with you to provide custom solutions that are sure to impress you and your clients.

  

Here are just a few of the exciting new features our site will include:

  • An Idea Center
  • Market-Specific Content
  • Client Testimonials

Check us out at handhgraphics.com 

H&H Innovates

H&H Graphics is committed to innovation with it's own dedicated R&D team creating new custom inks and coatings for our clients.

 

Our newest custom formulation is called

FLOCK-INK. Flock--Ink simulates traditional flocking and has been tested on a variety of substrates, from paper to plastic. Flock-Ink provides customers with an alternative to standard soft touch inks to achieve a velvety, fuzzy texture.  We are even able to add glitter particles to the Flock-Ink.

 

Please contact us to request a sample to see (and FEEL) for yourself!

Awww Shucks...

At H&H we pride ourselves on our relationships with our clients (many of whom are more like family these days!) It's comments, like the one below, that remind us why we do what we do and motivates us to keep it up.

 

"Whenever I come across a project that needs silk-screening I immediately think of H&H Graphics.

H&H Graphics has delivered a quality job every time, regardless of the schedule.

I especially recall the weekend they opened their doors for us and ran 3 presses simultaneously 

so that we were able to deliver for our customer. They are a partnership I rely on every time!" 

 

- Judy Cleary, Segerdahl

Idea Center 
Here are just a few ideas that we have brought to life recently:

 

Gritty texture simulating a sandy beach on the cover of a travel brochure.

 

Flood-coated glitter on paper stock for the craft & stationary market.

 

Money-scented scratch off for a high stakes game piece.

Scratch N' Sniff

  H&H can silkscreen a scent for virtually anything you can think of -- including the scent of the most recently legalized industry, marijuana!

 
Greetings!

Before 2014 gets too far underway we want to take a moment to thank you, our clients and friends, for making 2013 an incredible year for H&H Graphics. This past year H&H was the proud recipient of 13 Graphic Excellence Awards, as well as the coveted Benny Award - honoring the highest quality printed pieces from around the world. We couldn't have been as successful without you, our loyal customers.

We hope that you received our holiday card, showcasing 5 screen printed special effects.  (For those of you still wondering whether you found all 5 special effects, they were: abrasive (fireplace bricks), Flock-Ink (stockings), red glitter (H&H logo), gold glitter (bells and flames) and pine scent (evergreen bough). Our hope is that it was as fun to receive as it was for us to create!
 
In 2014 we are as committed as ever to earning your business and providing the excellent quality and service that you have come to expect from us! One of our top priorities this year is to stay better connected with our loyal customer base. With that, we welcome you to our first newsletter of 2014. 

In this issue you will hear about many exciting things happening at H&H, including a long overdue relaunch of our website,  a spotlight on the emerging special effect packaging market, a client testimonial that will knock your socks off and a brand new H&H custom coating that is causing quite a stir in the plastic card space.

Please don't hesitate to let us know how we can best serve you this year.

Best wishes for a prosperous 2014,
Michelle Leissner & the H&H Graphics Team

 Keeping Print Relevant

 

Special effect enhancements bring an ordinary print to life. It has been said that you only have one chance to make a lasting impression. The dynamic impact that screen-printed special effects deliver will undoubtedly impress your customers and make the lasting impression you are aiming for.
 

As Harold Margreff, of Margreff Printing, recently stated,

"Special effects printing is a combination growth driver and margin enhancer. Once you have convinced your customer to do something extraordinary, they are amazed and they order it again in the future."

 

The markets for special effects are virtually endless, including but certainly not limited to books, packaging, POP/POS display, plastic cards, greeting cards, posters, calendars, catalogs, folders, marketing collateral, direct mail, business cards, and advertisements.

 

H&H has been refining and advancing the art of screen printing for over 35 years. Today we are keeping print relevant by helping clients turn ordinary materials into multi-sensory marketing opportunities that create lasting customer connections.

 

We look forward to working with you and to delivering a result that's Anything But Ordinary!

Market Spotlight: 
PACKAGING
    
Today, many printers are pursuing packaging opportunities as a means to grow their business. That's a smart strategy when you consider these facts: 
  • Packaging is what separates one product from all of the others on the shelf. 
  • Special effects packaging draws attention to your products and creates a multi-sensory experience for consumers. 
  • The more senses a product's package appeals to, the more emotionally connected the consumer feels.
  • Consumers are inundated with packaging in every environment, and your ability to differentiate your product from others is crucial.  
In 2012 H&H entered the packaging market. Since then we have successfully executed many packaging projects for major retailers. Some of our recent work is pictured above.
 
H&H is staying ahead of the curve and continuing to innovate in the special effects arena, offering a wide variety of proprietary special effects and printing techniques that produce spectacular visual impact - insuring that your product will STAND OUT on store shelves and in customer's hands.
 
Let H&H help you improve the impact and value of your customer's packaging with special effects coatings, delivered with the same high-quality service and attention to detail that you have to come to expect from us.
Pitching A New Customer? 
Heading to a customer or prospect and need some ideas to pitch? Please give us a call. You will be glad you did!  There are always great ideas coming through our doors, since everything we touch has a special effect.
Need help designing a piece, brainstorming or learning more about the screen printing process? Call us at (847) 383-6285 or email us at info@hhgrfx.com.

"True interactivity...you touch it, it touches you. Print, the medium that invented interactivity, is vibrant and evolving." 
- New Page, 2013