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Order you apparel online! Warning* designing online can be addictive...   Think! Graphic and Printing Solutions is always looking to improve our operations, quality and turn around time. We have finally launched our new online design and ordering system for our screen printing and “one-off” full color shirt printing. The new website and Think Design Studio has a lot of cool stuff… Did I say a lot? Here’s a short list: Order... 

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Looking for a unique t-shirt for a gift while supporting a local artist/organization? Think has just opened up the new Think! Shirt Shop. Customers can now order limited edition designs from local artists and sports teams online or at either of our Think! Graphic and Printing Solutions offices. (Tempe and Phoenix) We will also have the Think! Shirt Shop open for first and third fridays in downtown Phoenix. (917 N. 5th St – across from Jobot... 

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Think! Graphic and Printing Solutions will be at Steele Indian School Park this Saturday, March 24th from 9am to 5pm and Sunday, March 25th from 9am to 4pm for the Scottish Highland Games. There will be youth rugby games and free play for any child who is interested in signing up for rugby. In conjuction there will also be an exhibition going on as well with tons of Scottish activities for all to enjoy. T-shirts will be able to be printed for you... 

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With our new direct to garment t-shirt printing machine we can print any logo or design on a light colored garment fast and affordable. Shirts can be printed for any sports event, special occasion, charity event, fund raising walk or local event. We can come to you at any of your event locations and print for you on site.  Call us today to schedule your next event.  Read More →

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New Think Deal BookDeal book artwork. The book’s name isn’t the “Think Deal Book,” the project name is AZ Life book. The goal is to promote our customers by creating a convenient deal book distributed through out the valley and promote them online. The “Deal” is more than just a promotional book. So what’s the deal? * Only offered to Think customers * Frequency is quarterly with a 50,000 copy distribution *... 

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Many people like the quality and build of American Apparel shirts but do not like the costs that are associated with it. In many cases “you get what you pay for.” While American Apparel is a very good apparel manufacturer there are many newer options that Think Graphics and Printing carry that are comparable in softness, quality, and style. 3 shirts come to mind when people are looking for a cost effective but comparable shirt. (In my... 

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Have you seen those funny looking square bar codes on signs, flyers, business cards, and product cards lately? Do you know what they are and how they can be helpful? QR codes are an easy way to relay a lot of information, bookmark a place, compare products, submit information and gather customer information. So how do you make a QR (Quick Response) barcode? It doesn’t cost any money and there’s many websites that can generate a code for... 

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“Customer Appreciation” = Freebies *July is Customer Appreciation Month or rather Christmas in July* 480-966-0030 / 602-466-7311 July Promos ———————————————————————————— FREE 250 SUPER THICK BUSINESS CARDS WHAT? FREE CARDS? What’s the stipulations? This special is... 

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Check out a basic website design that we recently produced. Freddie Tieken is an artist, designer and rocker. www.freddietieken.com  Read More →

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Think Graphics prints Phoenix Rugby Club’s embroidered team hats, t-shirts, dry-fit shirts and jerseys. Think Graphic and Printing Solutions has been a long time supporter of Arizona local based sports including soccer, softball, kickball, and football leagues. Phoenix Rugby Club is our first foray in to the quickly advancing world of rugby sports. We enjoy international sports so we jumped at the opportunity to make comfortable and cool apparel... 

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QR codes are short for “quick response.” So what are they good for? Making information accessible to phone users. (No need to write down company information) Display additional information about products and/or business. (Best Buy uses them for this purpose) Promotional. (Using them for giveaways, sweepstakes, direct link to websites, marketing, etc) Tying regular marketing with online marketing. (Many times there’s a disconnect... 

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Most of the websites we design are developed around the Word Press platform. Why? Great question. First off it’s the world’s largest open source content management system. What’s a content management system(CMS)? A CMS is a system that allows for the user to update and add information and media to the website with out knowing how to program the website. The system allows for the content to be organized in a database so that it can... 

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We have had a lot of interest in stickers lately in both the Phoenix and Tempe office. This is probably the result of the all the talented up and coming bands and artists. The problem most people have is that stickers are relatively expensive elsewhere or they are made poorly. The guys in the Think Graphics offices have been busy researching materials and options for cost effective sticker solutions. Quick Turn around stickers are good for: Bands... 

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THINK Printing, Screen Printing, Large Format, Posters and Free Stuff for November / December  Read More →

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For years our customers have been asking about embroidery services. We now offer embroidery for flat wear, uniforms, hats, shirts, and athletic apparel! Embroidered products - Flex fit hats and polo shirtEmbroidered products are easy to order and get quotes. 1. Email your logo or artwork to be embroidered. We will then take your art and determine a stitch count. 2. Determine the apparel type, quantity and location of the embroidery. You may bring... 

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It’s August, school is getting back into gear, businesses are starting to thrive again, sales are in full force and the weather is slowly starting to become tolerable. We are launching a new design campaign and focusing heavily in graphic design and promoting some of our new products. We will be hiring different levels of graphic design experience and in different formats. Positions will be temporary to full time designers for our Phoenix and... 

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Half off of graphic design for the month of July. That’s right! Half off. Now you can get professionally designed flyers, brochures, catalogs, logos, and more at the price you would pay an amateur or novice designer. So what does half off mean? Well price divided by 2 = half off. Just kidding. General design is $50 an hour for most of our designers, half off that makes it an affordable $25 an hour. To give you a good hourly guesstimate on typical... 

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Window Cling material is 7 mil thickness. White static cling window film. This product is photo quality on a glossy material for indoor or outdoor use. This product is great for windows, doors or removable signage. Ideal usages are special promotions and seasonal displays. Prints will have a paper backer that will be peeled off prior to application. Material will only cling on back side of print. General turnaround is 3 to 4 working days. Sample... 

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Our customers requested for us to return many of the June Specials so… we listened! Great deals on business cards, forms, flyers, posters and screen printing. If there’s something else you are looking for that’s not on our specials list then please contact our Tempe or Phoenix office so that we can quote out your job. This month the “freebies” are 15 free posters with any order or 1/2 off our already low price for design. Think... 

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We were pleasantly surprised this morning when Fox 10 asked to stop by our Think Graphics print shop in Tempe. Cory from Fox 10 toured the screen print area and then the digital print room. We whipped up some “She’s Thinkin’ THIRSTY GIRL Wildwater” stickers for him and his staff. It worked out well because it gave us the opportunity to show our fast turnaround for print products. (under 5 minutes in this case) Thank you Fox... 

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We at Think! Graphics are very happy that the first of many promising businesses has opened in the new Cityscape. Gold’s Gym Elite is like no other gym, it’s a fusion of modern tones, contemporary style, luxury and a uniquely cool rugged look. The new “elite” location has many of the common machines, hammer strengths, free weights and cardio machines. The equipment is immaculate, clean, and well put together. Customers can... 

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May Specials & Promotions Take a look at our featured products this month – We will be happy to assist you in any of your marketing needs. Sincerely, Randy Phillips THINK! Graphic & Printing Solutions Latest Deals Printing Screen Printing Website Stuff End of Email Promo Printing Promos – May Silk Cards 16pt Our biggest silk card... 

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We are excited to announce that we have moved into a second location. Our Scottsdale print and design store has all the great services that our successful Tempe Think locations offers, including: flyer printing, promo materials, graphic design, web design, large format products, digital printing and offset printing. Think! North Scottsdale will offer incredible promotions during mid April to it’s grand opening in May. Please add your email to... 

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Alienzoo.com Project: Alienzoo.com An out of this world experience. Summary: Brandable web entity with custom characters, online gift store, interactive blog, custom graphics/illustrations, and product line. Lions and tigers and aliens – Oh my! The Alien Zoo. Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, WordPress, Prostores, Wacom, and a lot of caffeine. A different point of view… Every once in a while we come across website project that... 

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This happens more often then not. And I really sympathize with a designer that creates a file properly in CMYK in their graphic design program and then they submit the file for print. Then the print comes back completed and it’s not what they saw on the monitor. First off the blue is already muted because its in CMYK and not RGB and then they look at the finished product and it’s completely the wrong color. So, why is this? Color values... 

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Many of our customers are self made graphic designers or new in the printing field. Our goal is to educate our customers so that the what they see on their monitor is most likely what they will see when they receive their fully printed material. The #1 mistake that see with files submitted or emailed is the file is in RGB format. Let’s back up for just one moment. RGB vs CMYK What is RGB? RGB stands for Red, Green and Blue. These are the colors... 

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We are starting to see a lot of people try to make their business stand out in the crowd of lame business cards. Have you ever picked up a business card and said “Wow, this is super nice.” or “I’m definitely keeping this one.” The real trick is for them to keep the card because they ask themselves both questions. Think provides many different business card options that are affordable that can achieve that goal. Our most... 

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