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A full range of digital print and management services provided on-site or on-demand

We are proud to offer a full range of digital print and document management services provided on-site or on-demand. Our digital imaging systems and services are the smart solutions for your business, as we provide you with access to the largest network of digitally connected print service provider firms (both web-based and secure systems) for same-day product delivery with more than 190 locations.

Construction Documents

Construction Documents

Delivering quality printing & excellent client care to the building industry is our specialty. We're proud to be a premier Portland print provider offering large format printing and much more.
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Display Graphics

Display Graphics

We are now offering the newest, most innovative in laser color print technology, as well as finishing and bindery. View all of our options for color display graphics and color scanning services.
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Digital File Management

Digital File Management

Let the leader in electronic document management and file management provide you with proven and secure storage solutions for your bids, projects, archives, and business operations.
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Equipment & Supplies

Equipment & Supplies

We are an authorized Canon and Océ dealer and a large supplier of architectural and engineering supplies. Take a look at our full list of supplies and equipment to see everything that we offer.
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Have You Heard About Our Cost-Per-Copy Program?

Our Cost-Per-Copy program is designed to allow you to take advantage of having full color or black & white printing, plotting, and scanning in your office without the upfront costs or the headaches of managing service and supplies. While we offer both purchasing and leasing, our Cost-Per-Copy printing services are an additional option to give our customers more flexibility for their needs and budget. Select the Equipment & Supplies link above to learn more about this program!

Contact Us for Your Digital Imaging Needs

Are you interested in our digital print services, or do you have questions for us? Please feel free to give us a call at (503) 223-5011 or send us a message and we will respond as soon as possible. At Willamette Print & Blueprint, we are confident that our industry expertise and quality print services will meet or exceed your expectations. We look forward to working with you!

 

Guide To High Resolution Printing and File Preparation

Transform your printing projects from good to great with our exclusive User Guide. We provide visual and detailed explanations on file preparation, expert tips, and tricks to make your prints look their best. Download now and take the first step towards excellent results!

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Frequently Asked Questions

You can use any type of postscript font that you wish provided that you either outline the font or embed them into a PDF. Some fonts may be native only to your operating system; without the fonts embedded, parts of the graphic may be distorted or missing when opened on another computer.

For printing small format images (12″ x 18″ or less) the image should be set at 300 dpi. For a large format print, the resolution can be as low as 150 dpi images, depending on viewing distance. Please note that graphics pulled from a website tend to be 72 dpi and reproduce very poorly. Avoid using those graphics because they will look pixelated when printed.
The distinguishing factor in the size difference between large and small format is the type of machine that we run the copy or print. Our small format process uses sheet fed material that is 12″ x 18″ or smaller, while our large format printers utilize roll fed material and vary between 36″ to 96″ maximum widths.

Yes! We have sample sets for every department. Whether you are setting up your next color graphics project, proposal, or looking at supplies for your office, we are able to provide you with samples. Contact us by using the contact link in the footer of this page.

PDF (Portable Document Format) is the most common and preferred file format for submitting digital prints. For the Color Graphics department it is most ideal for you to send us both the native file as well as a PDF document (we have the latest version of the Adobe Creative Cloud software). If you are sending us black and white work a PDF will work the best. When sending us a PDF document please make certain that all images and fonts are embedded in the file.

Bleed is the industry term for any color or image that goes right to the edge of the paper. What actually happens is that the picture or other graphic extends beyond the edge of the page and that excess image or color is then cut off as a part of the bindery or finishing process. The way to create bleed is to simply make certain that the image or graphic extends off the edge of the page to a distance of 1/4″ wherever you want something to bleed.

A proof is a way of ensuring that your end product will meet your needs. Upon request, we will provide a proof which will be sent to you online or printed on paper which can be viewed in our store or delivered to you in person.

Format and save your graphic images using a suitable graphics processing program that will allow you to create the images as PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), Portable Document Format (PDF), Portable Network Graphics (PNG), or Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), size them and adjust the resolution size to 300dpi at the size they will be printed.

There are many books and articles written about the way different color spaces are represented by different devices. This short response will hopefully answer your immediate questions regarding how to get the optimal result from the work you send us.

RGB and CMYK refer to the type of color space that is used to create the image or design. Typically, photographs are in RGB color space while vector artwork is in the CMYK color space. There are many points of view regarding the best color space for your output. While we work with many combinations of images and artwork in different color space, we get the best results when the image we are reproducing stays within the same color space.

Even with each color space there are different profiles that you can use. A very popular profile is sRGB. While the color gamut of sRGB is more limited than Adobe RGB or ProPhoto, sRGB is the most pervasive color space available and is typically the best color space to use if your image will end up on a website. For the best results please be consistent in the color space that you use and let us know which color space you are using so that we can make the proper adjustments on our equipment.

If there are specific colors that you need to be represented in a specific way, providing us a sample image or requesting a proof will yield the best results.

You can use any type of postscript font that you wish provided that you either outline the font or embed them into a PDF. Some fonts may be native only to your operating system; without the fonts embedded, parts of the graphic may be distorted or missing when opened on another computer.

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