After more than 20 years, Derek Hess’ unmistakable style has garnered collectors from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame to the renowned Louvre in Paris.

And, he’s as well known for his genre-defining illustrations in the music scene as for his politically-charged, fine-art works. Strhess Clothing, Hess’ apparel line, has been consistently fashion forward with its use of lush illustrations and creative print locations long before either was standard.

Working with Derek for over 6 years has kept us on our toes and fostered the creation of new products. When he came to us with his long overdue book, Black Line White Lie, we were stoked and ready to dive in.

Hess decided on a combination of three different book bindings and we thought that this would be a great opportunity to show a behind-the-scenes look at the artist, the process and the final product.

Black Line White Lie · Book Bindery · Cleveland · CMYK · Derek · Derek Hess · Derek Hess Book · Hess · Hess Art · Hess Book · Indiemerchstore · Jakprints · Legation Gallery · Offset Printing · Ohio · Strhess

Every year we send thank you gifts to our top 100 clients. In the past, we’ve sent Be Kind packages, custom-printed coffee mugs, Great Lakes Brewery packages and Rawkstar desserts.

It’s hard to top ourselves but we found a way with Vegan Sweet Tooth: Create Yours Now™ Cupcake Packs! We put together custom packages with cupcakes, frosting and sprinkles. Included were hand-signed thank you cards from the client’s Account Rep.

Our clients are so important to us — we hope to keep working together till we’re old and sassy, like our beloved Golden Girls.

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Cupcakes · Customer Appreciation · Customers · Golden Girls · Jakprints · Thank You · Vegan · Vegan Cupcakes · Vegan Sweet Tooth · Veganism

The National Association of Music Merchants — better known as NAMM – is a nonprofit organization that unifies the music product industry. They’re able to work with everyone from international heavy hitters like ESP to your local mom-and-pop guitar shop up the road. Their conventions are filled with everything new and exciting in the industry, it’s the CES of the music world, and The NAMM 2012 Show was no different.

More than 100,000 music industry veterans descended on Anaheim, CA last weekend for the largest music retailer convention in the world. Music legends such as Slash, Tommy Lee, Alice Cooper, David Crosby, Stephen Adler and Bootsy Collins were onsite for demos.
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Allie Shaw · Merchants · Music · Music Industry · Music Product Industry · NAMM · Orange Amps · Pearl Drums · Taylor Guitars · The NAMM 2012 Show · The Summer NAMM 2012 Show · Vic Firth

CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2012, aka Gadget Country, features every new electronic device you can imagine. We had a blast talking with the realistic, life-sized robots. Celebrities, like Justin Bieber, Tom Hanks, Jillian Michaels and – everybody’s favorite tech guru — Snooki, flocked to the event to help launch and promote products. One of the coolest products we saw was Sphero, a ball that you control with your iPhone or Android, a combination of real life and gaming all in one. The air was energetic as tech bloggers, media personalities and taste makers clamored to get a hands-on experience with all of this year’s newest gadgets.

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Allison Shaw · CES · CES 2012 · CES Trade Show · Consumer Electronics Show · Consumer Electronics Show 2012 · Electronic Gadgets · Gadget Country · Las Vegas CES · Tech

Sending out holiday cards can be surprisingly tricky. No one wants their cards to feel contrived, lost in a huge pile of generic, Happy-Holiday wishes. Recently Vita Visual and BBP Partners teamed up to create a piece that is sure to leave a lasting impression with their clients. (more…)

Custom printing · Design · Graphic Design · Holiday Cards · Jakprints · Vita Visuals

The first in our ongoing series of Customer Spotlights, where we get up close and personal with some of our favorite clients. We got behind the scenes with Vegan Sweet Tooth and asked them what makes their bakery unique.

Vegan Sweet Tooth is a specialty sweet shop providing completely vegan and Kosher desserts. Specializing in cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, and muffins they use local, seasonal, and organic products when available. Destroying the myth that vegan means it won’t taste good, their treats will melt in your mouth and make you think twice about what you eat.

Bakery · Cleveland · Cupcakes · Gluten Free · Kosher · Kosher Bakery · Kosher Baking · Kosher Cupcakes · Vegan · Vegan Bakery · Vegan Baking · Vegan Cakes · Vegan Cupcakes · Vegan Sweet Tooth · Vegan Sweets · Veganism