Dependable Letterpress, Inc.

It takes a lot for me to log in and write a review. But I couldn't hold back on writing one for Joel at Dependable Letterpress. As a designer, I have brought my work here for the following reasons:1 // Joel is invaluable at looking at design challenges and knowing exactly how to tackle them. He can look at your design and answer questions you didn't even know you had. He is great to brainstorm with for convoluted projects.2 // He is so good at emails and handling the million changes that your client may have. Patience.... he has it in bucketfuls.3 // The quality is the best in SF: the final product is perfect, not a letter out of place and the paper selection is wonderful. When possible, i try to get a client to print with letterpress not just for the luxe factor, but because I know Dependable will take the extra steps to make sure the work is perfect. I love them and you will too. (Now, if i can convince every client to go with letterpress, my job would be easier.) More...

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This isn't your run-of-the-mill printshop, but that's why you go here.  The best way to sum up my experience with this company is the sound that my clients made when I opened the box of their business cards.  Mostly it was silence or a little gasp out how pretty the cards looked.  I heard things like... "ooh.. I love letterpress cards", and " it's a quality that you can tell".   People would hold the card in the light and move it back and fourth... just getting an sense of how pretty this little piece of paper was.  I worked with Liz over the phone.  She was efficient and gave me great estimates on time.  I appreciated that I had a free press check and they were able to process my rush order a day early.  I also appreciated that they were able to bill me or take my payment after the print job was completed.  When I picked up my cards on site, I also met Joel the owner.  It was nice to know he was watching over the quality of the prints.  I also was able to see what some other designers had created in the several boxes of cards on the table.  It's making me chomp at the bit to create something else for them to print.  These cards are not cheap... but then.. that's the point.  They LOOK expensive.  Anyone that gets your card knows that you took your marketing to the next level and that you're taking yourself seriously. More...

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The quality you get from these guys is unmatched in my opinion. In my quest to get business cards I interacted quite a bit with Liz and found her style, approach and demeanor to be outstanding. I even met with her in person to take a look at their work samples and to better understand the print suggestions she made based on our design. While we did not move forward with Dependable Letterpress purely for reasons related to cost, I know that if and when I am able to afford the best of the best in terms of print quality, I will no doubt come here first. More...

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Dependable Letterpress produced high quality, two-sided business cards for my new business. I thought I would splurge with letterpress and I'm so happy with my decision. All of my clients comment on how great the business cards look. Liz/Joel provide excellent customer service. I didn't even need to set foot in the actual shop: they mailed me paper samples and promptly answered my questions about design/pricing over email. Wonderful place that respects the art of letterpress and treats its customers well. More...

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If you want the best quality letterpress product, this is the place to go in all of San Francisco! It may be expensive, but us as graphic designers should know this going into the sale in the first place. It's a old craft, but a quality and respected one at that. Liz at the front desk was really helpful in picking out and showing me samples of previous cards. The best part? They match pantone u swatches perfectly. Said two weeks, really only took one. I love my business cards! More...

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Everything about my experience with Joel and Liz at Dependable Letterpress was stellar--they were nice & knowledgeable, professional with great communication skills, and, most importantly, they made me a beautiful business card that I can't wait to give out because everyone ooohs and ahhhs over it.  Do business with them and you'll feel that everything is right in the world. More...

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Dependable Letterpress did my business cards when I first launched my business and again last year when I re-branded. I was absolutely delighted both times.

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Way back in 2009 Joel & crew printed our wedding invitations.  Seriously easy going and professional people, with competitive prices (even more so if you're a designer & get everything plate/press ready), and full of helpful suggestions.  My husband and I are a designer/artist duo, but didn't want the stress of printing ourselves. They even called us when the colors we chose "didn't look good together", which they didn't (we should have known better, bad duo), & we promptly adjusted the color right on the press.  Just waiting for an excuse to print with them again, but our typical Saturday pot-lucks seem a bit too hum-drum for their exquisite product! ...but then again...hmm. More...

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Great quality business cards done on old-world presses. Reasonably fast turnaround.

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I've been using Joel for years and just trust him completely to do an amazing job. He's very knowledgeable about printing and is fantastic to work with. As a designer, I'm looking for something a little better and Joel always brings that extra something. More...

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I had my wedding invitations and a special side project printed by Joel and his team. They are the nicest people ever and they really enjoy their craft. They took every detail very seriously and was always so pleasant to work with. When they first printed my invitations, they had mistakenly perforated the wrong panel (I had a tear-off panel for the rsvp). This was of course unexpected. Joel was so apologetic and immediately offered to remedy this by reprinting everything again. This was unfortunate for all of us because it delayed our time line by 1 day or 2 and Joel had to eat the cost and create more work for himself. Things happen, people make mistakes, but the important thing was that Joel took full responsibility, fixed the problem and was gracious the whole time. More...

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My "web and branding girl", Leslie from Flair Designs, recommended that I use Joel for a custom sticker to put in my client photo albums. I was concerned about price, and I know that letterpress is such an art. I wanted something nice, and we asked for a quote. Joel gave us a quote and even recommended that there were cheaper ways to make the sticker if we wanted to save money. I wanted something that showed quality, and was committed to letterpress. I ordered in bulk, 500 stickers, and they came out to .60cents each. I am very impressed with the final product and price.Joel is professional and easy to work with. He offers high quality products at a fair price. More...

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Never written a yelp review but felt compelled after meeting Joel and Liz at Dependable Letterpress.  Best service I've encountered in any trade ever, and they are true tradespeople.  Best prices and the best service,  and the best quality; if you go anywhere else don't blame me, I told you.. More...

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Joel is great. We had Dependable Letterpress do our wedding invitations and we couldn't be happier. Tremendous work.

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Wow, wow, wow!  These people are artists and craftsmen both.  I can't say enough about the sumptuous delectable quality of their work.  And Joel was the least expensive letterpress I could find.  Amazing. More...

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Joel and crew did a great job printing the business cards I designed for my partner. His paper suggestions were right on and really gave us the look we were going for. Letterpress is pricey across the board, but if you want the best it;s the way to go. Beautiful - we couldn't be happier. Check them out: flickr.com/photos/857104… More...

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My nonprofit had a very last minute order of 125 invitations and envelopes. Within just two weeks, Joel worked with us to pick the right paper (even mailing samples to us to choose from) and envelopes, dealt with several changes to our text and deadlines, and got everything printed and ready to go. I was extremely impressed by his patience and professional attitude, and we couldn't have been more satisfied with the finished product.I highly recommend Dependable Letterpress. Top-notch customer service and attention to detail. A delight to work with! More...

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I'm a very picky art director (or so I've been told) and I'm extremely happy, Joel is a true craftsman. He cares about quality and  delivers more than what is expected. I'd print with him again in a heartbeat. More...

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I had my wedding invitations done at Dependable Letter Press, and they turned out beautifully. Joel was really easy to communicate with over email, which I prefer. I called a few other letter press companies and DLP was the best price. At first I was hesitant to do letter pressing because I figured nobody notices invitations and such, but I've gotten a ton of compliments. More...

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If you can design it, Joel can print it!  Dependable Letterpress did a beautiful job on my wedding invitations and working with them was so easy -- Joel understood right away what I wanted and was very helpful throughout the process.  It was also fun to see the presses in action at the studio! More...

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Joel is awesome. Super-fast communication. He helped me make it cheaper -- even giving me some ideas I didn't end up using. I designed my wedding invitation in InDesign and he made it look even better without cramping my style. I have gotten so so many comments about how great they look, which of course inflates my ego, but I couldn't have done it without Dependable Letterpress.The studio is super awesome, with a lot of old-timey looking machines (including one that used to put the perforations in stamps which we used for our reply cards).Anyway, yes, highly highly highly recommended. More...

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Joel at Dependable Letterpress is great! I've been sending clients for their high-end print jobs for years. Just because they are high-end, they aren't overly high-cost. I did a price quote for offset printing vs letterpress for a client and lettepress was actually more inexpensive! Letterpress printing is an art and Joel and his team really know the nuances that these great printers can create. They always offer their $0.02 in design suggestions that would really make the design pop. I'm almost through my business cards and can't wait to get the next set printed here. More...

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I just picked up my letterpress business cards printed by Dependable Letterpress and they are simply gorgeous -- I am so impressed! Joel does an amazing job, is incredibly dependable and professional. I highly recommend Dependable Letterpress! More...

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This is a long over due review.  How long over due ... about 3 years.  We were married August 2005 and Joel at Dependable Press was our printer.  Dependable is an understatement - more like exceptional.  Exceptional pricing, exceptional attention to detail, exceptional service and quality.  Letterpress is truly an art beyond any description I am capable of providing.  Those who have experienced it will never go back to just printing.  We were on a small budget for our 50 guests wedding but 1 thing we were not cutting corners on was the invitations.  Joel worked with us to develop the perfect product, even going so far as to allowing us to provide the drawing to be used.  Our project came under budget and the final product exceed our expectations !  I'm happy to see that there has been a review for Joel on yelp.com.  Smart and savvy yelpers, I am sure you will spend hours at the Union Street and Presidio Heights stores (you know what I'm talking about) figuring out what you want and then once you narrow your 100 choices to about 5, you'll give Joel a visit, right More...

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A wonderful letterpress printer in the Dog Patch area of SF, Joel and his team always produce beautiful work for a reasonable price. We had our business stationery and other pieces printed with them and have always been pleased with the attention to detail and great service. =) More...

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