Architecture and design geeks, relax: this is your place. As Jenny C. says in her review, they…read moreunderstand how important details as minute as pixels are to us. I come to ARC even if all I need is a letter-sized, black & white, résumé printed, and I would go to them for presentation posters without a second thought.

There's a strange phenomena in the architecture world involving the anxiety of printing and…read moreplotting drawings. Somewhere between CMYK meeting RGB and dpi meeting canvas size, the painstaking process of plotting photoshop and indesign files is enough to turn any mild mannered designer into what I can only describe as a pseudo bride-zilla monster. Add in the stress of it being a 50 - 80 square foot thesis presentation poster and multiply it by about 20 students, the horror is enough to send most running in the opposite direction. Far, far away from the mob of incoherent babble about line-weight and opacity levels. Enter Ford Graphics, who not only stepped up to the plate to help my classmates and I out, but made sure our work looked as professional as any design firm in town. They put together a package for us that included test printing, plotting, mounting our posters on foamcore, and delivering them to school before our final reviews. Everything was done with the grace and professionalism one looks for when working with a company. Fast turn around and prompt replies when panicked questions were called in only added to my overall impression of the place. Tucked away deep in NW Portland, they can be a bit of a challenge to find, but well worth the search. Because for architects, the reality is that simple pieces of paper are a big deal... they hold the images of our imagination. And true shops like Ford know you can't deny that reality... or the CMYK color model it employs.

I've been using Print & Play Admagic for my board game design prototypes and they are wonderful! I…read moreintend to use them for final game pieces as well. All the cards, tokens, and counters I've had custom printed have turned out wonderful and the price is so reasonable that I can order 1 or 2 copies of my latest prototype without stressing about final art because I know printing the next prototype will be fast and easy. The only time I ever had a printing issue was when I didn't account for the "safe" area vs "bleed" area correctly and that was 100% my mistake, not theirs. I've always received my orders in about a week (I'm in Las Vegas, USA) which is super exciting because my projects keep rolling forward with fast, affordable iterations. Also, I've been blown away by my interactions with their customer service team. I really love and recommend Print & Play Admagic! I'm looking forward to bringing so many board games to life with their service. Photos on my site: DannyBurbol.com

As an aspiring board game designer, having local support is an advantageous tool to have in one's…read moretoolbox. I've used several of Print & Play's services on multiple occasions: everything from purchasing various bits and bobs (meeples, tokens, etc), to printing custom cards, hex tiles, and even game boards. Apparently they even do 3D printing now, as well! Turn around time for most orders is around 48 hours, and the convenience of being able to drive up and pick up my order on a lunch break, bypassing shipping fees, is huge, and gets the components into my hands swiftly, allowing me to continue brainstorming and testing. That is, until I get a new idea, and have to print everything over again! /facepalm I would say prices are very reasonable; I've seen similar vendors online that charge the same or more, plus shipping, for the same quality of components, so I've yet to find a competitive alternative. My only negative experiences with Admagic were years ago, when two separate custom card deck orders ended up with upwards of half of the deck misprinted or improperly cut, resulting in ugly, off-center, virtually unusable cards. It took some sorting out through several (rather frustrated) emails on my part, and a discussion with the owner, Shari Spiro. Fortunately, we had serendipitously met at PAX a few years prior, and had exchanged information when we discovered we lived in the same town, and I was in the process of designing my own game. Once everything was sorted out, I was satisfied, and continue to use Print and Play's services to this day. Board game design feels like a "one-step forward, three steps back" process at times, but I'm glad to have Admagic there to help me pick up the pieces...as well as print new ones! Just be sure to check your orders for quality and accuracy.

PVS is a great organization with a talented crew working for them. I had the pleasure of doing…read morebusiness with Portland's Vital Signs for years while I was running my old courier company and I was never disappointed in my interactions with PVS. Good company, passionate about what they do and they are easy to work with.

PVS did great work for our new mortgage company. We went through a few bids and PVS came in with…read morethe best pricing. PVS was very flexible when we had to push out our timeline and was ready to deliver when we gave the green light. Communication was excellent ever step of the way. We ordered a blade sign, acrylic sign and a handful of vinyl signs for our glass door. We are very pleased with the quality and service PVS provided.

Cedar House Media is a quality organization! From the first phone call to my final pickup, they…read morewere helpful, professional, and assisting. I had a Celebration of Life program that needed designing and printing. As unfortunate as it was to have to do, they advised on material, and some of the fine tuning design placement etc... Once printed there were a couple miscues that needed to be addressed. But they were able to get the adjustments made and reprinted for a fee. All in all a very good experience and recommend if you need professional assistance along the way!

In the midst of trying to start a small business, I had some trouble with a previous printing…read morecompany. They failed to do the job correctly and the printing was sloppy. This caused a huge delay and I needed my prints to be done asap. While struggling to figure out what to do, I randomly found Cedar House Media and Jon helped me design and get my proofs the day I went in. The prints were done a few days later as promised. The quality was excellent, staff was very kind and the work the done very quickly. I will definitely be going back!

I approached Rhino to print about 400 letters and envelopes for our PTA. Initially I asked for a…read morequote that included stuffing and stamping, but Dawn broke out that somewhat high cost and noted that it was mainly manual labor, so it might be cheaper and/or easier to do it ourselves. Also, my own estimate of quantity was off by about 20%, but with exception of one little oversight, the job was altered without issue. I sent them the Excel and Word files and the job was done sooner than I expected. I will definitely talk to Rhino again when I have a print job that is too large or complex for me to handle

These guys are awesome. I've done my last three print jobs with them and man, I'm not going back…read moreto my old printer. The staff of Rhino can help edit your files, gets the job done quickly, and best yet, their prints look great. Plus, the orange tricycle delivery is super cute! I've printed at a lot of places in town and Rhino is the best yet.

Sells a good selection 3d printers, scanners and software. Also a great place to have your idea…read moredrawn up in 3d and prototyped.

From the owner: Peak Solutions LLC, established in 2003, provides Rapid Prototyping, Scanning and Software…read moresolutions for companies in the Western US and Canada. Our mission is simple: make technology an asset for your business.

We have enjoyed this operation's services for a number of years…read more Professionals of the highest integrity, Technical Imaging's staff is most accommodation regardless of the scope of the document destruction work required. Best regards, Andy Gregg, Vancouver, WA

I occasionally bring boxes of documents here to be shredded, and am always happy with the service…read moreand price. If you need to securely shred more documents than you can in a home or office shredder, but you don't have enough to justify a delivery/pickup service, you need to go here. They're always extremely nice, the service is fast, and there's rarely a line. You just drive to the loading area, park, and press the button outside the door. Bonus if you live in downtown-ish Vancouver and you don't want to haul your boxes of debris all over the place. They also have delivery/pickup services and imaging services.

The staff are always very helpful, which is good because they have so much cool stuff that it's…read moreeasy (especially for someone new to an art) to get lost among the aisles. The staff are wonderful, and patient! A friend says "it's like owls Powell's Books, but for art." They are not wrong.

Worst Blick I've been to. I just wanted to run in and grab X-Acto blades, but it took 40 minutes…read moreand waiting in line at the register 3x before anyone helped me unlock the cabinet. The assistant manager (Nick) pointed me in the direction without mentioning it was locked, then disappeared. The cashier called for help over the walkie-talkie and nobody came for 10 minutes. When I went back up front, the assistant manager was messing with his hair while another employee played with a customer's dog. She eventually helped me. It should not take 40 minutes to buy X-Acto blades. Super frustrating experience.