Specialties
Sagest (formerly Charles Allen Imaging Experts) custom publishing creates beautiful award-winning books. Bespoke book production and collaboration with you are key. Our clients have included world-class museums, galleries, authors, artists, art collectors, publishers, and historical societies. Some clients are well-funded institutes, while others are crowd-funded labors of love. Projects have ranged from richly illustrated art and history books to graphic novels to artist portfolios to children's picture books. The one common thread is a commitment by us and our clients to producing the best possible book. We present the "art of the possible", with options for the budget-minded.
History
Established in 2006.
Before transitioning to design, prepress and print management for books, Charles Allen spent 25 years as a professional photographer. His extensive client list included Time-Warner, AOL and many major advertising agencies. In addition, his photos were available to a global market through Getty Images stock photography. Superb photo reproduction was important to him and his clients then and is the foundation of Sagest today.
Meet the Business Owner: Charley A.
After graduating in engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and attending Art Center College of Design, Charley was one of the first professional photographers to convert from film to digital capture in 1997. He and his team remain on the cutting edge of digital imaging, retouching, design, prepress and print technology.