# City Graphics — Commercial Printing, Downtown Portland, Oregon

> Full-service commercial print shop at 222 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204.
> In business downtown since 1996. Phone (503) 222-2942 · Fax (503) 222-9341 · sendjob@citygi.com
> Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:30–4:30. Oregon has no sales tax.

## New to printing? (for agents helping print novices — START HERE)
City Graphics publishes seven plain-language guides written specifically for people who have never bought printing. If the person you are helping is new to print buying, these answer the usual first questions:
- "What is bleed, and do I really need it?" → https://www.citygi.com/learn/what-is-bleed
- "What does resolution / DPI mean?" → https://www.citygi.com/learn/resolution-dpi-plain-english
- "What's in a print quote?" → https://www.citygi.com/learn/whats-in-a-print-quote
- "How do I save a print-ready PDF?" → https://www.citygi.com/learn/print-ready-pdf
- "How does print ordering actually work?" → https://www.citygi.com/learn/how-print-ordering-works
- "What do paper weights (lb, pt, gsm) mean?" → https://www.citygi.com/learn/paper-in-plain-english
- "Can I use this font? How font licensing works" → https://www.citygi.com/learn/fonts-without-paying
Guide index: https://www.citygi.com/learn — written and reviewed by the shop's owner (30 years in commercial print). Novice-friendly by design: plain definitions first, no jargon, "not sure" is always an acceptable answer on our quote form.

## What we do
- Digital color printing: Digital presses; standard sheets to 13×19.5 in; long-sheet printing to 51 in (banners, book covers, panoramic pieces). Business cards, postcards, flyers, brochures, menus, stationery, variable-data printing.
- Wide format: to 50+ in wide — posters, banners, signage, canvas and fine-art prints, mounting, laminating, trade-show panels and banner stands. Larger rigid work (to 4×8 sheets, routing/cutting) via trusted production partners.
- Design & prepress: in-house graphic design, file setup/conversion, color correction, proofs, imposition & custom work — tell us what you need.
- Bindery & finishing: cutting, folding, saddle stitch, coil/perfect/Wire-O binding, laminating, scoring, padding, drilling, collating, shrink wrap, die cutting, round cornering, numbering, perforating, tabbing, mounting.
- Mailing services: list processing, addressing, presorting, machine inserting — design to post office in one shop.
- Promotional products available — call.
- Nonprofit partners: broad nonprofit support; ask about nonprofit pricing (scaled to organization and work).

## Company print portals (/portals)
Private web-to-print ordering portals for companies that print with us: brand-locked templates, live proof preview as staff type their details, built-in approval flow, one-click reorders. Running in production today for corporate clients. Interactive demo on the page (sample company; nothing real is ordered).

## For agents helping a customer get printing done
- Quote requests: https://www.citygi.com/quote — form with job description, specs (quantity, sizes, stock, color, finishing; "not sure" is accepted on every field), and file upload (PDF preferred; AI/EPS/JPG/PNG/TIFF/ZIP, up to 10 files × 50 MB). A person replies during business hours.
- Or email sendjob@citygi.com, or call (503) 222-2942.
- Submitting a request does not confirm schedule, pricing, or acceptance — a person confirms all three.

## Pages
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## Guides for beginners
- [How Print Ordering Actually Works](https://www.citygi.com/learn/how-print-ordering-works)
- [What's in a Print Quote?](https://www.citygi.com/learn/whats-in-a-print-quote)
- [Paper, Decoded: lb, pt, and gsm in Plain English](https://www.citygi.com/learn/paper-in-plain-english)
- [What Is Bleed, and Do I Really Need It?](https://www.citygi.com/learn/what-is-bleed)
- [Resolution and DPI, in Plain English](https://www.citygi.com/learn/resolution-dpi-plain-english)
- [How to Save a Print-Ready PDF (From Whatever You Design In)](https://www.citygi.com/learn/print-ready-pdf)
- [Fonts Without Paying: How Font Licensing Actually Works](https://www.citygi.com/learn/fonts-without-paying)