Faulkenberg Printing

Walker Art Center

2011-12-05T04:36:00.001-08:00

In this case you can see some of our printing that is on display at the Walker Art Center.
The book standing up with a bride on the cover is one and the book that is second form the left, it has a man in the corner.
These are Commercial Articles designed by Comercial Artisan.

Halloween

2011-11-14T12:12:00.000-08:00

We had two trick or treater's come by the shop this Halloween.
Courtney and Dustin form the Attic.
Who is the Attic? Click HERE to find out.

Advertising

2011-11-02T09:30:00.001-07:00

This is what traffic looks like in front of the shop in the morning.

We had to let more people know where we are what what we do.

So I came up with this idea.
Have someone stand outside and tell them.

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Now we weren't going to hire a sign spinner to dance in front of the shop like a gold store or pizza place though.

I wanted our "Service man" to do it for us.

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First I Photoshoped some of my ideas together to pitch the idea to the bosses.

This got the green light!

So for the next 2 month I dug around in our storage areas and found some scrap plywood.
I then drew my designs on them and painted them between other jobs.

5 minutes here, 10 minutes there and before I knew it I had one done.

I printed out a big QR that when scanned takes you to our website and covered it in plastic.
This way I can change the message whenever I want to.

Today was the first day for my second sign to be outside.

This sign has a message on both sides.
We are on a one way street but I can flip him around to advertise the different services we offer.

I plan on making one more sign.
I want three signs so I can rotate them.

I know that once something is outside it doesn't take but one or two weeks before it becomes normal background and ignored.

With three signs and varying the messages I hope to always catch the passersby eye.

Herron Tour 2011

2011-11-02T09:07:00.000-07:00

The class from Herron school of art was so big this year we gave the tour twice to two different groups.

Tommy C. running a plate through the plate processor.

Checking out the bindery.

Group 2 watching more plates being made.

The group crowded around the letter presses.

Watching the four color and the 38.

Eric Kass

2011-11-02T08:24:00.001-07:00

Some photographs of our printing that we have done for Eric Kass

Business Card on Letterpress

2011-11-02T08:15:00.001-07:00

Here is a nice post about some business cards were printed for CODO.

Link to post HERE

Sprucing Up

2011-11-02T07:58:00.000-07:00

Fall means school tours here at the shop.

So we decided to add a nice big logo in the front lobby.

I printed it out.
Randy mounted it on foam board and cut it out.

Jim told us to "Hurry up" and "Quit wasting time".

There that looks nice.

Are we FCS certified?

2011-04-14T05:33:00.000-07:00

Bud

2011-02-03T13:27:00.000-08:00

Bud back in the day.

The day when you could smoke inside around dangerous chemicals.

The Folder

2011-01-17T08:07:00.001-08:00

Christmas Diner

2011-01-17T06:18:00.001-08:00

At Christmas we all piled into two cars and went to Milano Inn for lunch.

I only took one picture because I was to busy eating.
Tommy K. and Randy V.

Indianapolis Museum of Art

2011-01-17T05:57:00.000-08:00

We printed a piece for Indianapolis Museum of Art's Andy Warhol exhibit.

We printed a "Take away" piece for them.

It was a series of posters that patrons could tear off and take home with them.

Looks like everyone who visited grabbed one.

Link

Flip Book

2010-12-27T12:34:00.001-08:00

We were given a mp4 and asked to change it into a flip book Christmas card!

We had never done this before but we figured it out.

You also see our new perfect binder in operation in the video.

Press Check/Perfect binder

2010-12-27T12:18:00.000-08:00

The designers from The Attic came in for a press check on a book we were printing for them.

Press checks are welcome here but please show up on time.

They did.

Look the job over carefully.

You do need to remember that the color will change slightly when it dries so trust the pressman if he tells you this.

This job was a 64 page book.

So we got use our new perfect binder on it.

The perfect binder is the green thing in the corner.

The bound edge.

The finished book.

Herron Tour

2010-12-23T08:42:00.000-08:00

This fall we gave our annual tour to the visual communications class from Herron school of art.

Tommy C. showing how the plate processor works.

Jim Faulkenberg telling them about the digital press.

The students watching a job being run on the press.

We printed a take away piece for them that day.

Jim demonstrating the cutter to the students.

"Keep your hands out from under the blade!".

The take home piece we printed for them is laying on the table.
Dustin and Courtney form The Attic designed the informational brochure for the students to take with them.

A single sheet of paper that folds up into a book.

The book explains various printing terms and give the students other helpful information.

To make it into a book you first have to make one cut in the center of the sheet.

Then you fold it according to the directions that are printed on the back.

Here is a video showing how it folds and the finished book.

A Breath of Fresh Air

2010-07-14T06:28:00.000-07:00

A client of ours recently gave us a nice little write up on their blog.

Our client, Aglow Marketing, wrote about their dealings with their previous printer on their blog.

"This time a local printer I had trusted with one client's work suddenly started giving me terrible customer service and basically told me that Aglow wasn't a big enough client to spend his time on. So, I moved on from this terrible experience and asked other trusted designers for their referral. I was hesitant that being a "small" marketing firm that, again, we might be shooed away for lack of size. However, we were welcomed with open arms at Faulkenberg Printing."

They then had some very kind words for us.

"Jim Faulkenberg and Brian have been nothing short of phenomenal since day one. Our first project we did with Faulkenberg Printing took several weeks with lots of little details to address. They took endless amounts of time working through them with me and never made me feel like I was wasting their time. I was impressed with their extensive experience and ability to answer my questions without going over my head. And as we continue to work with them, I am continually impressed with their prompt communication and looking out for our client's best interest. Jim even goes out of way to keep me updated on new orders my clients place after the initial set up to keep me in the loop. I know he's a busy man and he doesn't have to do this but the fact that he does makes me appreciate them all the more. It exemplifies customer service at its finest."

Wow! Those are very kind words which are very much appreciated.
We do try to give the very best service possible.
Treating our customers as we want to be treated and word of mouth referrals is why we don't have salesmen out getting work from others printers. Customers who want the best product and want treated right find us.

I found an old advertisement that Faulkenberg's used years ago (Just look at the phone number!).
It still holds true for us today.

More Construction

2010-07-07T10:23:00.001-07:00

This past winter we did some construction on our third floor.

We built a new room.

Foreman meeting.

More picture to come on the finished product.

Construction

2009-10-30T06:03:00.000-07:00

Vance Faulkenberg, one of the original owners, still puts in some hours here at the shop from time to time.

He lives out of state but when he is in town he helps us out.
His latest project was installing a sliding door in the delivery area of the shop.

To make sure he didn't goof off to much his wife, Ila, kept a close eye on him for us.

Herron Students Tour

2009-10-07T09:18:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we had some students from the Herron School of Art tour the shop.

Jim took them around the shop and they were invited to ask any questions about printing as they toured.
There were 31 students who came to visit us yesterday.

Tom Faulkenberg shows them our letter presses.

He demonstrated scoring to them on a the Heidelberg.
The letterpress also diecuts, perforates, and numbers as well as being able to print.

While the students toured the shop Jim had me make them some notes cards to remember their visit to the shop and give them a sample of our work.

Jim Faulkenberg is showing them the bindery area and explaining how we fold signatures up to make a book.
Jim had also given them some samples of printing, in its various stages, while they were touring the shop.

Each student got a package of note cards with envelopes before leaving.

Here they are enjoying their note cards before they left the shop.

We did notice that while I was taking the group picture Tommy C. had sneaked into the group picture.
He says we will miss him when he is gone.
What a goober.

Art Work

2009-08-20T12:28:00.000-07:00

We did some letterheads and things for the Art of Parrish a few months back.

They liked our work and had us do some prints of their art work.

They liked this work and also had us do the files for the art work on their van.

Turned out pretty nice.

Vance

2009-07-31T06:58:00.000-07:00

Vance Faulkenberg running a Chief 15.
No wait. If you click on the picture and it will enlarge.
Now you can see what he is doing. Eating a Hershey candy bar!

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This looks like it is at our current location but the building has been changed many time since this picture.

I don't know who that is with his back to the camera.

If you know please tell me or put it in the comment section.

Graffiti

2009-07-21T07:28:00.000-07:00

We were tagged this weekend.

There was a big expo downtown this weekend and we were left this after the crowds left.
Wigh is what it says. I think it stands for "Where I got hives" or something like that.

I stood in the back of Tommy Cs truck to get a better picture of it.

After I took the pictures and I was stepping over the tailgate to get down. My foot got caught on the tailgate and it dropped me head first into the ally.

I was able to snap this awesome picture of the tailgate on my way down though.The sacrifices I make to record company history.

Here is some more lovely work on another wall behind Pat Ks truck.

I noticed some other new art on some other businesses around us this week to.
So we weren't the only ones to be blessed with art this weekend.
Tuesday morning finds Dan up on the roof creating a clean canvas for future budding artists.

I hope this artist remembers to come to us to have their business cards printed.

A New Video!

2009-07-17T09:00:00.000-07:00

Maintenance

2009-07-16T07:19:00.000-07:00

Tommy K. doing some of our yearly maintenace of the shop.

Trent is making sure he does it right.

While The Cats Away

2009-07-16T07:13:00.000-07:00

Jim Faulkenberg took Teusday off for his birthday.
This is what happens when Jim is gone.

That is Jims desk but that is not Jim.
Here is what time it was.
Pat kept busy though.

Conference

2009-07-01T06:14:00.001-07:00

A big conference was held in the prepress department last week.

It took a lot of talk and looking before it was decided what to do.

What did they decide?
What color to paint the men's bathroom.

Do not adjust your screen!!!! This is the color they chose.

Now the outside walls look so bland compared to the day glow green in the bathroom.

What should we do?
Paint it. We have plenty of green paint left over.
That will wake you up in the morning.

Were Not On Fire!

2009-03-12T06:57:00.001-07:00

This morning greeted us with a big fire in downtown Indianapolis.

The fire was not on our block (Thankfully) but two blocks down at a construction site for some new apartments.

You could smell the smoke as you entered the downtown area.

Tom Faulkenberg went up on the roof and took a couple of pictures of the fire.

Advertising and Promotionals

2009-03-05T11:24:00.000-08:00

If you need to advertise be sure to let us give you a quote for your promotional material.

See what we have to offer HERE.

Contact information for us can be found in the top right hand corner.

Eric Kass

2009-03-05T10:35:00.001-08:00

One of our customers, Eric Kass, put some of his work on display on his blog.

He has some nice photography of the pieces we printed for him here at the shop.

Check out his blog HERE

2009-02-26T05:57:00.001-08:00

An old advertisement that is still true today.

We have been in printing since 1946 so we know how to do your printing job with quality.

We try our best to get you the lowest price but the old adage is true "You get what you pay for.".

Digital Booklet Maker

2009-02-25T12:58:00.000-08:00

Here is a video of our digital printer that can do finished booklets.
Watch the video, its under a minute long and then send us the files for your job.

Its great for small runs.

Snow

2009-02-25T12:49:00.001-08:00

Even when it snows a foot Faulkenbergs is still open.

Not all of us made it in (including me) but we have to change the locks on the weekend to keep the Kruezman brothers home.

Old Ad

2009-02-24T12:31:00.000-08:00

Check out the phone number.

Please don't forget to order your printing before you go on vacation.
Oh, and the number is now 317-638-1359.

ED

2009-02-24T12:29:00.001-08:00

Ed Williams running a Chief 26.

The Founder

2009-01-27T08:32:00.001-08:00

Click on image to enlarge.

Tom Faulkenberg's Father, John, was the founder of Faulkenberg Printing Co.

Here we see him in an issue of "Little Printers" a newsletter for printers in Indiana. Besides being a member he was also on the trip committee for the association.

Tom Faulkenberg even gets mentioned in the article. I guess he was destined to follow in his fathers footsteps.

I never met John but all those that I have spoken to who had said he was a kind and generous man.

Were Still Here

2009-01-22T07:59:00.001-08:00

The above news paper clipping is from 1946, the creation of Faulkenberg Printing Co.

63 years and Faulkenberg Printing Co. is still meeting the printing needs of Indianapolis and its surrounding areas.

The shop has moved from one place to another over the years as the advertisement below announces but the presses have kept on rolling.

I hope you continue to join us here as we reflect on the history of Faulkenberg Printing Co. and keep you up to date on whats new and who's working hard to deliver you quality printing again and again.