James W. Smith Printing Company

06/11/2026

Custom project complete! 🛥️

Our Wide Format Team recently helped restore a weathered swim platform on a 2014 Tige ski boat.

The project included removing the old rubber, sourcing new PV/EVA foam, templating the platform area, cutting and beveling the edges, and scribing the Tige logo into the new material.

This is the kind of craftsmanship TeamSmith takes pride in — creative problem solving, precision work, and a finished result built to stand out.

Need help with a custom project like this? TeamSmith would love to assist.

Contact Logan through Smith-Printing.com.

06/10/2026

🌻 June Is Blooming in Print 🌻

Our June calendar image is popping off the page!

The sunflower is printed on 100 # lb. Finesse Silk Cover with an overall dull aqueous coating and a spot gloss varnish and finished with 3D embossing.

This special finishing technique adds depth, texture, and a tactile experience you can see and feel turning this month’s image into something truly eye-catching.

It’s a perfect example of how dimensional printing techniques can elevate your designs and make a lasting impression.

06/08/2026

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The James W. Smith Printing Team creates and installs vehicle graph...

05/25/2026

05/15/2026

Often times graphic designers are locked into the traditional mindset that adding shapes (die-cutting) adds excessive dollars to a printed campaign. In today’s digital print world, that isn’t necessarily the case.

Our wide format team utilizes CAD cutters to finish printed materials — no expensive custom dies, just a precise digital plot.

These point-of-purchase headers are a great example of a client adding a custom shape to highlight their logo with very little additional cost.

Consider this approach for your next campaign.

05/04/2026

It’s time to celebrate the 2026 Wildcat graduates again! TeamSmith are in production printing these celebratory lamppost banners that will be displayed along the downtown stretch. The Libertyville Village, High School, Visual Image Photography, JimmyC and Smith Printing has built this tradition and a seamless process since 2020.

05/04/2026

🦋🎨 May Is for Coloring & Creativity! 🎨🦋

Our May calendar page features a beautiful butterfly illustration—ready for you to bring it to life with your creativity! Printed on 67 lb. Exact Vellum, it’s perfect for coloring with pencils, crayons, or markers.

How to Enter:
1.) Like this post
2.) Share this post
3.) Follow James W Smith Printing Company
4.) Color your May calendar page
5.) Post a photo of your finished page in the comments by midnight on May 31st

One lucky (and creative!) participant will win a prize—so grab your favorite colors and join the fun!

04/28/2026

Love throwing in with Craftsman Cafe - Community from the inside out!

We will be hosting a Cafe show this summer in a local barn. We’re looking forward to it! First wave of invites just dropped (invite only show) today and all will hit mailboxes next week. Shout out to our friends at James W. Smith Printing Company for the super cool design and for our mini-tribute insert where we tip our hat to the great photographer William Eggleston. This show will support the great work Operation:Outpour.

04/14/2026

Grateful and proud to be Americans 🇺🇸 This year, we’re celebrating 250 years of freedom and liberty. Hope you are too!

02/04/2026

9’ x 20’ banners in a day are no problem with