Catalog Printing
Turn product information, photography, and brand content into a polished publication your customers can use. ASB Graphics provides custom catalog printing for product catalogs, lookbooks, sales books, magazines, and showroom materials.
Our team helps you plan the page count, finished size, paper, color, cover, binding, quantity, and schedule so the catalog supports its intended use and presents your products professionally.
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Custom Catalog Printing for Your Products and Brand
- Product catalogs: Organize specifications, options, pricing, and product photography for customers and sales teams.
- Furniture catalogs: Present collections, finishes, dimensions, and application imagery in a showroom-ready format.
- Lookbooks: Use strong imagery and focused copy to introduce a collection, season, or brand direction.
- Sales books: Equip representatives with a structured resource for presentations and customer conversations.
- Magazines: Combine editorial content, photography, advertising, and organizational updates in a recurring or special publication.
Catalogs may be produced for a product launch, trade show, showroom, sales meeting, direct-mail campaign, or ongoing reference.
Planning Your Catalog Printing Project
The following decisions shape production, schedule, presentation, and cost:
- Page count: The number of pages affects layout, paper usage, and available binding methods.
- Finished size: Select dimensions that support the content and fit mailing, display, storage, and handling needs.
- Quantity: The run length helps determine the appropriate printing approach.
- Paper: Paper weight, surface, opacity, and brightness influence appearance and usability.
- Color: Full-color or specified spot colors help maintain the intended appearance of products and branding.
- Cover: A self-cover or heavier cover stock changes the feel, durability, and presentation.
- Intended lifespan: Expected handling and useful life help guide paper, coating, and binding recommendations.
Short-run catalog printing may be available depending on the specifications. Share your quantity and intended use so our team can recommend an appropriate production method.
Saddle Stitch vs. Perfect Bound Catalogs
| Consideration | Saddle Stitch Binding | Perfect Bound Binding |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | Folded sheets are nested and stapled through the fold. | Pages are gathered and glued into a wraparound cover with a flat spine. |
| Page count | Best for lower page counts that work in four-page increments. | Suited to higher page counts and publications with enough thickness for a spine. |
| Presentation | Clean, lightweight, and easy to open. | Book-like appearance with a printable spine. |
| Use | Brochures, event programs, short catalogs, and magazines. | Product catalogs, lookbooks, manuals, and substantial magazines. |
| Budget | Often economical for suitable page counts. | Provides a premium presentation with additional binding requirements. |
The right binding depends on page count, paper, intended use, lifespan, appearance, and budget. ASB Graphics can review the complete project before recommending a method.
Our Catalog Printing Process
- Discovery: We discuss the audience, content, page count, quantity, binding, budget, and requested in-hand date.
- Artwork review: Our team reviews the supplied files and identifies preparation or production concerns.
- Proofing: You review a proof to confirm content, page order, layout, and specifications.
- Production: After approval, we print, bind, and finish the catalog according to the confirmed details.
- Delivery: We coordinate delivery or distribution based on the project plan.
Partner With ASB Graphics for Catalog Printing in North Carolina
ASB Graphics has served businesses from our High Point location since 1983. We support catalog projects for companies in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and nearby Triangle communities, as well as organizations across North Carolina and neighboring states.
Our team combines consultative planning with careful production management to help your publication represent the products, information, and brand behind it.
Contact us or request a catalog printing quote to get started.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between saddle stitch and perfect binding?
Saddle-stitched publications are folded and stapled through the fold. Perfect-bound publications use adhesive and a wraparound cover to create a flat spine.
What file format should I submit for catalog printing?
A print-ready PDF with pages in reading order is usually preferred. We can review your files and explain any adjustments needed before production.
How do page count and binding affect a catalog project?
Page count affects paper usage, spine thickness, binding availability, layout, schedule, and cost. Saddle-stitched page counts generally work in multiples of four.
Can ASB Graphics produce short-run catalogs?
Short runs may be available depending on size, page count, paper, binding, and finishing. Provide the specifications and quantity for a recommendation.
Where can I find catalog printing near me?
ASB Graphics serves businesses from High Point throughout North Carolina, including the Triangle, and works with clients in neighboring states.
What information is needed to quote a catalog printing project?
Provide the finished size, page count, quantity, paper and cover preferences, color requirements, binding, artwork status, finishing, and requested in-hand date.