print buying

From a business card to a 500 page catalogue, we can supply the print you need on time and at the right price. Ask to see our comprehensive portfolio.

the cottage

Design for Print is based in the Thameside village of Sonning, at a picturesque 17th century cottage. We like to think attractive surroundings make for more creative design decisions and the design of this site has been influenced by the character of our location.

about Design for Print

Design for Print began trading in 1984. The service we provide is comprehensive, ranging, for example, from the design of a single business card to the development of a complete range of brochures for a company's entire product range. Typically we meet with you to establish a detailed understanding of your needs and ensure that you agree with that understanding before we begin work. Unlike some designers, we work collaboratively with our clients ensuring a smooth development of finished projects, from initial design ideas to the delivery of the finished work. Our skills include marketing, copy editing, picture research, photography, typographic and graphic design. Our client base has been equally diverse, ranging from non-profit public sector organisations, including the EU, through global corporations to one-person start- up businesses. However, although our expertise is wide, the service we provide is tailored to your exact requirements and budget.

david woodward

David Woodward was first involved with print when, aged 11, he swapped his collection of Enid Blyton books for an Adana hand printing press Machines and some metal type. A thriving boyhood business as a letterpress printer followed, with customers including the French Horn Hotel in Sonnning. After running the printing club at Reading Blue Coat School he began work as a graphic designer after graduating in Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading in 1983. His freelance work has included book design commissions for publishers like Routledge and Macmilllan. He has worked as a journalist and photographer. He teaches part-time at Department of Typography and Graphic Communication. Outside work he is Chairman of Eye & Dunsden Parish Council and an environmentalist wannabee despite being an enthusiast for regular cultural trips to France, Italy and elsewhere. His personal blog is at diaphania.blogspirit.com

our business partners

Design for Print works with a pool of specialists including photographers, exhibition and web designers and implementers, who are recruited as specific projects demand. A regular collaborator is Lawrence Kwa who studied graphic design at Thames Valley University before working at the Harper Partnership and is a designer for a number of London-based independent record labels.