A conversation at the shop or over coffee at a local cafe. Good for answering quick questions and getting started.
A digital summary follow-up including how to get your work done, cost estimates, and timelines. Best for medium to large projects.
Small Works
is a letterpress & risograph print shop in Detroit, MI. We focus on equitable and sustainable practices in art & design. Click through the following links for information oncommunity access and events
, forresources and guides
, and scroll below for services & general pricing. Feel free to reach out through email or by phone. You can find recently printed work on instagram.
Consulting
If this is your first time printing, or if you’re looking for
advice for a future project, a good place to start is a quick visit or a
consultation. With either option, it’s best to gather some questions
about your project, some samples of existing work that you like the look of, and
plan out a budget before reaching out.
To schedule a visit to get started, reach out via
email.
Quick Visit
free
Consultation
$125
Business Cards
Business cards are letterpress printed. Sized 2”x3.5”,
single sided & single color by default, they can be hand set or printed
from a vector image processed into a plate. Our house stock is from Gmund,
and we keep Wedding White & Wedding Cream on hand, both 16pt thickness.
For a guide to setting up your files, click here.
We take custom jobs when time permits, reach out via email.
Hand Set
from Plate
250 cards
500 cards
1000 cards
$65
$110
$200
250 cards
500 cards
1000 cards
$160
$220
$350
Grab Bag
The “Grab Bag” is where you pay us to make you a flyer with what we have laying around, designed by whomever is in the shop that day. You don’t get to pick the illustration, sheet size, color, or quantity. Riso is faster and cheaper than letterpress. You don’t get to pick the illustration regardless of equipment. Email us the names of acts/bands, date & door time, venue, the city, and nothing else. We reserve the right to copy edit.
Risograph
$100
Letterpress
$500
You get 200 of whatever I got. You send the copy (the show details) and I send you some posters.
You get 500 of whatever I got. You send the copy (the show details) and I send you some posters.
Risograph Prints
Available in 8.5"x11" and 11"x17"
in one or two colors. For print with more than two colors, reach out for
a quote. If printing full bleed, your print will be trimmed smaller than the
sizes listed. You can also set up your files to print multiple items on one
sheet, for an additional cut charge of $10.
For a guide to setting up your files,
click here.
Single Color
Two Color
100 8.5"x11"
100 11"x17"
$45
$60
100 8.5"x11"
100 11"x17"
$60
$75
Zines / Chap Books
Zines & Chap Books are Risograph printed in edition of 100. They
are 8.5"x5.5" untrimmed, or trimmed to a final size of 4.75”x7”. The smaller size can be full
bleed. House stock is cougar natural smooth in #60t. For thicker or alternative
text or cover colors, email for pricing estimates. For custom sizes, or alternate
binding structures, reach out for a visit or consultation.
For a guide to setting up your files,
click here.
Single Color
Two Color
16 pages
24 pages
32 pages
$90
$120
$150
16 pages
24 pages
32 pages
$135
$185
$240
Custom Projects
If you have a printing or bookbinding project you'd like me to work on, reach out in an email with what you'd like to have done, when you'd like to have it done by, and with some examples of existing work that resembles the work you're interested in. We can plan a visit to the shop if you'd like to see some materials or printed matter. If you decide to work with me on a project, I'll charge a $125 consultation fee to start the project, and we'll work through a budget, timeline, and scope of work to determine final costs.
Quick Visit
Free
Consultation
$125
Book if you are able to bring you press into the shop, or would like to have a virtual meeting about your press.
Book for on site visits to diagnose a press. This is a $200 flat rate for Metro Detroit, with a charge per mile visits outside the city.