Education Print Solutions
Benefits When You Work with Hopkins Printing
We operate as a true campus partner; transparent quotes, proactive schedules, and accountability from proof to install. We’re committed to budget stewardship and sustainable choices, recommending durable, low-waste materials that stand up to everyday campus use.
Our team is built for multi-campus systems, flagship universities, and district rollouts alike. With wide-format digital and screen under one roof (plus specialty finishing), we deliver cohesive programs or stand-alone pieces that keep classrooms, student life, wayfinding, and events on-brand and ready.
Hopkins Printing is your single source for K-12 and higher ed from prepress and prototyping to production, finishing, kitting, and fulfillment.
Education print, built for the academic calendar
Hopkins equips K-12 districts and universities with campus-ready signage, wayfinding, event kits, and admissions collateral that hit real dates and install fast. Our education team pairs prepress expertise with wide-format digital and screen capacity, specialty finishing, and kit-by-college/building logistics so classrooms, labs, residence halls, and arenas look consistent whether it’s a system-wide refresh or a single department project.
Academic calendars don’t bend. Senior PMs align admissions, marketing, facilities, and athletics; we set proactive checkpoints so mail dates, installs, and game days hit.
Our prepress team adapts files for campus realities (QR/UTM, multilingual, room-by-room specs) and provides proofs/prototypes so stakeholders sign off with confidence.
Highlights: waste-reducing imposition; version control by college/building/program; trackable status from art to delivery.
Best for: yield campaigns, orientation, commencement, athletics, capital campaign events.
Photographic quality on accelerated timelines, up to oversized sheet formats—ideal for admissions events, arena graphics, donor recognition, and temporary wayfinding.
Highlights: direct print to polystyrene, Coroplast®, Sintra®/Komatex®, PETG, acrylic, vinyl, and paper; 6-color + white; durable, wipe-clean finishes.
Best for: open house kits, banners, window/wall graphics, lamppost signs, lab and safety visuals.
When longevity and exact brand color matter over long service life, screen shines; perfect for high-touch or frequently cleaned areas.
Highlights: spot colors and specialty inks (metallics, frosts, textures) on glass, acrylic, rigid plastics, and specialty films; efficient for longer runs.
Best for: permanent wayfinding, fixture panels, outdoor signage, arena/rec facilities.
Install-friendly, exact fit so facilities teams move fast and installs look clean on day one.
Capabilities: CNC routing, digital die-cutting, guillotine cutting, heat bending, lamination, back-slitting, steel-rule die cutting; hardware kits and dimensional lettering.
Result: faster installs, fewer remakes, cleaner presentation across campus.
Best for: shaped wayfinding, dimensional branding, menu/notice boards, hanging kits.
Campus programs live or die on logistics. We kit by college, building, or office, label for easy check-in, and ship direct to campus or central receiving.
Highlights: compliance labeling, photo-verified pack-outs, multi-destination shipping with tracking; central U.S. location for fast ground delivery.
Result: on-time drops with less back-and-forth at the department level.
Best for: semester refreshes, multi-building signage updates, system-wide rollouts.
High-volume companion pieces that round out your program—viewbooks, brochures, course catalogs, donor reports, magazines, stationery.
Highlights: color-managed runs matched to your large-format program; premium yet durable papers and finishes.
Best for: admissions cycles, advancement communications, alumni magazines, academic booklets.
Clean, durable presentation from postcard to booklet.
Capabilities: cutting, folding, stitching, die-cutting, folder/gluer; covers/inserts, tent cards, program books.
Result: tidy pieces that hold up through fairs, tours, and events.
Best for: graduation programs, orientation packets, event guides, table tents.
Drive awareness and turnout with targeted mail that lands when it should.
Highlights: data processing, list hygiene, inkjet addressing, inserting, camera-match verification; postal optimization and timed in-home.
Best for: yield and search mailings, open house invitations, fundraising appeals, neighborhood outreach.
Print what you need, when you need it, so departments stay current without overbuying.
Highlights: version by college/program/location; lock brand elements; real-time inventory; standardized sizes; SLA-driven turnarounds.
Result: lower obsolescence, faster updates, spend that tracks demand.
Best for: frequent content changes, program-specific materials, emergency reprints.
Your branded online portal centralizes ordering, approvals, budgets, and reporting across colleges and departments so teams self-serve without email chains or brand drift.
Highlights: role-based access, cost-center tracking, inventory visibility, multi-ship, kit selection, reorder automation; optional SSO.
Result: fewer spreadsheets, faster rollouts, clear spend control across campus.
Best for: multi-department universities and districts standardizing procurement.
Template-driven customization that protects your brand while empowering departments.
Highlights: locked logos/colors/legal; editable fields for dates, room info, pricing; real-time previews; QR options; instant proofing; automated preflight.
Best for: event posters, flyers, signage, program sheets, residence-life materials.
Merch that matches your campus experience from orientation kits to alumni gifts managed through the same logistics backbone as your print.
Highlights: curated catalogs, hosted e-commerce, inventory management, pick/pack/ship.
Best for: welcome boxes, athletics and spirit wear, donor gifts, bookstore assortments.
