Mailstar

Graphic Design · Rochester, NY

Your First Impression Is Our Business.

Print-focused design from a team that knows USPS regulations, production requirements, and what actually gets opened. You only get one chance — we make it count.

"You only have one chance to make a great first impression."

Mailstar designs that impression for you — and then prints it.

Design That Was Built for the Press.

Most graphic designers work in a world that starts on screen and ends on screen. Mailstar’s design team works in a world that starts with your goals and ends in your customer’s hands.

We design with print production in mind from the first concept — correct bleeds, press-ready color profiles, USPS-compliant layouts, and paper stock that complements the design. That’s what separates a print-savvy creative team from a general design shop, and it’s why our clients don’t get surprises when the job comes off the press.

Our Designers Know the USPS Rulebook So You Don't Have To.

Mailstar designs that impression for you — and then prints it.

USPS mail piece design has strict requirements — address placement, barcode clear zones, aspect ratios, and more. A design that doesn’t meet those specs can be rejected by the post office, returned for correction, or — worst case — mailed at a higher postage rate than you budgeted for.

Mailstar designers build every mail piece to USPS specifications from the start. No back-and-forth corrections. No rate surprises. No delays from a rejected piece at the presort facility. It’s one of the real-world advantages of working with a team that designs and mails under the same roof.

From Concept to Camera-Ready.

Branding & Identity

Logos, brand systems, color palettes, and typography guides for businesses that need a consistent visual identity across all their marketing materials.

Direct Mail Creative

Postcards, self-mailers, envelopes, inserts, and appeal packages designed for response — with USPS layout compliance built in from day one.

Print Collateral

Brochures, flyers, sell sheets, rack cards, business cards, letterhead, and any other printed material your business needs to look polished and professional.

Event Materials

Banners, signage, programs, invitations, and wide format displays designed to work across all your event touchpoints.

Nonprofit Appeals

Donation appeal packages, pledge forms, reply envelopes, and campaign materials designed to communicate urgency and inspire giving.

Production Services

File cleanup, prepress preparation, color correction, and print-ready export for files you've created elsewhere that need production-ready formatting.

Design Here. Print Here. No Handoff Required.

When design and printing happen in the same place, the whole process gets simpler. Files don’t get lost in translation. There’s no back-and-forth between your designer and a separate print shop trying to figure out why the colors don’t match. No prepress surprises when a file isn’t set up correctly.

Mailstar’s design team and production team share the same building — which means your designer knows exactly how a piece will behave on press before a single sheet is printed. That’s how we catch problems early and deliver a finished product that looks exactly like what you approved.

STEP 1

Concept

We start with your goals — not a template. We’ll ask about your audience, your message, and the action you want the reader to take.

STEP 1

STEP 2

Design & Proof

You receive a proof with production notes. We revise until you’re happy — and we flag any print production issues before they become problems.

STEP 2

STEP 3

Print & Deliver

Approved files go straight to our press. No file handoff, no prepress surprises, no re-quotes. Just your finished job, on time.

STEP 3

Work We're Proud Of.

Samples of direct mail, print collateral, and brand identity work for businesses and nonprofits throughout the Rochester, NY area.

Big impact/conversion element: Lets develop a small gallery of 4–6 pieces (anonymized if needed). Photos of physical printed samples are also effective here.

Let's Design Something Worth Printing.

Tell us about your project — what you’re trying to say, who you’re trying to reach, and when you need it. We’ll take it from there.

Or call us: 585.254.6220 · Monday–Friday, 8am–4:30pm

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Direct Mail Inquiry

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We treat mailing lists as confidential project data. Your file is used only for estimating and processing this job, and is not shared, sold, or used for marketing. Access is limited to authorized production staff.
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Mailing Services

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