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Tru Art Color Graphics

Name: Tru Art Color Graphics
Address: 2800 Highway 6 E, Iowa City, IA, 52240, US
Telephone: +13193379623
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We have been providing print and promotional products to the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids corridor and beyond for over 120 years.

Tru Art Color Graphics is an award-winning, full-service commercial printing and promotional products company offering unsurpassed levels of service and consultative expertise. We are your ONE source for all things branded. We are masters of paying attention to details and responding with a sense of urgency. Commercial Printing • Branded Apparel • Promotional Advertising • Awards • Advertising Calendars • Signage & Displays • Commercial Printing

10/01/2026

Meet Stacy from sales. Our sales team listens for the real customer need, asks the questions that shape the recommendation and helps distributor partners connect an idea to the right Tru Art calendar solution.

Title: Account Executive
Years of Service: 10
Favorite Part of the Job: Customers and seeing what their customers put together for their calendars.
Fun Fact About Stacy: Stacy has 3 German Shepherds who love to go 4-wheeling!

Get to know the people behind Tru Art. Distributor partners can connect with our sales team, and businesses can ask their promotional products partner to bring Tru Art into the conversation.

www.truart.com

09/24/2026

Ready for the Journey

Meet Roman from shipping and fulfillment. After the planning, printing and finishing are complete, this team prepares products for the next part of their journey. Careful packaging, labeling, and coordination help your finished product arrive at your businesses and, ultimately, your customers, ready to use.

Department: Shipping
Years of Service: 7
Favorite Part of the Job: Being busy in the busy season.
Fun Fact about Roman: He has read the entire King James Bible.

Meet the people who help complete the journey. Customers can count on Tru Art through the final handoff, with a team that helps coordinate delivery needs and keep every project moving smoothly from start to finish.

09/22/2026

Quality does not slip because your printer is careless. It slips because no one left time.

A rushed Q4 job skips the careful file review, the proof you actually study, the color check before the run. None of that is about skill. It is about the calendar. Move a print decision from December to October, and you trade a frantic guess for a considered choice. Planning ahead is the simplest quality safeguard you have.

Read how getting ahead of the calendar keeps your year-end marketing sharp. https://truartcolorgraphics.com/blog/2026/09/04/finish-2026-strong-is-your-year-end-marketing-ready

09/17/2026

The Finishing Touch

Meet Tony from bindery and finishing. Cutting, collating, binding and other finishing steps turn printed sheets into a product that is ready to use. The care taken here helps ensure that the final piece functions properly, presents well and is prepared for the people who will rely on it throughout the year.

Title: Bindery Machine Operator
Years of Service: 7
Favorite Part of the Job: "Having a wide variety of tasks to do."
Fun Fact about Tony: He is a father of 3 - a son that is 24 and twin daughters that are 21!

The finishing details are what turn printed sheets into a completed product. With a variety of bindery and finishing capabilities, Tru Art helps ensure every piece is finished with care and ready to make the right impression.

09/15/2026

Your holiday card and your event banner should look like the same brand.

Spread year-end printing across a few quick-turn vendors and the pieces drift apart: different stock, mismatched color, a look that feels assembled instead of designed. Your customers notice, even if they cannot name it. One print partner keeps the whole year-end push consistent, from paper to color to finish, so every piece reads as one intentional brand.

See how consolidating your year-end printing protects your brand in our latest post. https://truartcolorgraphics.com/blog/2026/09/04/finish-2026-strong-is-your-year-end-marketing-ready

09/10/2026

Keeping the Details Connected

Meet Nate from customer service and order support. From questions and order details to updates and follow-through, this team helps keep communication connected throughout the project. Their work supports clients and helps ensure the needs of the business or organization behind the order remain visible at every stage.

Title: Production Coordinator / Estimator
Years of Service: 14
Favorite Part of the Job: Mapping out and planning complex jobs in estimating.
Fun Fact about Nate: I’m a diehard Detroit Lions fan, who enjoys being outside and trying to keep up with my 3 boys.

Strong customer service is part of every project. From answering questions to helping keep details on track, our team is here to make working with Tru Art easier every step of the way.

09/08/2026

Q4 is not one deadline. It is a dozen showing up at once.

Holiday promotions, customer appreciation pieces, fundraising appeals, event signage, annual reports, and 2027 planning all land in the same few weeks. When they stack up, print slides to the bottom of the list until it turns urgent. By then the good mail windows are gone, and rush work costs more. The pile-up, not the calendar, is what puts your year-end quality at risk.

Read the blog and map your year-end print before the scramble starts. https://truartcolorgraphics.com/blog/2026/09/04/finish-2026-strong-is-your-year-end-marketing-ready

09/03/2026

Keeping Every Item Moving!

Meet Molly from manufacturing and production. Production depends on people who coordinate materials, equipment, schedules and handoffs so that each job continues moving in the right order. Their behind-the-scenes work connects the many steps between an approved order and a finished product.

Title: Warehouse Supervisor
Years of Service: 10
Favorite Part of the Job: "The people I get to see everyday!"
Fun Fact about Molly: She has ran 32 marathons!

Behind every order is a warehouse team helping keep production moving. From managing inventory and organizing materials to moving paper where it needs to be, they help keep our presses ready and our production teams supplied.

It’s an important part of the coordination and teamwork that keeps Tru Art running every day.

08/27/2026

Where Color Meets Craft

Meet Alex, one of the press operators who brings printed pieces to life. Press operators balance experience, precision and attention to color as they transform approved files into printed sheets. Their skill is part of what helps distributor partners and businesses receive a product that looks as strong as the idea behind it.

Title: Press Operator
Years of Service: 8
Most Satisfying Part of the Job: "Conquering daily issues that arise"
Fun Fact About Alex: His second language is sarcasm.

Take a closer look at the craftmanship inside Tru Art.

08/25/2026

Sustainable packaging and premium packaging are not opposites. The best designs are both.

Your customers draw conclusions about your values from the materials you ship in. Recycled stocks, soy-based inks, and structural designs that eliminate plastic fillers now deliver presentation quality that rivals any traditional package. A cleverly engineered box that protects the product without foam demonstrates design skill and environmental responsibility at the same time. Then tell that story right on the package, and give customers one more reason to feel good about choosing you.

Explore sustainable packaging solutions for businesses in our latest blog. Hhttps://truartcolorgraphics.com/blog/2026/08/06/how-packaging-builds-brand-loyalty-unboxing-the-unexpected/

Address

2800 Highway 6 E
Iowa City, IA
52240

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm
Sunday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+13193379623

Website

http://www.truartcolorgraphics.com/

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