About Us

I'm an entrepreneur at heart having spent years owning a service based business, so I understand how to analyze a problem and just how important every solution is to a business.

AlphaGraphics Northbrook / Deerfield is the place where high-end equipment and expert professionals come together to help businesses grow through print and marketing services and products.

Since opening our doors in 1991, we've built a reputation for fanatical customer service from meeting impossibly fast turnaround times and consistently delivering stunning quality.

Having owned or operated service-based businesses for 21years including owning AlphaGraphics for the past 17 years, owner Dan Sher leads a team that embodies an entrepreneurial spirit. We're renowned for longevity where the professional experience ranges from 3 to 30 years invested in developing their craft.

Our team treats clients like business partners and takes a personal interest in your success. Clients who've been let down by other printers marvel at our ability to create custom materials on deadline. That's because we know how important it is to make you shine, whether it's a stand-out mailing to prospects or an annual report for your boss's big meeting.

Say goodbye to late nights, DIY (do-it-yourself) designs and empty ink. Forget about techno-stress, marketing mishaps and haphazard results. Leave your time to what you do best and say hello to your local marketing communications expert, AlphaGraphics.

AlphaGraphics Northbrook / Deerfield, a full-service marketing communications company, has been in the community for the past 30 years. We are a family business that is locally owned and operated, dedicated to serving the needs of our customers. We do more than just design, copy and print — we help our customers communicate. Let our team of professionals work with you to find the best solutions for your needs. We offer complete design, printing, mailing and digital archiving services, as well as direct marketing solutions that include the latest technologies in variable data printing 1:1 marketing and cross-media campaigns.

OUR CROSS-MEDIA STRATEGIES INCLUDE: 

• Branding and Identity
• E-mail marketing
• Direct marketing
• Online marketing
• Mobile marketing
• ePublications
• Business solutions
• Print services

We are data driven, results oriented and ready to leverage today’s technologies to grow your bottom line and increase your ROI. Check out our case studies to see how we’ve done it for businesses just like yours. Then call or e-mail us today to get started.

Whatever your challenges are, from customer acquisition to tracking your marketing campaigns, our team has the know-how to get the job done—right and on time, every time. We believe in recruiting, developing and retaining passionate, client-obsessed and creative individuals, which is why we consistently achieve the best results for our clients. Our team is the backbone of our business, and we can’t wait for you to meet them.

DAN SHER, OWNER

Dan Sher brings passion and attention-to-detail in helping his clients solve their business problems. With a 21-year history owning and running service-based businesses, Dan's background as a small-business owner for the past seventeen years as well as a director of an Inc. 500 public relations agency enables him to help his clients maximize their marketing and communications in the most effective way for their business. He has both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Communications and lives in Deerfield, with his wife and son.

JENNIFER QUALLS, CENTER MANAGER

For the past 14+ years, Jennifer Qualls has worked closely with Dan to provide superior customer service to our customers.  She is responsible for working closely with our team to ensure our clients are getting what they need, when they need it.  Besides helping our clients to capture their vision in graphic design, Jennifer can work with production and in addition, Jennifer works closely with our online customers via our AGOnline platform to make their order processing easier.

MARTIN MANCEK, PRODUCTION SPECIALIST

Marty brings over 40 years of printing experience to the team. Marty is responsible for running our wide format as well as all aspects of finishing our clients' projects to make them look their best. This includes all of our digital as well as wide-format and sign finishing.  He is our lead wide-format/sign specialist in addition to all bindery and finishing.

JOSE BRIONES, PRODUCTION SPECIALIST

For two years, Jose has brought his vast experience in bindery and finishing to our clients at AlphaGraphics.  Jose's attention to detail makes sure your projects are finished correctly and look better than you expect.  He runs our high speed envelope inkjetting, our finishing and can also work our wide-format and signs.

VICKI SCHMIDT, GRAPHIC DESIGN

Vicki has worked at AlphaGraphics for over nine years and is responsible for our graphic design at AlphaGraphics Northbrook / Deerfield.  With over 20 years of experience in design and customer service, Vicki has her own Creative Memories consulting business and has utilized that experience to help her clients at AlphaGraphics.

TREVOR GAFFNEY, CUSTOMER SERVICE PROJECT MANAGER

The newest member of our team, Trevor's extensive customer service experience is an asset to our team as he oversees the rcustomer's experience at AlphaGraphics Northbrook / Deerfield.