The Caps Group provides Branding and Design, Photography, Retouching, Hero Comp Packaging, Magazine Publishing, Trade and Educational Publishing, Retail Catalog and Consultative Services.

CHICAGO – The CAPS Group announced that one of its member firms, Black Dot Group, has a new address: Chicago.

“Relocating Black Dot’s headquarters creates better workflow efficiencies for our clients,” said John Reilly, chairman, The CAPS Group. “The move enables Black Dot’s production department to more easily use our South Loop photography and retouching studios, print facilities and prototyping group. Integrating our infrastructure also will foster better communication and improve production, which will increase The CAPS Group’s profitability.” More..

NEW YORK – Newsweek Magazine recently completed production of its much-heralded magazine re-design. At the center of this effort was their Teambase workgroup publishing system, designed and developed by Agile Enterprise, a division of HudsonYards. More..

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Chances are you’ve never seen a visual communications and marketing support services company like The Caps Group.

Headquartered in Chicago with more than 550 employees assisting clients at locations throughout North America, The Caps Group is a proven and growing leader of integrated creative, marketing and production services for advertising agencies, design firms, publishing companies, and corporations worldwide.

For more than 50 years, the collective of companies within The Caps Group have provided best-of-breed expertise in proprietary visual communications disciplines: Branding and Design, Photography, Retouching, Hero Comp Packaging, Magazine, Trade and Educational Publishing, Retail Catalog and Consultative Services.

We’re your go-to visual communications resource. We’re your expert production management partner. We manage the entire creative and production process from initial idea to final deliverables.

The Caps Group Companies. Click on a logo below to go directly to the individual company web site.

HERO PACKAGING DISPLAY PROTOTYPES FOOLPROOFING			For over 25 years, CAPS57 has been the major resource for unique, multidimensional prototypes. Whether they are Hero color corrected comps for use in either broadcast and/or print production or honing designer files to help achieve the best creative reproduction attainable on press - along with our "Natural Color & Foolproofing" systems - we deliver the most desirable end results including speed to market.
TURNKEY SOLUTIONS CATALOGS/BROCHURES PHOTOGRAPHY			Alchemy is a full-service marketing and creative firm that offers end-to-end solutions for our client partners. The Alchemy magic begins with our impassioned account staff and continues throughout the creative and production process. We see every job as a fresh opportunity for original thought. Our collective energy empowers us to achieve amazing results, transforming everyday communication elements into marketing gold.
BRANDING CORPORATE IDENTITY ANNUAL REPORTS & SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS			Founded on the premise that communications should be an extension of business strategy, our marketing specialists and graphic designers will help you uncover what’s unique about your business and the best avenue to reach your customers, shareholders and employees. Through print and interactive media we make a difference for your business each day.
PRE-PRESS/PRINTING OUTDOOR WIDE-FORMAT COLOR ASSET MANAGEMENT			Fulfilling client’s premedia needs in the areas of print campaigns for newspaper and magazine ads, out-of-home or point-of-purchase materials, or collateral printing needs both digital and conventional - we manage your creative executions from start to finish along with cross platform color management systems that guarantee your brand’s integrity from medium to medium.
INTEGRATED PHOTOGRAPHY CREATIVE RETOUCHING e-SOLUTIONS			Clutch is not just about getting it done. . .it's about getting it done right. We believe in relationships. We build those relationships by bringing together the most talented photographers, imaging artists, prepress operators and business solutions consultants that will ensure your project is not only well planned but also well executed. Because a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the ninth isn't just a homerun - it's amazing - for everyone. It's Clutch.
PUBLISHING DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL PRINT ADVERTISING			Since 1963, the technology driven Black Dot group is best known as a visual communications company. Serving both print and electronic media with seamless workflow support for production and creative needs of retailers, catalogers, trade & educational book publishers, direct marketers, magazine publishers and advertising agencies.We deliver mega-page projects in part or in their entirety.
EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY DESIGN PRODUCTION			Dedicated to serving the educational publishing community for over 25 years, InContext has become one of the foremost resources in the areas of editorial content for text book publishers. Offering a combination of design, production and subject expertise in the areas of: Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies, Health and Math InContext is a full service educational product developer.
PRE-MEDIA PRODUCTION CREATIVE RETOUCHING CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT			Color-critical visual communications are flawlessly executed by the creative retouching, color management and pre-media production teams of HudsonYards. Strategic locations in New York, Nashville and San Francisco help advertisers, their agencies, publishers and corporate clients deliver complete campaigns, multi-page publications and complex brand communications to any media.