CLASSIC GRAPHICS -- Against the Odds

"It was absolute ignorance on our part. We had no idea how hard it would be," remembers Pitts."We were just two pressmen working together at a local printing company. We thought that starting our own print shop would be a good idea," he laughs.

So, in 1983, the partners decided to see if they could bring their dream to fruition. Pitts and Gardner borrowed money from their families, gave notice to their employer and found other jobs to help support themselves until they could get their new company up and running.