Welcome To Giraphics!

IN THE BEGINNING...
     Giraphics, established in March, 1987, was one of the first desktop publishing companies in the East Texas area. It was created out of necessity from the fallout of the oil and gas industry. The previous year, many people who had been dependent on the industry, including Eric and Carol Levy, suddenly became unemployed, unable to find employment, and unable to sustain their standard of living as they had known it.
    As property values began to plummet, "For Sale by Owner" signs were popping up all over the area. People were desperate to sell their homes so they could move elsewhere to find employment and get on with their lives. Something needed to happen here, but nothing was moving. What these homeowners needed was a specialized marketing tool to help them sell their homes, as most of them could not afford realtor fees during this period.
    That's when Giraphics was created. The main introductory product was a monthly publication entitled For Sale By Owner. It was a simple, black and white glossy magazine designed to help homeowners market their homes using photos and a description of their home, with informative articles and tips on how to present their home to prospective buyers. This was a new concept in this area at that time, and it was very successful.

17 years later...
From this humble little magazine, a whole new perspective on publishing and advertising was introduced to the Tyler area...that of desktop publishing! Giraphics grew and expanded their services during the first years of their existence, and today they are one of the most stable and dependable typesetting and design firms in East Texas.