January 15th, 2014
Posted in Printing | Comments Off on Custom Printing: 3 Printing Surprises in the Past Year
I recently read four “end-of-the-year” articles noting trends in industrial custom printing and book printing (or magazine printing). I thought you might find their content both intriguing and encouraging. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 14th, 2014
Posted in Large-Format Printing, Standees | Comments Off on Large Format Printing: Subtle Differences in Standees
My fiancee and I installed two more standees over the past few days. These were for the new movie X-Men. I was surprised to see more versioning, and I have given thought over the past few days to the goals the movie studio might have had when creating two versions of the large format print standee. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 6th, 2014
Posted in Architectural Printing | Comments Off on Custom Printing: Digital Printing in Architectural Design
I read an article in MyPrintResource tonight called “House of the Future = On-Demand Architecture.” (www.myprintresource.com, 12/11/13, Ron Gilboa and Arianna Valentini). I found the title intriguing, in light of recent advances in 3D custom printing. In the recent past, I had also read articles about fantasy environments created with the new additive manufacturing jet printers, but I had not realized that digital custom printing has such a bright future in so many different aspects of architectural design. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 3rd, 2014
Posted in Book Printing | Comments Off on Book Printing: A Resurgence of Physical Books and Journals
I’ve read a number of articles recently that dispute the fact that print—and the printed book, in particular–is dead. I wanted to share some information from the articles because I find this new trend toward the coexistence of electronic media and print media to be heartening. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 23rd, 2013
Posted in Digital Printing | 4 Comments »
I just found three articles on current trends in digital printing that I’d like to share with you. The news is most heartening.
Article #1: “Newsweek Print Edition Is Returning”
The first article is from The Huffington Post (12/04/13, by Joanna Zelman) and is called “Newsweek Print Edition Is Returning.” While one article on one news entity does not confirm a trend, I think in this case the information in startling, provocative, and reflective of the still surviving love of ink on paper. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 17th, 2013
Posted in Digital Printing | 2 Comments »
I was reading NewPage’s This Is Ed #8 Digital Variables tonight, and I saw some important distinctions related to digital printing that I wanted to bring to your attention. First of all, as I’ve noted in prior blogs, print books like New Page’s This Is Ed series are free. They not only showcase paper companies’ best design work, but they also provide a wealth of information on various aspects of commercial printing. I encourage you to contact New Page or any other paper company and get on their mailing list for educational publications like this. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 17th, 2013
Posted in Inks | Comments Off on Commercial Printing: Uses for White Ink and Toner
I just read an article in ITwire.com about white ink and toner. Although printing extends beyond the IT uses of laser printers, I think it is noteworthy that IT articles are now touting the benefits of white ink. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 15th, 2013
Posted in Catalog Printing | Comments Off on Catalog Printing: Creative Response to USPS Rate Increase
Necessity is the mother of invention, and sometimes a challenge breeds creativity.
Tonight on IndependentRetailer.Com I read a 10/30/13 article by Gloria Mellinger about the upcoming proposed postal rate increase and its effect on catalog printing services and direct marketers. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 11th, 2013
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When you think about it, an inkjet printer is only as good as the inks it prints.
I just read an article in PackagingEurope (11/18/13, at www.packagingeurope.com, called “Marabu at Viscom 2013”) describing Marabu’s new ink offerings as presented at Viscom 2013, a noted visual communications trade show held in Dusseldorf, Germany, in early November. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 27th, 2013
Posted in Photoshop | Comments Off on Book Printing: Creating a Logo with a Transparent Background
A consulting client of mine, who is designing a print book, came to me tonight with a quandry. He had a logo in TIFF format that included the name of a company, its graphic mark (two globes), and a tag line below the globes. Unfortunately, the logo file included a white background, and since my client wanted to place the logo over a screen of green on the back cover of the print book, the white background was a problem. When he placed the logo in the InDesign file, the white surrounding the logo obscured the green cover. Read the rest of this entry »
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