QR codes are slowly making themselves known in mainstream applications, with a prime example being its use in a massive campaign centered around Gulf relief. Activist group Women of the Storm is rallying public support around Gulf restoration through its celebrity-backed Be the One campaign to get signatures for their petition, which states: “I demand [...]
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Digital Print Republic launches free online ink consumption tool
Online community Digital Print Republic has added a tool for calculating ink coverage breakdowns from print-ready PDF files. Digital Print Republic said it hoped the Inkchex tool, which is currently in free beta for registered users, will prove popular with businesses using inkjet kit, including wide-format printers. The digital print online community believes the tool, [...]
Five Production Technologies you Should Know About
The most important aspect of change in the production industry is workflow improvement. The more efficient the workflow, the more time we have to focus on customer service. This efficiency is being accomplished by the evolution of digital workflow systems. In order to implement a fully digital workflow we must embrace key technologies such as [...]
Color-Logic targets designers with video guide
Color-Logic has produced a video to demonstrate how graphic designers can quickly produce metallic special effects using its process metallic colour system. The seven-minute video provides a step-by-step guide to Color-Logic’s design software and was conducted by the company’s chief technology officer Richard Ainge, who developed the original MetalFX process. Mark Geeves, sales and marketing [...]
Getting Real Feedback For Your New Design, Usability Testing
Getting feedback is very important in each work, because it really can improve our works, see do others react and understand your design the same way you do and of course to let you understand how your readers,visitors think. There are really many websites by now already helping each other to critique artworks, get suggestions, [...]
New Xerox Color 800/1000 presses’ image quality and speed driving installs
Xerox Corporation’s new Color 800/1000 Presses have made a great first impression as printers around the world install the devices to produce vivid images on a wide range of paper stocks. The systems, printing 80 and 100 pages per minute respectively, are ideal for print service providers looking to expand their digital businesses to produce [...]
Xplor opens registration for sessions at Graph Expo
Xplor Intl, the electronic document systems association, announces the details of its education program to be hosted at Graph Expo 2010, October 3-6 in Chicago. The Xplor Document University (XDU) program will be held on October 5 and 6, during the show. The sessions are: • White Space and TransPromo – A Profitable Combination • [...]
SGIA Webinar Series Schedule – July through December 2010
SGIA Webinars present essential information about today’s hottest industry topics — from imaging technologies and business management issues to new laws and mandates affecting the community. The upcoming Webinars offer something to each industry sector, including: Wide-format digital imaging, screen graphics, finishing techniques, graphics installations and business management. All Webinars are 60 minutes in length [...]
Kodak: Color Fusion is the new TransPromo
Maybe you’ve already heard about color fusion applications? These are applications that combine the power of color offset printing with the versatility of color digital printing, usually inline on an offset press. It’s fascinating technology because it gives owners of offset technology that is still performing well a chance to add some digital technology to [...]
You Can Calculate the Value of a Customer Tweet
Ever wonder about the true long-range value of a tweet? Now you don’t have to guess. Just plug a link, phrase, hashtag or screen name into TweetReach.com to get a sense of the reach it’s achieved via tweets and retweets. The cool part: TweetReach doesn’t just reveal how many users passed the information around; it [...]
