The 2015 CMYK Manifesto: Invest In The Future Of Print
The Following Topics Are Over And Done With For 2015! MSP/PSP… WTF! Enough already. No acronym is going to change the perception of what you do if you have presses in the building. Printing is NOT a dirty word! If you think it is by all means change your company name and help your competition […]
New “Print” Year’s Resolutions We Should All Consider
By Jonathan McGrew, EDP This is the time of year when we all make our resolutions, right? Go back to the gym. Eat healthier. Procrastinate less. But what about your print resolutions this year? At this juncture it would be easy to jump to the green initiatives. Print double-sided, print less or perhaps use FSC […]
GPA Takes Substrates To New Heights At GRAPH EXPO 2014
Information provided by Lisa Lukonen Marketing Manager, GPA Specialty Substrate Solutions GRAPH EXPO 14 in Chicago was a successful show! GPA experienced high levels of booth traffic from new contacts, current customers, and graphic designers, among others from the industry interested in GPA’s offerings. GPA saw a 58% increase in booth traffic from the last GRAPH […]
Captain SustainaBill Wants to Help You On International Print Day!
Greetings Citizens of the Printerverse! International Print Day is finally upon us and Wednesday October 8th is going to be an EPIC day of open knowledge sharing through social media around the world! To help get you started, I created the message below for you to download and attach in your email signature and share with your […]
Why You Should Be At GRAPH EXPO 14 This September
by Jonathan McGrew, edp Preparing for this year’s GRAPH EXPO got me thinking; in recent years trade shows have been challenged to grow—or at the very least stay the same size. Many shows have suffered the ill fate of declining attendance or, worse yet, shutting down completely. Shows like GRAPH EXPO and their management have […]
#PaperFundamentals: Four Amazing Reasons to Attend NPTA’s Paper School At #GRAPHEXPO
by Ande Leslie From beautifully crafted invitations and hand-written notes on luxurious paper, to complex printed pieces using specialty inks and finishes, paper continues to provide a distinctive way to reach prospective and current customers. Learn everything you need to know about #paperfundamentals at Paper School, hosted by NPTA, the National Paper Trade Association, […]
Ten Sure Signs You Are a Print Junkie!
There have been many times in my career where the satisfaction of making the impossible, possible, has induced an overload of endorphins! Even if others didn’t say thank you, and ten more jobs were dropped on my desk without any acknowledgment of the miracle pulled off, I knew for that moment I was a […]
1/1 Interview With Francis Atterbury, Bookmaking Pioneer And Craftsman At Artisan Books
There are a few print companies out there who become the default “name” used as the example when discussing a specific print product, and Artisan Books is one of them. After a brief exchange with Francis Atterbury, I understand why. Who wouldn’t default to the man who states, “there will always be a market for […]
PrintMediaCentr’s Printerverse Lands At #GRAPHEXPO 14
THE PRINTERVERSE™ AT GRAPH EXPO 14 TO DELIVER “OUT OF THIS WORLD” NETWORKING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCE Special Events, Trending Marketing Sessions, and Robust Networking Round Out the Interactive Programing in Store for Show Goers PrintMediaCentr is pleased to announce the Printerverse will return to GRAPH EXPO 14, coming to Chicago’s McCormick Place, September 28 – […]
1/1 Interview With Trish Witkowski, Chief Folding Fanatic At FoldFactory.com
Trish Witkowski is one of those people who can command a room, or a video frame, simply by stepping into it. She is authentic, informative, and always printspirational! Her legendary Fold of The Week videos have given her well-deserved print industry celebrity status, and she is the only person I know that could make a barrel […]
A Super Idea To Save The Reputation Of Print And Paper
For many years the industry has provided a wealth of research, information and resources to address the perception surrounding the sustainability of print and paper. And while these organizations have done an amazing job educating us and helping us have intelligent conversations on the topic, for the most part we have collectively fallen short reaching […]
A Few Quick Tips For Choosing The Best Paper For Your Printing
At the end of the day, all of the meticulous file creation and prepress preparation we undergo during a project wont matter unless you have factored in BOTH the press, and the paper you are printing on. The presses are a much bigger and technical story, so let’s talk about the paper! Without a doubt, paper is part […]