The Day the Workflow Stood Still
The print hardware often gets the blame when there is a shop slowdown. Misfeeds, wrong stock loaded, paper transport issues, and even finishing equipment glitches can pose some challenges. But when the workflow has a problem the challenges can be greater because sometimes no one notices until nothing is flowing. You never want your workflow […]
Yo! A Piece Of Paper Is NOT A Screen!
by Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva It happened again today. I opened an InDesign file from a reputable agency and it’s wrong! The brief was that the creative had to include a dozen images, some graphic elements, three type faces and meet the content brief for an eight-page brochure. It wasn’t a big job. There was […]
Meet Robert Hunt: Creator Of Awesome Industry App @PrintApply
As I often mention, one of the perks to having a website that’s dedicated to sharing cool things with our community is that cool things come along! Such is the case with Print Apply – an App for print professionals and graphic designers! I’ve had the App and have been sharing info about it for […]
Photoshop or Photo Not?
by Sandy Hubbard, Print Futurist For years, newsrooms have had rules about digital alternations. Photo journalists who edited items out of shots — with only the most honorable artistic intentions — were shown the door for misrepresenting reality. Now, it may be that fashion advertising and celebrity entertainment “news” are heading in a similar direction. […]
British Authority Bans Two Ads by LOréal
This is quite interesting. Certainly it is understood that there is a fair amount of retouching in Advertising. I for one oversaw the retouching of a female celebrity of a certain age that had “kill rights” to ANY images of her – and by the time we were done and she had approved it – she had magically […]
IDEAlliance publishes Printing Guidelines Poster 2011
Press release from the issuing company Alexandria, Virginia – IDEAlliance announced today the release of the Printing Guidelines 2011 poster, a joint industry effort sponsored by DEER, IDEAlliance’s non-profit charitable foundation. The 2011 Printing Guidelines Poster is designed to help print buyers and print providers achieve consistent, high quality color printing, according to the latest […]
USA: Is a Value-Added Tax Heading Our Way?
There is a great deal of buzz starting to generate around the “value-added tax” (or VAT). The concept of a VAT was first proposed by Wilhelm von Siemens, son of the founder of Siemens in 1918. The first country to implement a value-added tax was France in 1954. Today, nearly 100 countries have a VAT. […]
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 […]
Maximizing Your Investment in Inkjet
Inkjet proofing has been utilized as a reliable standard for sometime now. Visiting and speaking with many customers, I am surprised by how little these devices are utilized to their full capacity. Sure, proofs are charged for as part of a standard job, but if the inkjet is sitting idle other than producing proofs you […]
ADAM Software & EskoArtwork forge a strategic partnership for the packaging sector
ADAM Software announced details of a new strategic partnership with EskoArtwork. The alliance promises to bring new levels of efficiency and control to the processes involved in producing packaging materials. By coupling ADAM’s technology leadership in digital asset management (DAM) and marketing technologies with EskoArtwork’s proven leadership in technologies and services for the packaging sector, […]
Label Traxx Digital File Planner Dramatically Reduces Prepress Time
Label Traxx Version 5.6—now in beta testing and scheduled for full release later in 2010 by Tailored Solutions, the developer—dramatically reduces file preparation time for label printers using both conventional and digital presses, including the HP Indigo W6000. The Label Traxx digital file planner enables prepress operators to automatically arrange grouped labels into files or […]
PIA Color Management Conference, December 5-7th 2010
Make plans now to attend the 12th annual Color Management Conference. This is the conference for beginners and experts alike bringing together the who’s who of the color management industry. For years, the Printing Industries of America’s Color Management Conference has provided attendees the best advice on how to select the right technology and learn best […]