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Sustainable Packaging Needs Warrant Digital Printing Solutions
Sustainability is one of the hottest topics in the world of packaging today. Companies proactively seek ways to define...
Packaging and Printing: It’s More Than What Meets the Eye
Packaging and printing: it’s more than what meets the eye. In today’s world, packaging is everywhere and used for...
How Many Printers Does It Take to Print a Light Bulb?
Q: How many Printers does it take to print a light bulb? A: You don’t know, you don't print light bulbs... right?...
Forget Winter, Earth Day Is Coming. Prepare for the Paper Battle!
Greetings tree killers. Oh, you don’t believe you’re still considered a tree killer? You rock your FSC seal and use...
3 Reasons to Celebrate Print This Earth Day
Earth Day 2016 (April 22) is nearly upon us, and maybe I’m crazy, but Earth Day has always been one of my favorite...
Misconception 3: Print Is Bad For The Environment
Here we have reached our last, perhaps most concentrated, misconception that print is bad for the environment? If you...
Get Ready For International Print Day (#IPD15) October 14, 2015!
INTERNATIONAL PRINT DAY 2015, A 24-HOUR SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT, TO EMPHASIZE THE INDUSTRY’S LOVE FOR AND DEDICATION TO...
#UKvUSA: Who Really Chooses Paper?
Welcome to my blogging duel with TEAM UK’s Matthew Parker. If you have been following along you can skip right to the...
Top 5 Tips for InkJet Success
If you aren’t already working with an inkjet web press, this is a great time to get onboard the inkjet train....
Paper and Packaging Industry Joins Together to Launch National Consumer Campaign
Paper & Packaging – How Life Unfolds™ Campaign Looks to Increase Appreciation and Demand MCLEAN Va. (July 8, 2015)...
Eco-Friendly Books Can Be Planted And Grown Back Into Trees!
From Design Taxi - By John Yong To educate children on where books come from, publisher Pequeno Editor and agency FCB...
KFC Unveils Edible Coffee Cups!
From Design Taxi KFC is planning to serve their coffee in an edible cup that lets customers enjoy the warm beverage...
Vantablack: The Blackest Black Ever Made!
Ladies and Gentlemen… from the NY Times Nov 2014… VANTABLACK! Not sure if there are any ink on paper possibilities…...
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...
Tips For Shipping Materials To International Markets
by Marc Zazeela Marc Zazeela is a 20-year veteran of international mailing and shipping. He says, “My customers are my...
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...
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...
Sprout: Use a Pencil, Plant a Pencil, Grow a Plant!
I've seen seeded paper that you can plant and grow wild flowers, but never a pencil that you can use to write down...
Drinkable Book Provides Filtration Through Its Pages
Although this book is great example of re-thinking print, I don't want the true subject matter to get lost and...
Getting Real With The Perception Of Print On #EarthDay
I have said it many times, but for those of you who may not already know, I am a TV Junkie. Many of my blogs, industry...
Mohawk Partners With Print Media Centr For 2014!
It's no secret I love paper, it's no secret I love the paper people, and it's no secret I specifically love the paper...
Would You Like Some 3D Printing With Those Fries?
I just read the strangest post on The Register UK, so of course I am sharing it with you. The title is McDonalds...
Paper: The Original Communications Technology
With all the news about marketing technology patent trolls harassing the print industry, it occurred to me that there...
Win $2500 In @TwoSidesUS EcoGraphic Contest!
The first-ever TwoSides US EcoGraphic Competition is a challenge to represent facts and data about the sustainability...
A Bit of Guerrilla TRUTH For #Paperless2013
After the recent tweet from Paperless 2013 about the Restoration Hardware catalog, I decided to take a different...
#Paperless2013 Fires The TWEET Heard Round The Print World
Go Paperless in 2013 takes its eye off "Paperwork" and turns its focus on Catalogs Remember in the Lord Of The Rings...
Why is the Print Industry Whining About #Paperless2013
Doesn’t the print industry have better things to do than shake its fist at Google and their Go Paperless in...
At Brazil-based Fast Food Chain, Packaging Is Edible
We have shared info about edible packaging, and edibles that were turned into packaging, but those were more gimmicky...
YUPO PAPER Steps Up In Wake Of Sandy
This is just one huge reason why I am, and have been a long standing fan (and customer) of YUPO. People helping people...
New Paper Unveiled Made From Olives
Leave it to the Italians to work olives and other food into paper! The Favini site is really cool too, oh but...
Celebrate National Print Day With A Little Guerrilla Marketing
Seems like the industry has made some lemonade from the lemons tossed at us during the misguided and failed attempt of...
Cardboard Packaging That Creates A Forest Ecosystem
This is video is from March of last year but its making it's way around, or possibly back, through the packaging...
Brew Your Coffee In This Amazing French Press Packaging
In another life, when I have more patience and math skills, I want to be a Package Designer! This is almost one of...
Forget A Book, Now You Can Read Your Toilet Paper
This little ditty is from The Atlantic. Let's hope this doesn't become a metaphor for the industry, and just one...
Why Stopping Toshiba's National No Print Day Worked, and Why it Shouldn't Have
10 days after the announcement of National No Print Day, Toshiba pulled the plug and victory celebrations broke out...
Calling all Print-Archists: Take a REAL STAND Against Toshiba’s No-Print Day!
UPDATE: PLEASE NOTE AS OF 6/20/2012 TOSHIBA HAS PULLED THIS CAMPAIGN - PARTLY BECAUSE OF POSTS LIKE THIS AND READERS...
Video: Guerrilla Marketing With Package Shaped Fruit
This is just too weird and wacky not to share... Im not sure if questions regarding the juice content can be answered...
WikiCells: Bottles that could be EATEN once you've drunk what's inside
This is from The Daily Mail but I did include other references since that is not one of my "go-to" sources for news...
The 6 Pillars of Social Commerce
Brain Solis rocks. In this post he tackles the 6 Pillars of Social commerce which he states are: 1: Social Proof –...
Your Touchscreen Can “Read” This Ink
Another technology to bridge print to digital. This one relies on Printers to embed an "invisible electronic code"...
The Last Infographic You’ll Ever Need: PRINT IS BIG
via PRINT IS BIG. Printing plays a significant role in the U.S. and Worldwide economies. Despite the myths you...
What's Causing Rising Paper Prices?
via: Millcraft Paper Company: What's Causing Rising Paper Prices?. If you are at all related to the commercial print...
Two Sides Launches U.S. Website
Factual Information from Respected Sources Dispels Myths about the Sustainability of Print and Paper Two Sides, the...
Reinvented Disposable Coffee Cup Eliminates Plastic Lids
Interesting concept! Good for Paper, Print, and the environment! Called Compleat, the all-paper design has a built-in...
Graph Expo Recap: An Opportunity to Reach Those Who Couldn't Attend
Despite the enormous amount of attendees last week in Chicago, there are people and companies out there who arent on...
If you Print, why not Print a forest?
Print a Forest is a free computer application. Our mission is to give everyone an option to have the personal...
Americans Are Tightwads When It Comes to Green Brands
New survey proves that worry's one thing, spending another By Robert Klara As any politician will tell you, it’s one...
Domtar Helps Buyers Track Paper's Trail from Mill to Market
Domtar Corporation launched its "Paper Trail" online environmental tool Tuesday to let customers see the environmental...
Typographic Lounge Furniture!
TABISSO is a French design company focusing on high-end, typographic lounge furniture. Their chair line includes...
The Recycled Paper Water Container
Designer Andrea Ponti has created an interesting concept for the Milan Expo 2015. The Life is a water container,...
New Publication Paper Price Monitor
by Terry L Choate Jr I have found, throughout the course of my career, that unless publishers have a resource to...
Infographic: Spam Has The Carbon Footprint of Estonia
Spam takes electricity to produce and send, and electricity usually entails lots and lots of coal. Add this to the...
Q&A: Fiber Testing, Paper, and the Lacey Act
Answers to frequently asked questions about fiber testing, a technology that can help find potentially illegal wood in...
Millcraft Paper: The Recyclability Equation
The latest issue of Down To Earth (IP's look at environmental issues and trends) is out. It asks the question "How do...
Sappi Announces European Price Increase for Specialty Products
Sappi Fine Paper Europe said that it will increase prices for its specialty products in European and overeseas markets...
Video: How ink is made
If you’ve ever wondered...
US sets triple-digit duties on China paper-industry
The United States has set combined duties ranging up to 313.8 percent on coated paper from China and duties of up to...
Greener Printing for Authentic Marketing Communications
Marketing is at the heart of every small business. It is almost universally cited as the number one challenge for...
The 2010 Inkjet Ink Report
Inkjet printing has enjoyed excellent growth during the past decade. A look at how the mix between conventional and...
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...
Online Sales Tax Collection is Coming
"States are under pressure to raise their revenues, and with e-commerce sales rising, they are seeing these revenues...
4 Reasons to Expand Your Business to Brazil
Why should you do business in Brazil? I can give you 200 million reasons. That’s the number of consumers your small...
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...
The Top International Ink Companies
Some Signs of Improvement After a Challenging Year For the vast majority of leading global ink manufacturers, the past...
Print Grows Trees
In a world bombarded by electronic images and media, many forget the value of print to our society. It contributes in...
What Makes Paper Digital?
I’ve been asked about the outlook for digital papers. I’ve also read about the outlook for digital papers. One...
Convertible UV Printing – Do You Think Your Saving Money? Seriously?
While you were sitting in the board meeting or alone in your office this past week studying last quarters P&L, did...
Spandex releases repositionable versatile vinyl
Spandex has launched a white, semi-matt, self-adhesive vinyl for large-format applications. The ImagePerfect (IP)...
The Paper Life Cycle Project
The Paper Life Cycle project is a multi-stakeholder initiative that provides key environmental information about the...
Market reacts to ’step-change technology’ launch at FESPA 2010
A demonstration of a ground-breaking new development in UV LED curing for digital ink jet and label web printing won...
Understanding the New FSC Labels
The June PaperSpecs Webinar “Understanding the New FSC Labels” could have been called “Everything You Wanted to Know...
New range of UV LED curable inks
Digital PrintInk has launched PLASMA PLMF ink range for wide format UV LED curable printers. The company's PLASMA ink...
INX Digital’s New Silver Metallic Ink Primed for FESPA
INX Digital International Co. introduced several new interesting products when FESPA opened in Munich, Germany on June...
Kodak honored in IPA, IDEAlliance Ink Optimization RoundUP
Kodak (Rochester, NY) ColorFlow Software with Ink Optimizing Solution participated in the recent IPA / IDEAlliance Ink...
Starbucks Challenges Paper Cup Waste via Sustanability Design Contest
Starbucks Challenges Paper Cup Waste via Sustanability Design Contest. Yesterday the winner of The Betacup Challenge,...
Ink Optimization RoundUP – 2010 Results Report
In an exhaustive evaluation of ink-saving technologies, the world's leading ink optimization software systems were put...
Raw materials and the ink industry – More challenging times ahead
People in the ink industry might ask themselves, will normal years of steady Raw Material supply and stable costs ever...
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