Open Call For Print Samples To Showcase At #Print13
Greetings Citizens and Artisans of The Printerverse! PrintMediaCentr is honored to be working with GASC at Print 13 September 8-12 in Chicago! We are once again creating The Printerverse – a show floor feature located in booth 5440… and our theme is INSPIRATION & OPPORTUNITY – aka INSPIRTUNITY! This is an OPEN CALL for print […]
Win $2500 In @TwoSidesUS EcoGraphic Contest!
The first-ever TwoSides US EcoGraphic Competition is a challenge to represent facts and data about the sustainability of paper and print through the unique format of the infographic. The contest is open to all US residents over the age of 18 at the time of his or her entry; entries will be accepted through August 16, […]
Create Custom Office Space With Print
Unlike Peter Gibbons who took a chainsaw to his cubicle to improve his view in Office Space, with the help of some wide format technology and some cool creative people, using print to freshen up your four walls is fast, easy and affordable – even when customized! Last year at SGIA Expo in Las Vegas […]
Meet Fabio Seidl – Creative Director Behind Billboard's Music Playing Magazine
A little NFC, and a lot of Creativity can go a long way these days. This post takes us to South America where Creative Director Fabio Seidl and his team at Ogilvy Brazil created the first music magazine that PLAYS the music you are reading about! The project, BILLBOARD: The End of The Silent Magazine, […]
Screw 3D – How About A Catalog That Flies!
Shout out to Jamie McLennan for sharing this via Twitter! While projects like these aren’t in everyone’s price range, when you are lucky enough to be marketing airplanes, you have to spend big to win big! This is a solid example of creativity, and the possibilities of what can be achieved when print is your […]
13 Reasons Your Brain Craves Infographics
When someone is explaining something to you, do you typically respond with “I hear what you’re saying” or “I see what you’re saying” – your answer would categorize you as either a verbal, or a visual thinker. However, most people are a combination of both which should probably be reason #14 Infographics are so popular! Interesting […]
Print Ad Charges Phone Using Solar Energy
This isn’t the first time Nivea dazzled the advertising world promoting their sunblock in Brazil. Last year they created a remarkable billboard made with a million beads… But this is WAY cooler than that! Using a print ad to harness solar power to charge devices on the beach… GENIUS. Per the Daily Mail – “The […]
A Fantastic And Useful Self-Promo Sure To Be Shared And Saved!
How do you reach potential clients/connections, re-connect, or add value to your current list? Scott Fishman, a marketer and real estate agent from Koenig Strey in Chicago, thought WAY out of the sales pitch box and provided this list of Chicago Summer Festivals! In the email itself – simply “Have a great summer!” click for full size […]
Students Create 'Subway Libraries' With NFC
I could make some points and suggestions about this, but instead Im just going to celebrate the students and their creation, and of course the promotion of the printed word! The Underground Library from Keri Tan on Vimeo. Miami Ad School Student Project: A Simple Solution to help New York’s Empty Libraries(The creators of this […]
Get A 3D Printed Storm Trooper With YOUR Face From Disney!
The Happiest Place On Earth is going Evil Empire for the NEXT FOUR WEEKENDS! And part of The Star Wars D-Tech Me experience this year includes this far out swag! It pays to have friends in the Galaxy, so thanks to Stephanie Pieruccini from InfoTrends for passing this along to me. Disney jumps on 3-D […]
The History of Typography – An Animated Short
COOL! Do you have a favorite typeface? Leave a comment below!
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 […]