Static and projected images in perfect harmony

This is another great example of a giant static wall poster coupled with back projection to dramatic and popular effect. The execution took place in support of the soft drink’s latest OOH football world cup campaign in Istanbul. The project was devised by outdoor sign specialist CIPS Reklam which is also based in the Turkish […]

Global Design Organizations Partner to Launch Online Community for Sustainable Design

The design community is invited to co-create for the collective good with the debut of The Living Principles for Design website, the online home for the sustainability framework created in October 2009. The new portal is intended to give the creative community a place to share and showcase best practices, tools, stories and ideas for […]

Super-cool: Think Finishing at the Beginning

This weeks’ super-cool fold can add a lot of interest to a simple mailer. Take a look! via The Digital Nirvana » Blog Archive » Super-cool: Think Finishing at the Beginning.

Color-Logic Goes Inkjet at FESPA

Following successful demonstrations of the Color-Logic Process Metallic Color System™ at IPEX 2010, this remarkable new system for printing metallics will be shown at FESPA 2010 in Munich, Germany, June 22-26.  At FESPA, the Color-Logic system—already popular among lithographic printers—will be shown producing metallic special effects on inkjet printers.  The Color-Logic system will be shown […]

Markzware Announces Upgrade for FlightCheck With Adobe CS5 Support

Markzware (http://markzware.com), the leading developer and inventor of preflighting today announced an upgrade for FlightCheck, its popular preflighting solution. FlightCheck Professional v6.75 for Macintosh adds Adobe CS5 support for InDesign Creative Suite 5. This powerful upgrade gives printers, graphic designers and publishers the ability to preflight efficiently for printing quality control, avoiding costly production errors. […]

Color-Logic Announces Interactive Webinar Tutorials

Color-Logic has announced an ongoing series of interactive webinar tutorials to broaden understanding of the Color-Logic Process Metallic Color System™ and to demonstrate the ease with which metallic special effects can be achieved. Announcing the webinar series, Color-Logic Chief Technology Officer Richard Ainge commented: “Although graphic designers and printers can easily use the Color-Logic system […]

NAPL Leadership Road Show in Atlanta: Programs for Print Executives, Buyers, Designers

Following a highly successful first stop in Chicago, the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) Executive Road Show will be coming to Atlanta on June 24 for two programs. NAPL Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Andrew Paparozzi and Senior Vice President Bill Woods will bring industry best practices to life in the morning program […]

French Connection goes lenticular for summer campaign

Lenticular printer Riot of Colour has produced a range of black and white lenticular photos for French Connection. The photos are being used as window displays until mid-June and forms part of the fashion store’s This Is Man/This Is Woman campaign. “Our campaign includes some amazing short films, you can see them all on youtube, […]

Redesigning the Coffee Cup

58 billion paper cups are thrown away – and are not recycled – every year. In a contest hosted by Jovoto, and partly sponsored by Starbucks and Core77, the Betacup project has the goal to find the best ideas to eliminate paper cup consumption. What could be a more sustainable alternative? This entry, by Miller Creative, solves […]

Have Fun with Printable Films

If you’re not sure how to select a film substrate, GPA’s Printable Films Idea Kit can empower you with the technical knowledge and inspiration to take on specialty projects and expand your creative capabilities. The Printable Films Idea Kit contains a product reference booklet printed on durable synthetic paper, which has application ideas and everything […]

Tarnished Logos: Can Brands Bounce Back From Scandal?

In the wake of the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf, petrolium giant BP is taking flak from all sides, including attacks on their logo. As the irony in BP’s “beyond petroleum” tagline becomes painfully obvious, GreenPeace is calling for a re-brand of the bright green and yellow BP logo, which had implied a certain […]