GPA Shows Us How A Little Heat Can Be Cool At #Dscoop9 [video]
One of the best things about Dscoop 9 was being able to literally see how the HP the partners fit together, because many of them were in the same room! Such was the case with GPA, Specialty Substrate Solutions – a good friend of PMC and really fun Paper People! GPA has many of the […]
SCODIX Takes Print To Sensational At #Dscoop9 [video]
If you were following my tweets from Dscoop 9, or near me when anyone mentioned “the name” at the conference, you might have noticed I was a bit obsessed with Scodix. Now my obsession is not new, but it has admittedly approached stalker levels, and let me tell you why… METALLICS. When I walked into […]
[infographic] Responsive Web Design: Hope Or Hype?
Last February I lead a panel titled “Building The Bridge From Print To Digital Through Design” at Graphics of The Americas 2013. The panelists were (with their titles at the time): Jorge Suria President, Hooah Interactive Communications, Penny Stamp Design Manager, Element LLC/Freelance Designer, and Chad Chelius Instructor, Author, Consultant at American Graphics Institute. It didn’t take long before my questions moved to responsive design […]
IKEA Billboard Triples Its Ad Space With RGB Magic [video]
In the past I have posted about billboards using light to transform, such as: Newcastle Shadow Art Billboard, QR Code Created By Shadows Boosts Sales 25% During Lunchtime, Nivea Demos Sun Protection in Brazil with a Million Beads and a Billboard, but this concept from IKEA is in a class by itself. Not only does it […]
10 Zen Tips for Mastering User Interfaces
How to Quickly Adjust to Navigation Changes in a Cloud-based Program by Sandy Hubbard, Print Futurist Does this sound familiar? You log into your social media platform, web-to-print portal, contact management system, or any subscription-based cloud service, and — ack! — nothing looks the same. Where there used to be words, there are icons. Everything is smaller and […]
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 people over at Mohawk! We met a few years back at Graph Expo after “meeting” through social media, and since then we have carried on a lovely relationship that has spanned from […]
[Infographic] Latest Graphic Design Facts and Trends for 2014
The good people at iStock asked leading designers around the world for their top trends in 2014. Since we’re almost one month into this dance, I thought this infographic would be a fun refresher for the community. Several of these trends are especially relevant in the printing industry, although I’m not sure about the comparison […]
#PrintBig: Printerview With Washington Graphics
Your resident Print Geek has some very special people to introduce to you today. I met the wonderful Washington Graphics team at #PrintChat, the inkiest Twitter chat in social media land (shameless plug: join us on Wednesdays at 1pm Best Coast Time, 4pm East Coast). Their CEO Bob Morgan and Marketing VP Kate Gansneder impressed […]
Take the #ONETHING Creative Challenge!
Trish from the FoldFactory.com said it’s her New Year’s Resolution to get you to be more creative in 2014. I share her sentiment, only my call to CMYK action is on the individual level, not the commercial realm. I’ve been a busy print geek lately; I’ll tell you what’s been occupying so much of my […]
43 Ways To Keep Your Print Fun And Funky From @FoldingFanatic!
2014 just started off with a HELL YEAH! Trish Witkowski, everyones FAVORITE Folding Fanatic, reached out to let me know about an AMAZING offer she has created. I will leave it to her to explain, but I have to remind the PRINTERS out there that stocking up on cool dielines and then sharing them with […]
Printed from the Heart: Why I gave my mom a canvas print for Christmas
Every year my mother and I have the same conversation around Thanksgiving. Our annual ritual goes a little something like this: Me: So, what do you want for Christmas? Mom: I don’t know…(pause) Mom: An Amazon gift card? Me: Are you sure? That’s what I gave you last year. Mom: That’s true. I don’t know, […]
The First-Ever 3D-Printed Book Cover Has Arrived
Ok, perhaps there IS a commercial use for PRINT and 3D Printers after all! Thanks to Gary Jones from PIA for sharing this in my LinkedIn Group! Check It Out: The First-Ever 3D-Printed Book Cover The limited edition of ‘On Such a Full Sea’ brings publishing into the future (or, rather, one possible future) By Lily Rothman @lilyrothman […]
