Winning Customers With High Speed Inkjet And More
A few weeks ago I had the honor of working with Pat McGrew M-EDP, CMP to bring you a panel discussion with printers who are using HP’s high speed inkjet technology to create some amazing work, and win some amazing clients – like Mercedes! As I head off to Jetcomm and Dscoop tomorrow, I wanted […]
[Video] HP High Speed Inkjet, Hunkeler and POSTERS!!
I love that Pat McGrew says “I hope this was interesting” at the end of this video. I have never printed POSTERS on a web press, and honestly I wouldn’t have even thought it would be an option! I still think “quantity” first when web press is in the mix, but after our last Webinar “Winning […]
[Video] HP Printing Books With High Speed Inkjet At Hunkeler With Some Help From Meccanotecnica
More videos from Pat McGrew M-EDP, CMP, from the show floor at Hunkeler InnovationDays in Lucern, Switzerland. This one is an expanded look at what is going on in the HP High Speed Inkjet Booth. First peek from yesterday is here. A look into the Meccanotecnica booth where they are working with HP to produce textbooks with their sewn […]
[Video] HP LIVE From Hunkeler InnovationDays
One of my favorite industry games to play is “Where in the WORLD is Pat McGrew?” – and world in this case is literal! Today I woke up to find this nugget of goodness in my inbox. Pat is with Team HP High Speed Inkjet in Lucern, Switzerland at Hunkeler InnovationDays. In this rather enjoyable […]
Canada Gives Their Passports A Cool UV Makeover
I did a little research and it seems these cool new Canadian Passports were issued in 2013. I am not sure why they are making the rounds now, but I saw them, so I am sharing! Not only are they cool, but they remind me of the backlight posters I used to have when I […]
#INKJET 101 Video Replay Now Playing!
This Webinar, presented by Pat McGrew, M-EDP, CMP created quite a buzz with almost 250 registrations, plenty of community participation, and the follow-up questions and emails are still coming in. Despite a few little technical issues in the first few minutes, valuable information was shared, and a solid case presented on why Inkjet is not just a […]
Welcome To The 2015 World Of Print!
By Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe, and love to watch how people communicate in print. There are so many things you can do with print that it’s sometimes hard to realize that there are still new ideas being realized with technology that involves putting marks on paper. Much of my work involves digital […]
Bookmaking Part 4: Cover and Finishing
If you need to catch up: Bookmaking Part One / Part Two / Part Three By Frances Atterbury Finally, a hand made book has got to be covered. Artisan Books are designed around three criterion: Quality, Beauty and Permanence. Because of this, we bind our books in cloth. However, I’ve bound books in leather, cloth, paper, plastic and wood. The list […]
Bookmaking Part 3: Picking Paper And Grain Direction
Bookmaking Part One / Part Two / Part Four By Frances Atterbury Paper is vital. The paper you choose will have a greater effect on the perception of your work than almost anything else you do and it’s simply untrue to imagine that all papers that look the same unprinted are the same when printed. One of the most […]
1/1 Interview With Paul Gardner: Industry Disrupter, Lenticular Lover, And Digital Print Pimp
One of the best reasons to attend industry events is that you never know who you will run into, or in this case, who will drop into your booth like a ninja, sit quietly and listen to an educational session until their cover is blown by a shout-out from the session presenter! When I realized Paul Gardner was sitting 20 […]
What to Do When Your Email + Print Campaign is TOO Successful
Thinking about combining digital communications with print? Careful — it’s a potent mixture! Here’s a client project where we had to put on the brakes because our response rate was higher than we could handle: We helped a printing company plan and promote a business anniversary celebration that would feature live music and a catered […]
Five Pieces Of Equipment You MUST Have To Be A Book Maker – And One That Is Essential!
By Francis Atterbury Some time ago, I took the decision not to buy or own manufacturing equipment for making our books. I’m not against being a bona fide printer; I have owned and run print shops before. But unless you are in a ‘dead’ industry like letterpress where 1950s equipment represents the best it will ever […]