It’s hard to believe the year is almost over! Here’s a quick recap of the exciting packaging topics covered this year....
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AutoPack Summit 2022 Recap: Reuse, Return, Reunite
Usually, this blog covers packaging from a print and digital perspective. This month, the blog is dedicated to...
Print Samples Sell Packaging
The hot topic this year is packaging and all of the things you can do with it. It’s the most common billboard...
5 New Business Development Takeaways from KushCon Tampa
On August 6th, I attended KushCon Tampa with Will Crabtree – aka #WillThePrinter, co-host of the PrinterChat series on...
Navigating Sustainability for Embellished Packaging
Have you ever wondered what you or your customers can do with your decorated, embellished packaging and printed...
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...
Paper Shortages and the Impact of Digital Print in Packaging
Everyone seems to be talking about supply chain issues and the paper shortage right now. Though the shortage is...
BYOB – Beverage Packaging Gets Personal
It is estimated that the global digital print market for packaging will reach $28 billion by 2024. This segment has...
A Time Travelers Guide to Digital Printed Packaging
Digital printing is all the rage, we hear about it often in the packaging industry. How did we get here? Currently,...
Back to The Future with Fast-Food Packaging
Fast-food packaging is near and dear to my heart since my first job. I joined the packaging team of a fast-food chain...
Xmas Xcess: A Holiday Guide to Packaging and Waste Management
People are very conscientious about recycling packaging & waste on a daily basis, why not keep the momentum of...
Can History and Innovation of Soup Packaging
As the holiday season approaches and the weather cools off, people gravitate toward warm comfort foods like soup. What...
Packaging Design Meets Graphic Design
Startups juggle many things when launching products. It is a combination of taking care of business and a labor of...
The Intersection of Branding and Packaging
Packaging is designed to contain, protect, and transport products. Packaging provides a fourth purpose – to inform...
Project Peacock: A Resource Playground for Printers and Creatives
These days good information is increasingly difficult to come by. Unless you already know what you’re looking for, you...
Don’t Throw That Container Away! (Nostalgic Uses for Old School Packaging)
Each time I view a post on social media about repurposed packaging, I get a bit nostalgic and think of packaging that...
Print Samples: Let’s Play with Playing Cards!
When was the last time you played with a deck of cards? Real cards, not the online solitaire version? Over the last...
Paper vs. Plastic: 2021 Post-Pandemic Trends
The most recent drive towards sustainability motivated many companies to rethink packaging. Popular brands scrutinize...
The ABCs of Packaging Design
Here are some tips I want to share to ensure you have the best packaging for your product. The buzz around...
E-Commerce Packaging – Past, Present and Future
Past Catalog sales existed in the mid-1600s for seed and book sales, by the last half of the 1800s, mail-order...
Print Samples: Unboxing Packaging for Subscriptions
There is nothing like getting a box in the mail, opening it, and discovering what’s inside. Whether you ordered...
Where are You on the Sustainable Packaging Spectrum?
The Pandemic of 2020 brought awareness to sustainable packaging. Sustainability may be a new concept to the average...
Subscription Boxes – It’s More Than Just a Box…
In the past year, subscription boxes have become a leading trend in the online shopping industry. The largest...
Print Samples: 19 Crimes Taught Us AR with Story
When you have really great Australian wine to bring to market you face some challenges. Australian vineyards produce a...
How a Packaging Nerd Sees Increases in eCommerce During the Pandemic
As a packaging engineering geek, I constantly look at the packaging that ships to my home. Ecommerce shipments...
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...
It Takes Two: Digital Twins in Print and Beyond
Happy New Year, Printerverse! Certainly here in the UK we still find ourselves at home, living our lives through...
Print, Technology and the Circular Economy
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, some lauded a positive of the widespread virus – a win for sustainability, a...
[VIDEO] #PrinterChatPodcast LIVE! An Industry Panel Discussion
Co-hosts Will Crabtree, Jamie McLennan and Deborah Corn welcome Larry Vaughn, Warren Werbitt and Robert Godwin for a...
Shopping in the Time of Corona: How Print and Tech Give Retail a Lifeline
Most of us are living very different lives than we were a few months ago. Even though the priorities in the grand...
Solution Selling for Online Conferences: Physical Kits for Virtual Events
COVID-19 has a dramatic impact on the travel, tourism, and conference industries. Coupled with shelter-in-place...
The Omnichannel Generation – How Young People are Getting Social With Print
Has anyone checked their Screen Time report on their phone lately? I was deeply shamed by my iPhone this week. I’d...
Help Clients Create Unique Customer Experiences
Years ago when I was on the small initial team developing a brand new software product we hired someone to focus on...
Print With a WOW at Dscoop with Design Strategist Vicki Strull
We only have eight seconds to catch someone’s attention. Still with me? In this Podcast from the Printerverse episode,...
Color Management: The Intersection of Technology and Intent
The Printerverse at Print 18 was a resounding success. Our panels, interviews and events were attended by almost 2000...
3 Takeaways from HOW Design Live to Help You Connect with Print Customers
Last week I attended my first HOW Design Live thanks to the fine folks at The Association for Print Technologies...
Unbox An Experience That Captures The Attention of Your Customers
How many times have you heard the expression, you never get a second chance to make a first impression? I know. It...
[VIDEO] Opening the Box to Profits: Packaging and the Future of Print
Learn the ins and outs of the equipment and substrates that enable commercial printers to enter and have success with...
Print 17 and Label Expo Europe Provide Industry a Clear Path for Print Business Success
Fall tradeshow season is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere. This post is about two that I attended so far, and...
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?...
So Good They Named It Twice… Will “Share A Coke” Round 2 Deliver?
It was without doubt a game changer for the digital print industry and direct to consumer campaigns. Coca-Cola’s award...
Order Up! 3 Ways to Serve Fresh Digital Print to Local Restaurants
I recently spent some time with HP at Interpack 17 in Germany (watch the videos!). As usual they had a plethora of...
How 1970s Brands Influenced a Generation Through Print Packaging
Forty years is a long time for a brand -- primarily through print packaging and some silly songs -- to sustain a...
The Wizarding World of Workflow
Welcome to 2017! It’s a new year full of options and opportunity. If you are a print professional it’s time to become...
Personalisation – Theatre or Scale?
I wanted to pose the following question to brands - do you want the theatre of an in-store pop up that can handle...
Postcards From The Printerverse: 5 Events in 5 Minutes or Less
Greetings Citizens of The Printerverse! It’s been quite busy over here at HQ. I’ve been on 5 diplomatic missions over...
[VIDEO] The Promise of Packaging: Thinking Outside The Box
This panel focuses on helping printers understand the packaging market and opportunities to enter and/or expand within...
TREND SPOTTING: The Road Ahead for Print is Paved with Gold… and Silver, and Varnish
Remember the R.E.M. song Shiny Happy People? If you do I bet you are singing it in your head now, and if you don’t,...
Beacon Technology: The Next Wave of Interactive Marketing is Here
When I decided to write a column on recent use and discussion of QR codes, I knew I wanted to follow it with a piece...
1/1 Interview with Sabine Geldermann – Director, drupa
Thanks to my new best friend Anne Meerboth-Maltz from Messe Düsseldorf North America, I was able to score an interview...
The Year Ahead: Q&A With Amit Shvartz, Scodix
Was 2015 a good year for print? How do you measure success? Printing and print is a challenging business. In Scodix,...
[VIDEO] Protecting and Perpetuating The Prosperity of Print and Paper
Hear from the industry advocates on what is being done to educate consumers, and fight corporate greenwashing....
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...
Three Must-See Panels From The Printerverse at Graph Expo 15
Greetings Citizens of The Printerverse! Graph Expo 2015 is in the books, and what a show it was. From our first panel...
Where The Heck Was PRINT??
Last night was excruciating. A local business group held its annual celebration to honor its members. Although the...
KFC Turns Its Iconic Bucket Into A Photo Printer
Shout out to Cindy Walas @steedmrspeel for sharing this on Twitter today! KFC Has Created a Fried Chicken Bucket That...
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)...
Dublin Delivers For #Jetcomm, #DscoopOpen And Digital Print
To paraphrase Chico Escuela… “2015 been berry, berry good to me!” With an influx of new partners, an expanding...
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...
Innovation, Personalization And The Cloud + More Predictions For Print In 2015
Greetings Earthlings, Prink Geeks and Citizens of the Printerverse! It's a new year and while I am sure you have been...
Eagle Systems Scores At GRAPH EXPO 2014
by Ellen Manning Vice President Marketing and Sales, Eagle Systems, Inc Eagle Systems exhibited at this year's Graph...
1/1 Interview With Don Carli On Printed Electronics And The Future Of Packaging And Design
The print industry is filled with characters, and Don Carli is certainly one of them! I met him several years ago at...
JWT Brazil Shares Some Secrets Behind The BBQ Bible
Recently I shared a story about the BBQ Bible created by JWT Brazil. I did a little digging and reached out to the...
Emerald Packaging Partners Up For Digital Print, Prepress And Profits
Last week a Press Release came through my inbox from HP announcing "Emerald Packaging, Inc. had signed a launch...
This Barbecue Book Literally Helps You Cook (and clean and sharpen your knife and more)
Brazil is KILLING IT with amazingly creative print news this week! This gem was passed along by Mr. Tree of Dead Tree...
#PRIMIR 2014 Summer Meeting To Reveal 'Vision' Of Evolving Printing Industry
This looks cool... if anyone is going PLEASE let me know!! Program Theme Explores "Print's Evolution—Changing Markets,...
Profiting from Selling Overseas Using Mail May Be Easier Than You Think
by Marc Zazeela Are you making money from customers around the world? As an international shipping expert, I see...
How to Market Your Printing Company to Millennials
By Katherine Tattersfield Hey print providers---are you targeting me yet? Maybe you’re ignoring me because I don’t own...
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...
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...
Moz.com Owns Online Marketing with Direct Mail
I read about epic direct mail campaigns online all the time. My printer friends often share excellent examples of this...
Top 5 Reasons To Attend Digital Print For Packaging June 5-6 in Atlanta
I made some new friends and they have provided some info on this upcoming event as well as a promo code to save $200...
1/1 Interview with Trevor Kirchner, Unisource Packaging Engineer And 3D Print Prototype Pioneer
While doing some research on 3D printing, I learned that Unisource Engineered Solutions was using this technology to...
Meet Think Tanks Dean Rose, The Happy Hero of High-End Packaging
I meet some of the most amazing people through my LinkedIn Group, and Dean Rose is certainly one of them. What...
THiNKing About How Printed Electronics Will Impact Print & Consumer Packaging
THiNKing About How Printed Electronics Will Impact Print & Consumer Packaging @ Ryerson University on March 28th...
Polytron Technologies Unveils Transparent Phone (VIDEO)
Technology is cool. There is no denying that, at least in my book. While in most recent times the tech advances have...
Japan Using #AR To Teach Kids to Enjoy the Newspaper!
This needs to be an "A-HA" moment for the publishing world! Problem: Printed newspaper readership in decline, loss of...
Philadelphia Cream Cheese Goes Interactive With #AR #Packaging
Get a schmear of Augmented Reality with your bagel! Brand loyalty is a wonderful thing. Once consumer trust is...
McDUMB! McDonald’s Tries #QR Codes
It's hard to believe that there haven't been any McQR codes before now, but they are certainly going all out by...
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...
Landa: Nano Promises Printing Revolution
So here it is... if you, like many, take the word of Mr. Landa to be the last word on all things print, we can finally...
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...
Rider Dickerson Promotional Piece Raises The Bar
I am long standing fan of Rider Dickerson because they "get" it. They get that providing education to Print Buyers...
SOLAR POWERED Annual report!
Genius! Solar energy is the main business of our client Austria Solar. We thought about how we could put this energy...
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...
Ad Agency Rethinks Coffee Cup Sleeves As Newspapers
This campaign will be added to my list of things I wish I came up with. The brilliance here is that the initial...
Tesco’s Insulting Italian Error
This is awesome...lol And probably a top ten reason NOT to take a picture and then use that picture as art for...
Designer Creates Eco-Friendly Minimalistic Coca Cola Can
via Designer Creates Eco-Friendly Minimalistic Coca Cola Can - DesignTAXI.com. New York-based designer Ryan...
Shape-changing Hot Magic Cup
From World Packaging News... Japan - With the Surprise-Eco Container or Hot Magic Cup, consumers need no longer have...
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...
IKEA Reveals A Digital Camera Made Of Cardboard
This is pretty cool! By Yi Chen At the recent Fuorisalone event, a design expo held in Milan, IKEA gave out branded...
Your Touchscreen Can “Read” This Ink
Another technology to bridge print to digital. This one relies on Printers to embed an "invisible electronic code"...
LANDA UNVEILS GROUNDBREAKING NANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PROCESS
Benny Landa HALL 9, Stand A73-3 LANDA UNVEILS GROUNDBREAKING NANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PROCESS AND DIGITAL...
NFC Technology is the New QR Code
When the NFC buzz started a few years back, I was all excited since like many I was having bad experiences with QR...
Your Life's Work: Printing – a 1947 Vocational Guidance Film
This is pretty informative and in many ways still relevant 65 years later.
Trending: Metallic
Who doesnt love metallic ink and foil stamping? Below are a few cool examples The Dieline posted. And as if it were...
Playing pop music via Paper Posters with Conductive Ink
PAPER APPS!!! I like that terminology. It's also interesting to note one of the selling points the creators are using...
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