Your Life's Work: Printing – a 1947 Vocational Guidance Film
This is pretty informative and in many ways still relevant 65 years later.
The Last Infographic You’ll Ever Need: PRINT IS BIG
via PRINT IS BIG. Printing plays a significant role in the U.S. and Worldwide economies. Despite the myths you may have heard, print is big, print is green and print is here to stay. This is a collection of facts and statistics about the U.S. and Worldwide printing industries. If you are a business owner […]
What's Causing Rising Paper Prices?
via: Millcraft Paper Company: What’s Causing Rising Paper Prices?. If you are at all related to the commercial print industry, most likely you’ve seen the recent rise in paper prices. And if you’re like many out there, you’re not sure what’s behind the increase. We asked our resident expert and president of Millcraft Paper, Travis Mlakar, […]
Trending: Metallic
Who doesnt love metallic ink and foil stamping? Below are a few cool examples The Dieline posted. And as if it were destiny, we are also passing along a 30% savings on the “Designed” to Shine” Guide from ITW Foils. When I saw it a few weeks agoI was so excited that metallics might be […]
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 is the “low cost of printing.” Im assuming this is related if not the same thing to printed electronics/printed circuits and not some new invention, but LOVE the adaptation into the consumer realm and the […]
What Apple Didn't Announce: New App Store category for Catalogs
This is one of those good news/bad news things depending upon where you sit in the Marketing industry. For the digital crowd, especially designers – congrats and enjoy your free time while it lasts. For the Print people, well catalogs aren’t going away (at least for now), but I have to imagine the volume will […]
New “Designed To Shine” Guide Spotlights Advantages of Printers and Converters Providing Metallic Effects
“Designed to Shine” is available for $39.99 through the ITW Foils web site – HOWEVER!!!!! We got in touch with Christine Takacs and ITW Foils is providing a 30% DISCOUNT TO THE PMC COMMUNITY!!! To get the guide for only $26.66 click here This is the press release… NEWBURYPORT, MA — ITW Foils, a global manufacturer […]
The Paper Merchant's Brain is Yours for the Picking
I was invited to give a presentation at the Paper Distribution Council’s Annual Meeting back in January of this year. The PDC is part of the NPTA (National Paper Trade Association) which is the distribution arm of the paper industry, and known more commonly as Paper Merchants. It is through Merchants that Printers buy the […]
NPTA Alliance Announces 2012 Board of Directors
Thanks to Millcraft Paper for posting this in their newsletter (which I love as a Paper Person!). I was invited to speak at the Paper Distribution Council’s Annual Meeting in January and was fortunate enough to meet some of these Paper Peeps who play a major role in our ability to do our jobs – […]
Sorry iBooks, paper books still win on specs
Sorry PMC readers! Im a bit behind on postings after going to PODi’s AppForum last week (which was awesome btw) and speaking at the Paper Distribution Council’s conference the week before that (awesome as well!). Luckily, Chris Harrold, VP Business Development Digital Papers at Mohawk (mohawkmakeready) sent me this article to share with all of […]
Two Sides Launches U.S. Website
Factual Information from Respected Sources Dispels Myths about the Sustainability of Print and Paper Two Sides, the fast-growing non-profit organization established to promote the responsible production, use and sustainability of print and paper, today launched its U.S. website, www.twosides.us. The site, filled with facts from well-known, credible sources, provides an easily accessible resource for anyone […]
More Than Half of Americans Think the U.S. Will Never Go Paperless
This is quite interesting – especially that 63% of the 18-29 year olds polled believe we will never be a paperless society. That is quite contrary to what seems to be the common belief that this age bracket lives and prefers to live electronically. What isn’t mentioned is WHY they think we will never go […]
