Getting Real With The Perception Of Print On #EarthDay
I have said it many times, but for those of you who may not already know, I am a TV Junkie. Many of my blogs, industry presentations and even #printchat topics have been inspired by something I’ve seen on TV, and such is the case with this one. I was catching up on shows I […]
Special Effects And Finishing Techniques Webinar Replay Now Live!
Daniel Dejan takes us through The Standard #5 from Sappi – an educational reference piece that combines the technical with the creative, and shows how printing can be dimensional, tactile and sometimes interactive. The techniques shown here may look like magic, but many are easy for designers to prepare and can be done inline on a […]
How a Tweet Became a Creative Postcard
By Katherine Tattersfield Greetings fellow print geeks! I’m sure many of you are fed up with Facebook’s constant changes—I know I am. You’ve spent your time and energy building your FB community, only to see your organic reach decline no matter what you do. According to AdAge, roughly 6% of your fans even saw your posts […]
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 […]
Papermaking Workshop At The Valley Print Studio
We love us some paper here at PMC. As much as I adore premium papers, they can be pricey for a struggling artist or designer. Plus, most artistic types love the hands-on DIY approach. For these reasons I got off the coach on a Sunday to attend a papermaking workshop at the Valley Print Studio. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Clampitt Paper Wins Industry Excellence Award From NPTA
Congrats to Don Clampitt, and posthumously his father Max Clampitt, for receiving this honor. WE LOVE ourselves some Clampitt Paper here at PMC! I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at an event last year in their awesome creative center and made this funny, though blurry video, and Don’s daughter Meredith Clampitt presented “Specialty […]
Print& Webinar Replay And Cited Marketing Data Now Available
Many thanks again to Daniel Dejan and Sappi etc for sharing this information with us! Download PDF’s of the marketing info/data: Print& AR Guide Print& Resources Part 1 Print& Resources Part2 Print& Articles Join our Webinar mailing list and be among the first to hear about our upcoming Webinars and get the goodies before they run […]
First Film Produced Through Social Media Stars PAPER!
When it comes to universal themes, finding your place in the world ranks pretty high in life and in movies. It’s not a surprise to me that paper was used to help communicate that theme in this short film, since what is more universal than paper when you need to communicate? Symbolically, we all start […]
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 highly personal advertising tool on social media; every time I see these posts, I get a little green…with envy. But I finally found myself on the receiving end of an amazing campaign from one of […]
