Vantablack: The Blackest Black Ever Made!
Ladies and Gentlemen… from the NY Times Nov 2014… VANTABLACK! Not sure if there are any ink on paper possibilities… but who knows what the future holds. Seems Vantablack would put the 100% K vs CMYK Black debate to rest as far as how to achieve the blackest black! Gazing Into the Void What You Can Do […]
The 2015 CMYK Manifesto: Invest In The Future Of Print
The Following Topics Are Over And Done With For 2015! MSP/PSP… WTF! Enough already. No acronym is going to change the perception of what you do if you have presses in the building. Printing is NOT a dirty word! If you think it is by all means change your company name and help your competition […]
Creating Value And Opportunity For Graphic Design in 2015
By Roberto Blake It’s 2015, and the landscape of graphic design has changed dramatically from how it was even a decade ago. This is not only a matter of new technology, but also a matter of a shift in the direction of advertising and marketing itself. There’s now an emphasis on customer engagement and storytelling […]
Want To Fall In Love With Your Job Again? Act Like A Rookie.
By Kelly Mallozzi Are any of you out there old enough to remember the awesome song You Don’t Bring Me Flowers with Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond? Check out the 70’s fashions and fabulousness here: Sound familiar? Is that how you’re feeling about your job, at least a little? If you’re trying to find that […]
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 […]
New “Print” Year’s Resolutions We Should All Consider
By Jonathan McGrew, EDP This is the time of year when we all make our resolutions, right? Go back to the gym. Eat healthier. Procrastinate less. But what about your print resolutions this year? At this juncture it would be easy to jump to the green initiatives. Print double-sided, print less or perhaps use FSC […]
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 planning for it, it’s always nice to hear some print prognostications from a wide range of industry pros. You can use this info to validate your direction or adjust it, seek out events to help […]
#UKvUSA: Why Aren’t Buyers Reading Your Blog Posts?
Welcome to my blogging duel with TEAM UK’s Matthew Parker. If you have been following along you can skip right to the post… and if you are just joining us, here is some background… Matthew and I haven’t always seen eye to eye when it comes to Print Buying. He comes from the UK procurement world, and I […]
Print Media Centr Visitors Pick The Best Posts Of 2014
Greeting Earthlings, CMYK Enthusiasts, and Print Media Centr Readers… Happy New Year! It’s a brand new year and no better time to look back and share some 2014 history with you. Here is a bit of statistical site info and some quick links for the top 10 posts on PMC in 2014! PMC attracted readers from all over the […]
Christmas Card Phones Friends And Family When It’s Opened
via springwise.com Telecoms company O2 has created a Christmas card with an integrated SIM, capable of making a call between sender and recipient. Christmas has always been a time for sharing and connecting with family, and every year marketing agencies across the globe take it upon themselves to remind consumers of this fact. Once in […]
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 […]
2014: My Year Of Print Events
Prognostications for 2015 will be coming along shortly, so to prepare for that I’m taking a brief moment to reflect on the last 340ish days – well just the Event highlights! I attended my first Dscoop and successfully executed “Occupy Scodix” establishing an unauthorized home base for my PMC operations in their booth – literally. […]
