#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 […]
The Future Is Yours at the 2015 BIA Annual Conference
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 29, 2015 — The 2015 BIA Conference, presented by Printing Industries of America, is designed for any post press operations including, binderies, graphic finishers, and custom loose-leaf manufacturers looking to network with industry peers, brainstorm ideas about operating techniques, gain advanced knowledge from leading-edge speakers, and connect with top suppliers and industry experts. […]
‘World’s First’ Self-Destructing Book Comes With A 24-Hour Countdown Timer
This coolness comes from Design Taxi: US author James Patterson has released a book that would self-destruct at the end of a stipulated time frame. Patterson told Mashable that “Publishing, in my opinion, needs to get out there competing with everything else in the world—movies, television, etc. etc.”, so he partnered with creative agency Mother […]
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 […]
Easy Ways to Freshen Your Email Newsletter
if you haven’t freshened up your email newsletter recently, it’s TIME! Give your readers something to look forward to, something new and interesting, while retaining your branding and everything that’s uniquely YOU. We have a great advantage with email because it’s easy to update the look of the newsletter, and there are so many great […]
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 […]
1/1 Interview With Dave Leskusky, NAPCO Media President And Visionary Agent Of Change
When I saw the news that North American Publishing Company had changed its name to NAPCO Media early January, I have to admit I was skeptical. The whole PSP/MSP thing has really soured me on name changes that have proven to be no more than name changes in most cases, with little or no substance behind […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bookmaking Part 2: Everything You Need To Know About Sizes And Signatures
Bookmaking Part One / Part Three / Part Four By Francis Atterbury Let me say straight away that I can’t tell you everything you need to know about sizes and signatures. Not only do I not know everything, but it would be a pretty dull thing to know everything about! But, I do know quite about them, so here […]
Got Books? What Are You Reading?
by Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe, and I’m a book addict. I know… last time I said I was a tradeshow addict.. and I am.. but I am also a book addict. I hate moving because it involves one truck for books and about half a truck for furniture. I love the texture […]
