HP Live Photo App Turns Photo Prints Into Augmented Reality Videos
This is a great idea and of course since the App works with print it’s even cooler! Im not a big photo sharing person in my real life, but Im thinking of other ways to use this tech that make more sense for me. For example, using the app to add a little photo to […]
NYT's "Game of Thrones" Shadow Ad Takes Over The News
Genius! Genius! Genius! Im trying to control my excitement here, but it’s going to be difficult. Just to get it out the way, they had me at Game Of Thrones (GOT). Add in a Dragon Shadow flying across the spread and Im just about jumping for joy. But more than the brilliant concept here, to me […]
Trade Show Swag Moving To #NFC For Engagement
Until I watched this video, I really believed the NFC process was way more complicated than it appears to be. Even if this is the most basic use of the technology, it seems doable by pretty much everyone with an NFC enabled device, and a little patience. This was posted in Nov of 2012. NFC […]
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 been to the detriment in many ways to the longevity of print in certain channels, this situation is actually quite interesting. At Graphics of The America’s last week I held a panel […]
Are These Ads Worth the Paper They’re Not Printed On?
This article from the NY Times was sent to me to share from my friend Warren Seidel at Unisource Worldwide. I have modified it but the full article is here: Are These Ads Worth the Paper They’re Not Printed On? – NYTimes.com. My apologies to the author, but also a HUGE thanks for covering our side […]
ASK ROCK: How Can Printers Avoid A Cash-Trap?
Welcome to ASK ROCK, a monthly advice column where industry expert Rock LaManna will answer your questions on topics such as: key financials for every business, and how it can lead to profitable organic growth, M&As, strategic alliances, succession plans, and exit strategies. He will also talk about leadership and present family business case studies. Do you […]
LinkedIn’s Recent Marketing Promotion Proves People Suck At Math, And Love Themselves
Did you recently receive an email from LinkedIn congratulating you for having one of the top 1%, 5% or 10% most viewed profiles for 2012, and share that through social channels? Congratulations might not exactly be in order then, since you are also among the masses of people who fell into the brilliant trap of […]
Where AR We Now: The Current State of Augmented Reality
By Ben Freund I decided to challenge myself for this month’s article. I decided I was going to find out what was so exciting about AR technology, and when I figured it out, I’d let you know what it was. See, my understanding of AR was a little out of date. As far as I […]
3-D Portraits Created Using Human DNA
There is some creep factor going on here, starting from “finding” gum, cigarette butts and “wads” of hair around NYC, especially the “wads” part. Is there a new neighborhood – Little Wadaly? Ok, I’ll try not to think about that for the moment. It’s cool that 3-D printing is finding it’s way into art, and […]
360 Panoramic of the BBC’s World’s Newsroom Triggered by #DirectMail
This is certainly a cool way to stand out from the crowd, especially when you are approaching the “media” industry which I have to assume applies to those who BUY space, and not members of the media. While there isnt very detailed information below such as did the DM have an envelope – and if […]
Designers, Buyers, Printers – Get a FREE Session Pass to #GOA2013 from PrintMediaCentr!
With over 70 sessions to choose from, including those from Digital Classroom – LIVE, there is something for EVERYONE at Graphics of The America’s February 21-23, in Orlando Florida! Check out the schedule here To win a pass: Option 1Designers Tweet: @PrintMediaCentr I gotta get a GOA pass, to hang in your booth and take […]
7 Strange And Unconventional Printers That You Didn’t Know Existed
Just a cool share… enjoy! 7 Strange And Unconventional Printers That You Didn’t Know Existed by Matthew Wood What do you use a printer for? Printing documents, letters, invoices, timetables and photos, right? Well, in the majority of cases, that’s what conventional printers do. Whether it’s in an office environment or for home use, printers serve […]
