Guinness World Records 2013 Takes a BITE Into Augmented Reality!

I was soooooo excited about this and was on my way to buy it when I found out after going to iTunes that the book and the app arent available until September 11, 2012!! Guinness does have a nice preview up and was cool to see SOCIAL MEDIA RECORDS in there! The use of AR is […]

The Top 10 Reasons Why In-Plants & Print Centers Should Attend GRAPH EXPO

Why In-Plants and Print Centers (Corporate, Education and Government) Should Attend GRAPH EXPO  By Elisha Kasinskas, Marketing Director, Rochester Software Associates, Inc  GRAPH EXPO has reached out to in-plants and corporate, education and government print centers to find out what they want to see and hear at this year’s show.  In a truly collaborative effort, […]

Augmented Reality Helps Aliens Bursts Through Chests Everywhere

Love him, or hate him, that little freaky Xenomorph from ALIEN literally burst from John Hurt’s chest and into pop culture immortality. In what can only be described as the perfect marriage of concept and technology, the Swedish company FingerFunk has created an APP to recreate this iconic scene with the help of Augmented Reality.  […]

Infographic: The State of Graphic Design

Welcome to the 2012 edition of the State of Graphic Design!    via State of Graphic Design | Smartpress.com. Smartpress.com conducted a survey to aggregate the opinion of dozens of the best and most-talented graphic designers in the industry. The results were turned into a success factors/guide document in form of an infographic. This year the […]

Budweiser Extends Happy Hour With QR Code Campaign

This is from Y&R Ecuador and launched in May 2012. It’s making the rounds in the US now.  The premise – kinda cool – if you want more hours to your HAPPY HOUR buy a Bud, scan the QR code and add 1 minute to the BUDCLOCK. Do the math, 20 scans, adds 20 mins […]

8 Reasons Mail Succeeds in a Digital Age

I suppose information on why mail is still a relevant medium from the POST OFFICE is much like information from Dairy Farmer’s on the nutritional benefit’s of milk in that the cream will always rise to the top – oops punny! Have you ever seen a bad stat from the USPS on mail? – I […]

Thick and Delicious Business Cards

PMC is honored to welcome Sabine Lenz from PaperSpecs as a guest blogger! If you love paper, you’ll love Sabine and the awesome information PaperSpecs provides for the print and design community!  Thick and Delicious Business Cards By Sabine Lenz It was thick. It was juicy. Well, as much as you can call a business […]

QR Code Scans Skyrocket in Q2 2012

What I would love to know is whether or not the “Scanners” would scan again, how many of the accounted for scans were “new scanners” vs people who already scan, and of course if the new mobile pricing plans will impact whether or not these scanners would scan in the first place… Sure, Im happy […]

Meet Stanley, The World’s First Tweet Powered Piano

This is too cool! Stanley was created for an event so you cant request songs now, but he will be back so Im following on Twitter and when he is I will try it for sure! Now what song is the big question??? The World’s First Tweet Powered Piano Stanley’s no ordinary piano. It plays […]

Top QR Code Uses So Far in 2012

Im sharing this because it’s nice to see the USPS receive a positive shout-out for a change. Regarding the author’s other picks, it’s interesting to note two of the remaining four are packaging based executions. Perhaps you can judge a campaign by its cover. Top QR Code Uses So Far in 2012 by Julie Campbell Though […]

3D-Printed Head Shaped Urns Coming To Mantle Near You. UM CREEPY!

Described as “a new and exciting way to memorialize your loved one,” a Vermont company named Cremation Solutions has gone heads (no shoulders here) above the rest with their 3-D printed likenesses of the dearly departed.  Created by photos, these Urns are the latest in the personalization trend that really puts others to shame! You […]

Coffee Chain Creates Location Based Interactive Newspaper Ads

Simple. Added Value. Caffeine. The trifecta of optimum conditions for ROI. Coffee Chain Creates Location Based Interactive Newspaper Ads Scannable barcodes allow readers to find their nearest Cafe Joe to their current coordinates. By Yi Chen Cafe Joe is one of the biggest coffee chains in Israel, and has recently launched an interactive advertisement in local […]

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