Do You Ask For Print Samples? I Do, Now!
by Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe! I have been working on a bunch of print jobs that have complicated set ups and an interesting set of finishing requirements. Some of the pieces need complete perforations and others need to be finished as book blocks even though they aren’t technically books – more like […]
Of Swiss Chocolate and Pretzels: Tales From Hunkeler InnovationDays
By Chloe Mahendra-Fuji, Print Diva Hi! I’m Chloe! I just finished a run of tradeshows that made my head spin! And there are a few more to go this season. Let me share some of the cool stuff I saw. One of my all time favorite trade shows is Hunkeler InnovationDays in Luzern Switzerland. It […]
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 […]
FastbindUSA Debuts First PUR/EVA Tabletop Binder in US at GRAPH EXPO
Watch Kent from Fastbind USA talk about their PUR/EVA launch, and take questions from the crowd and viewers from home during our #PrintChat Press Conference – Live from GRAPH EXPO! Affordable and cost saving PUR/EVA tabletop binder will revolutionize commercial print and bindery capabilities Fastbind has developed the first of its kind PUR EVA tabletop perfect […]
Eagle Systems Scores At GRAPH EXPO 2014
by Ellen Manning Vice President Marketing and Sales, Eagle Systems, Inc Eagle Systems exhibited at this year’s Graph Expo and was thrilled at the response from printers worldwide looking to add cold foil to their print and packaging. Many of those attending told our staff they came to the show specifically to see Eagle Systems’ […]
1/1 Interview With Trish Witkowski, Chief Folding Fanatic At FoldFactory.com
Trish Witkowski is one of those people who can command a room, or a video frame, simply by stepping into it. She is authentic, informative, and always printspirational! Her legendary Fold of The Week videos have given her well-deserved print industry celebrity status, and she is the only person I know that could make a barrel […]
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 […]
SCODIX Takes Print To Sensational At #Dscoop9 [video]
If you were following my tweets from Dscoop 9, or near me when anyone mentioned “the name” at the conference, you might have noticed I was a bit obsessed with Scodix. Now my obsession is not new, but it has admittedly approached stalker levels, and let me tell you why… METALLICS. When I walked into […]
Company Folders Creates A Cool Portal For Print Buyers And Designers
Vladimir Gendelman, CEO of Company Folders, is also a fellow member of my LinkedIn Group Print Production Professionals. He reached out to let me know about his new Folder Design Gallery, and after a few emails back and forth we ended up having a nice phone conversation. There were several things that sparked my interest, […]
Visit PrintMediaCentr At #GOA2013 And Attend for FREE!
PrintMediaCentr brings its action-packed, fun-filled networking zone live to the expo floor. Stop by to see the use of print-based marketing technology – such as iPR, Augmented Reality, and QR Codes; listen to an array of speakers and panels; and more! Co-located with The Expo Theater in booth 371, we will bring designers and production […]
Mobile Control of Duplo Machines? Yep, There's an APP for That
Im catching up a bit on posts since PMC had hack aftermath over the last week+, and this is one I saved to share. I read yesterday that this machine will be at Graph Expo! That is cool to see it in action, but not being a Printer or a Finisher, seems weird to me […]
The Road to drupa 2012 and More from Pat McGrew M-EDP, CMP – Part 6
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