A History of Business Cards
This is a very cool run down of business cards from the 17th century to today and worth a look even to just see the samples of cards. by Mirko The business card is often something placed at the back end of your wallet or in your pocket. Deemed as a small inconsequential piece of paper […]
Printers: Is Your Online Portfolio Making The Right First Impression?
By now it should be pretty self evident that your website serves as the first impression of your company in many cases. While your capabilities and services are of course relevant, as a Print Producer I usually skip right over that type of information and go directly to your portfolio first. I want to see […]
Reinvented Disposable Coffee Cup Eliminates Plastic Lids
Interesting concept! Good for Paper, Print, and the environment! Called Compleat, the all-paper design has a built-in lid with sipping spout. by Belinda Lanks I buy many cups of coffee and habitually cringe when reaching for a plastic lid. It’s pretty hypocritical to make a point of avoiding Styrofoam, only to slap a petroleum disc […]
1/1 Interview with Rab Govil CEO Caslon and Naehas, and President of PODi
With the PODi App Forum coming up in January I was eager to speak with Rab and provide you with some more information on the event. Not only did I receive that, but Rab as kind enough to answer a few more questions about digital printing and the industry. At the end of this interview […]
New Flexible Screen Technology For Displays
The video and concept Tablet are aimed at consumers, but this product also has amazing potential for in-store displays! The second video shows the screen applied to tangible materials and Im not sure since it’s a concept if they can be made any larger, but if they could – imagine the Trade Show Booth of the […]
USPS To Slow Delivery of First-Class Mail
“Currently, first-class mail is supposed to be delivered to homes and businesses within the continental U.S. in one day to three days. That will lengthen to two days to three days, meaning mailers no longer could expect next-day delivery in surrounding communities. Periodicals could take between two days and nine days.” By HOPE YEN, Associated […]
SELF-MADE: The Mobile Letterpress and Printmaking Studio
Here is something to support during the Holidays that will support PRINT as well. This project will focus on creating and outfitting a mobile printmaking studio to introduce others to the art of letterpress, screen and relief printmaking. I plan on demonstrating and teaching how to cut and print with linoleum, hand set lead and […]
News From The Printerverse: November Edition
If you havent received your own copy – here is a link to mine This month includes an AMAZING interview with the Aaron Shapiro, CEO of HUGE, that is relevant to ANYONE with an online presence, a great offer from PODi for AppForum12 in Las Vegas, and original content from PMC and a few community contributors. […]
Paper Wine Bottles Are Here!
via Paper Wine Bottle from GreenBottle. First we changed to screw caps and plastic corks. Snobs objected vehemently over both options because of the “quality” factor. Turns out that tradition doesn’t trump taste as many of these wines were picked by those same snobs in blind taste tests. Next came boxed wine which was again launched […]
Chanel Taps Vogue Supplement to Spark Holiday Gift Giving
We usually talk about added value of print as it relates to the consumer/user, and rarely about the added value print advertising gives to publications, so this article was a pleasant surprise. What is it that makes a magazine a magazine? Is it the articles or the ads? Let’s imagine for a minute every ad for […]
Coca-Cola adorns BILLIONS of drinking cups with QR codes
This is Coke’s first US QR Code Promotion and they certainly have gone all out. They are touching upon in store marketing (QR codes on cups and posters), Social Media Marketing (scan of QR goes to a Facebook game) and of course Relationship Marketing – not only in the area of Coke being part of […]
Moving circulars into the digital age
This article is speaking to retailers to get on board with digital circulars, but I am going to focus on Printers. If you are not currently exploring or implementing a digital aspect to your services, you are going to lose out. You have the files, you have the assets, you have the clients. With a […]
