Five Incredible Applications of Printable Electronics
by guest blogger and PMC contributor Ben Freund My last guest blog briefly mentioned that a technology was being developed to allow for printing of simple computer chips like RFID tags using metallic inks. The result would be computer chips produced so cheaply and on such flexible substrates that they could be integrated into almost any kind of […]
NFC Now Playing At A Theater Near You
Ok, well in this case the theater needs to be in Australia, but still good news that Near Field Communications (NFC) is making it’s way out into the marketing world! It’s interesting to note I can still make out a QR code in the bottom right corner of the poster. I suppose those will stay […]
At Brazil-based Fast Food Chain, Packaging Is Edible
We have shared info about edible packaging, and edibles that were turned into packaging, but those were more gimmicky than this latest execution which does in fact seem to solve a huge “waste” issue. Fast Food is big business, especially in the US. Over the years we have all experienced a Fast Food packaging shift […]
GIF-itti! Incredible Animated Art
I have always gone by the litmus test that if something evokes an emotional response it is art, in whatever form that may occur. Besides the rise of the GIF as fine art here, what’s really interesting to me is that the artist acknowledges that this work can only “live online, but some would argue that is […]
GOA Partners with PrintMediaCentr to Bring Live, Interactive, Designer Networking Zone to the Show Floor
Newest show feature brings designers and production professionals together, offering an engaging networking experience like no other Orlando, FL – December 17, 2012 – Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference (GOA) today announces that it has partnered with PrintMediaCentr to bring an all-new, interactive design-centric zone right to the show floor. Designers can here […]
Are You Planning For AppForum13? PODi Provides Some Great Reasons To Check It Out
Last year I attended PODi’s AppForum for the first time. What I found would best be described as a community that worked together to provide education, share experiences as well case studies, all for the greater good of the digital print industry. It’s not often that you attend sessions at Trade Shows where “competing” vendors […]
Print Producers: Make The Best Of Your 525,600 Minutes In 2013
Assuming the Mayans were wrong, in a few short weeks we change the calendars and start a fresh new year with a rejuvenated and hopeful outlook for things to come. Here are a few things Im anticipating, examining, and planning to immerse myself in during the next 365 days. Technology is moving so fast and […]
PrintMediaCentr Zones Out At Graphics Of The Americas 2013
NEW! In its inaugural year, PrintMediaCentr (PMC) brings its action-packed, fun-filled networking zone live to the GOA show floor February 21-23, 2013! Co-located with the popular GOA Expo Theater in Booth 371, PMC is the place for an interactive experience like none other. Here, attendees can see, firsthand, the use of print-based marketing technology – […]
What’s New in Near Field Communications
by guest blogger Ben Freund Near Field Communications has been touted as the next big thing to unite print and digital mediums for years now. The technology allows tiny RFID circuits, or “tags,” embedded in physical objects which send data directly to NFC-enabled phones and devices. Although NFC technology hasn’t taken the world by storm […]
All Roads Lead to The Printerverse
by Terri Spaulding Graph Expo is full of energy even before you step onto the showroom floor. Oh the sights, sounds, buzzes, hums, groups of smiling people, piles of awesomely displayed swag, and endless twists and turns of carpeted booths! I have to admit I was a little overwhelmed, where does one start? My first […]
LANDA RELEASES THE NANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PROCESS WHITE PAPER
LANDA RELEASES “THE NANOGRAPHIC PRINTING™ PROCESS” WHITE PAPER Informative paper focuses on the breakthrough Landa technology that has the potential to transform mainstream commercial printing, packaging and publishing markets Israel, Rehovot, 31 October 2012 – Landa today announces the publication of […]
1.3 Trillion Reasons To Use Social Media At Work
For all of those out there in companies with no social media presence or that dont “allow” social media activities at work, here is a nice article to print out and pass around. Usually improving the bottom line does get the right people’s attention. It’s also interesting to note some of the less-hyped ways social […]
