Digital print is all about switching perspective from a cost game to a value game. “The supply chain efficiencies associated with digital printing is something everyone knows. What I think really gets these early adopters excited isn’t the savings they can make, but how much additional revenue they can generate by adding value,” said Donald Allred,...

Throughout history, new ideas whose time had come, were often “threats to the status quo”. Yet, there are those in our midst, who repeatedly step-out of the shadows, offering suggestions and practical ideas…that serve the common good and our collective future.

AI has come to the printing industry with its known knowns, its known unknowns, and its unknown unknowns – and over time, we are going to have to parse them all. We hope it will spare us the minor embarrassments and major malfunctions of human error as it takes print manufacturing to new realms of efficiency where human intelligence alone won’t suf...

Industry reps are making a concentrated effort to expand the graphic communication library at Chowan University. Longtime industry consultant, Raymond J. Prince, is one of the leaders of the effort to gain materials for the school. Prince stated, “I am proud to support this effort and encourage my friends and associates to assist with the request f...

Welcome Fall, but that means Year-end is on its way and with it updates to production overlays. When changes are made to the overlay sometimes, other files need to be updated too. So how do you know which ones? Let’s be proactive and find out now.

Transmedia fonts allow companies, like IKEA, to maintain cross-media brand uniformity. “We are renewing the IKEA visual identity to make Ikea even more recognizable. Today, people experience IKEA in many different places, both physical and digital.”  With 200+ million catalogs, IKEA leverages print and font technology as a major component of their...

This year’s recipients are HP Inc. and Malkon “Mal” Baboyian, Canon Oce (Retired). Named for the former Association President and Baldwin Technology Company Chairman Emeritus, the two Gegenheimer awards recognize an individual and a company that demonstrate enduring commitments to the benefit of the print industry.

Toppan Forms, a user of KODAK PROSPER Presses, achieved a major milestone when they returned a jetting module built with KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology for refurbishment after more than 34,000 hours of operation. This equates to printing non-stop for almost four years and printing enough A4 pages to reach the moon three times over.

Debbie enjoys working with clients through processes and procedures for creating and designing “exciting” wide-format projects. Debbie shares a story of taking an initial $500.00 wide-format project to a $12,000 one. You see, it wasn’t about the money at all – it was about the event and the importance of what they were trying to accomplish. Yes,...

If the font in a communication makes the content difficult to read, the recipient’s attention will be lost. Printers can help clients maximize the value of their output by developing a deeper understanding of font technology. Pairing the best font to meet a specific campaign objective is a critical success metric. This Font Education Series will he...