Design
Adobe vernieuwt de mogelijkheden van PDF
Adobe kondigt verschillende nieuwe functionaliteiten aan binnen Adobe Document Cloud, die de mogelijkheden van PDF fors uitbreiden. Vorig jaar zijn er alleen al met de producten van Adobe meer dan 200 miljard PDF’s geopend. PDF is een essentieel onderdeel van werk geworden, omdat het format gebruikers toegang geeft tot informatie uit contracten, boeken, financiële overzichten,…
Lees meerSprenkeler wordt vierde op EK beroepen
Grafisch vormgeefster Manon Sprenkeler uit Gaanderen, heeft haar doel voor het behalen van een ‘medal of excellence’ op het EK voor beroepen verwezenlijkt. De Gaanderense greep met haar vierde plek op het toernooi in Boedapest net naast een podiumplaats. “Dit voelt als een vierde plek met een gouden randje”, aldus Sprenkeler. “Ik ging voor de ‘medal of…
Lees meerPrint Pakt Live magazine
Een sympathiek initiatief van Print Pakt voor alle KVGO-leden: deze week viel bij hen het magazine Print Pakt Live op de deurmat. In deze papieren uitgave wordt de rol van het KVGO met Print Pakt op de Dutch Design Week toegelicht. Elk jaar in oktober vindt in Eindhoven de negendaagse Dutch Design Week (DDW) plaats.…
Lees meerBest Dutch Book Designs Catalogue 2016
Choosing the right binding option doesn’t just allow you to keep a bunch of pages together, it enables you to create a strong first impression. And in the case of this week’s video, it helped put a winning face on the 2016 Best Dutch Book Designs catalogue. Actually, 33 different faces. With an egalitarianism you…
Lees meerKoenig & Bauer receives iF Design Award
The RotaJET from Koenig & Bauer receives the iF Design Award 2018. Koenig & Bauer has been named among the winners of this year’s iF Design Award and can thus point proudly to a world-renowned seal of design excellence. At the grand award ceremony on 9 March 2018, the RotaJET web press picked up the…
Lees meerAgfa Graphics the latest update of its design and assembly software for high-security printing
Agfa Graphics released Fortuna 11 – the latest update of its design and assembly software for high-security printing. Providing a way to skillfully safeguard counterfeit-sensitive documents, this version focuses on enhanced user-friendliness, productivity and creative freedom. “It’s the first step towards a completely revised user experience,” reveals Andy Grant, Global Head of Software at Agfa…
Lees meerBillboards in Manilla
Every metropolis is full of billboards. Manilla, capital of the Philippines, is no exception. Nearly every surface available has adverts for Asian or Philippine brands. Of course these are different brands and services than in the West. Beautiful women, colourful displays and seductive images of fast food, especially chicken. What is remarkable though is when…
Lees meerStreet art as marketing tool
Street art as a marketing tool to promote your company, restaurant and city. That is what is happening in Georgetown on the island Penang, Malaysia The initiative was started in 2009. Street art was successfully used to make the city a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After an international pitch for the best branding, the street…
Lees meerEddy Hagen: the influence of e-commerce on packaging design
Insights4print´s Eddy Hagen visited the Direct to Container Print conference in Amsterdam and returned with some remarkable insights. The rise of e-commerce and webshops has a big influence on packaging design. Read his blog, via this link, about how the packaging of Epson´s ink cartridges changed and how designers anticipate the specific needs of e-commerce…
Lees meerVan Heek Textiles introduces certified cover materials for HP Indigo
Van Heek Textiles has a wide variety of textile cover materials which are excellent for printing. But digital printing technology such as UV, latex and toner based printers are increasingly being used these days. To meet this changing demand Van Heek Textiles has developed quality textiles especially for printing B2 sheets on the HP Indigo…
Lees meerIBM launches new font family, de IBM Plex
When we hear the word IBM we do not usually think about graphic design, but we should. The company will launch the IBM Plex font in spring 2018. The font will be suitable for print and digital. If IBM has their way it will replace Helvetica. IBM Plex will become available free of charge and…
Lees meerPrototypo, create your own font
Making your own font is now possible in an app. It allows you to create your own ideal font, but adjusting thickness, lines and 30 other variables online. The result can be seen in real time. Every adjustment is followed through for the whole alphabet. Once you have designed your own font you can export…
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