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Design your own Vespa via print advertisement
The Italian scooter brand Vespa has made a very special advertisement. Using augmented reality readers can scan the advertisement via an app on their smart phones or iPads and see a 3D visualisation of a scooter. Especially neat is the fact that the consumer can choose options to create their own ideal Vespa. They can…
Lees meerXerox and the miracle of multi channel publishing
Xerox not only took the important step to introduce two different companies to the New York Stock Exchange. It also emphasised the importance of multi channel publishing with a remake of their 40 year old Brother Dominic marketing campaign. With the scan and send function Brother Dominic distributes his carefully written and illustrated incunable all…
Lees meerJungle calendar digital cut with Highcon Euclid
The Israeli company Heret designed and printed a unique calendar for 2017 with a different animal for every month. The calendar was then cut at Skizea Printing and Modeling using the Highcon Euclid lasercutter. The pages have been finished with UV varnish and metal foils.
Lees meerOnyx 12.1: speed, simpler user interface and automation
Onyx has issued version 12.1 of its Postershop and Thrive software. Accelerated speed and automation are the most compelling reasons for upgrading to 12.1. Automation has become a lot simpler by Quick Sets 2.0, for example for tiling and trimming. Read more about the changes in 12.1 in the press release below. …
Lees meerSophie Matthews-Paul: What are the options for printed interiors? – Wild Format #2.12
One of our industry´s growth markets is the printing of interiors, walls, floors and furniture textiles. They can all be printed with new inkjet printers in a fast and efficient manner. In number 16 of the Wild Format series journalist and print expert Sophie Matthews-Paul writes about technological solutions as well as the difficulties and…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Blog: Ricoh´s growth and their green resolutions
In her Verdigris Blog Laurel talks about Ricoh´s rapid growth in the graphic business. This growth is in step with their plans to continue their green strategy. By 2050 Ricoh intends to use only 100% recyclable materials on their digital printers. Read more about the leadership of companies such as Ricoh and what this means…
Lees meerElectro Beam Curing: high fastess, no heat transfer and faster drying times
For flexible materials electro beam curing, according to Siegwerk, has a number of advantages over UV curing. Faster drying times and high fastness are but two. For this reason Siegwerk developed EB705 inks. These new inks are being tested on the Comexi C18 press with materials such as coex, OPP and acrylic coated PET.…
Lees meerPinebook A64: A Linux laptop under 100 dollar
On ZDnet Liam Tung is reporting on the Pinebook. The Pinebook is a low-cost Linux laptop with an ARM CPU that undercuts the cheapest Chromebooks. Read his report below. The makers of a popular Raspberry Pi challenger, the $20 Pine A64, have returned with two sub-$100 Linux laptops, called Pinebooks. The Pine A64 stood out among…
Lees meerMemorable Prints – Decorating the Byodo-in temple in Kyoto
Recently, King Printing (Osaka, JP) had the opportunity to take part in the restoration of the shumidan (a dais for a Buddhist image) at the Byodo-in temple in Uji-city, Kyoto. Mr. Yoshio Ushijima, President, King Printing, said: “This project was part of our advance into the industrial printing field. I told my staff to take on this…
Lees meerMimaki introduces “kebab” option on its printers
Mimaki has come up with an good name for the tool which makes printing on cylindrical surfaces possible: the kebab option. Using rotation rolls the kebab option ensures that the MkII printer family can print straight onto cylindrical objects. The option is already available on a large number of models. The kebab option makes it…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: Print for Good for Print’s Future
Improving the green credentials of the graphics business can take many forms. Most motivations for doing so are economic rather than philanthropic, however the future of the printing and publishing industries depends on both social and economic improvements. Digital press and print consumables manufacturers such as Agfa, Fujifilm and Kodak have done much to improve…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: Print is good for the future of print
Encouraging reading is, according to Laurel Brunner, good for the future of print. An example is Kodak´s Print for Good initiative to improve literacy and encourages young people to read. Read Laurel´s blog on our articles page about the success of this wonderful initiative.
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