Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
This is a paper slicer, circa 1845, and it’s but one of the relics to be found at the American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco, CA. The collection of bookbinding equipment and artifacts, profiled in a story in the San Francisco Chronicle, recalls a time when that city had the ...Friday, September 25th, 2009
One of the nicer moments at Print 09 occurred when Heidelberg saluted John Litwinowicz (center), the high school winner of the Gold medal for graphic communcations in the 2009 SkillsUSA Championships. He’s seen here with, from left, Bernhard Schreier, board chairman and CEO, Heidelberg Druckmaschinen AG; Mike Stinnett, his printing ...Thursday, September 24th, 2009
How concerned should we be about FedEx’s new Design & Print Center “solution”? Announced this week, it’s basically a collection of do-it-yourself templates for everyday printed products that businesses use: cards, letterhead and envelopes, folders, brochures, note pads, postcards, note cards, address labels, flyers, and promotional magnets. The templates can be ...Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Updated: 9/16 6PM to include statement from NAPL CEO Joe Truncale. Today, PIA sent its members the following message about a consolidation proposal it has made to NAPL. We'd like members of both organizations, as well as those who aren't affiliated with either one, to discuss whether the printing industry should ...Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
“Advertising without posters is like fishing without worms.” So believed Charles and Herbert Hatch, who in 1879 opened what continues to be one of the oldest working letterpress shops in America: Hatch Show Print of Nashville, TN. The shop—now owned and operated by Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame—is famous ...Friday, September 4th, 2009
A new study of Canada’s printing sector declares the industry to be in a state of heightened competition—with itself. The study, produced by the Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC), reexamines data about industry segments and processes to arrive at what it believes to be a more accurate and comprehensive definition ...Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Printing most definitely isn’t one of them, but be careful of a certain business model within which many printing businesses are started up. An article by Kelly K. Spors and Kevin Salwen at the Yahoo! Small Business Answers Center counsels would-be entrepreneurs to look before they leap into independent ventures that ...
