drupa next age: Platform for Networking and New Business
The special area drupa next age (dna) sets the scene for newcomers and young talents from the print and packaging sector in a targeted manner. With Deborah Corn and Frank Tueckmantel, drupa has enlisted two strong partners with longstanding industry expertise for organizing and designing this show-in-show for cross-sectional technologies. Big ideas, small […]
Three Tech Trends for Print… in 2020 and Beyond
Happy 2020! That number alone sounds pretty futuristic – I’m sure if our child selves were asked what 2020 will be like, many of us would have conjured up images of flying cars, robot helpers, and food replacement pills. Well, we’re not quite there with the flying cars, (although the recent CES show did see […]
Looking to the Future of Textile and Beyond with Ester Sala Alborná, HP
Deborah spoke to Ester Sala Alborna, global business director of textile printing at HP, in the HP booth at ISA Sign Expo. HP’s new Stitch series of dye-sublimation printers were revealed to great interest earlier this year, the Stitch S300 and S500 being revealed at ISA Sign Expo where this podcast was recorded, and the […]
Beacon Technology: The Next Wave of Interactive Marketing is Here
When I decided to write a column on recent use and discussion of QR codes, I knew I wanted to follow it with a piece about fresher technology that is used with similar intent. Beacon technology was the first thing that came to mind. I thought of beacons in part because several people I had […]
Get Ready For International Print Day (#IPD15) October 14, 2015!
INTERNATIONAL PRINT DAY 2015, A 24-HOUR SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT, TO EMPHASIZE THE INDUSTRY’S LOVE FOR AND DEDICATION TO PRINT AND PAPER Print, paper and design professionals encouraged to share their awesome examples of print and marketing via social media and help CMYK love trend the planet! THE PRINTERVERSE – Print professionals around the world are being […]
KFC Turns Its Iconic Bucket Into A Photo Printer
Shout out to Cindy Walas @steedmrspeel for sharing this on Twitter today! KFC Has Created a Fried Chicken Bucket That Doubles as an Instant Photo Printer! See full post and more pics on PetaPixel! After 60 years in Canada, KFC knows that some of the best memories are made around the bucket. We’ve created the […]
Christmas Card Phones Friends And Family When It’s Opened
via springwise.com Telecoms company O2 has created a Christmas card with an integrated SIM, capable of making a call between sender and recipient. Christmas has always been a time for sharing and connecting with family, and every year marketing agencies across the globe take it upon themselves to remind consumers of this fact. Once in […]
Print Ad Drives “LIKES” To Your Facebook Page
It’s not surprising to find out this awesome ad was created in Brazil. In 2014 they have come up with some very inventive uses for print – including the BBQ Bible and the Kid Tracker. This one has really gone way out of the box they were already out of, by allowing readers who registered for a […]
1/1 Interview With Don Carli On Printed Electronics And The Future Of Packaging And Design
The print industry is filled with characters, and Don Carli is certainly one of them! I met him several years ago at GRAPH EXPO and we ended up talking for a while about sustainability. I would estimate that he said something that either blew my mind or freaked me out several times during our initial conversation, and […]