Rob van den Braak


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In its product presentation of 21 January Microsoft announced a few interesting things. The update to Windows 10 will be free for Windows 7 and 8 users, Windows 10 supports Surface touch screens up to 64 inch, SurfaceHub will allow a group of people to work on a project, and, according to Microsoft, Hololens is the beginning of a whole new user interface with 3D gestures. You can view the complete list of innovations on Microsoft´s website. Within the next 12 months we will know this is enough to restore Microsoft´s hegemony. It all sounds very promising and if nothing else it will keep Google and Apple on its toes.
Microsoft heeft in zijn productpresentatie van 21 januari een aantal verassende aankondigingen gedaan. Zo is de update naar Windows 10 gratis voor gebruikers van Windows 7 en 8, ondersteunt 10 Surface aanraakschermen tot 64 inch, kun je met SurfaceHub als een groep samen aan een project werken, en luidt volgens Microsoft HoloLens een hele nieuwe gebruikersinterface in die met 3D gebaren bediend kan worden. Kijk op de site van Microsoft naar de complete lijst met innovaties. Of die genoeg zijn om Microsofts hegemonie te herstellen zullen we binnen 12 maanden weten. Het klinkt in ieder geval veelbelovend en het zal Google en Apple scherp houden.
Grafische bedrijven strijden al jaren tegen digitale media, maar het papierloze kantoor lijkt langzaam maar zeker werkelijkheid te worden. AIIM de global community of information professionals heeft onderzocht wat er werkelijk aan de hand is en of de strijd voor papier nog te winnen is. In het rapport van Doug Miles, een industrieveteraan met meer dan 30 jaar ervaring, worden alle vormen van papieren en digitale media met elkaar vergeleken en vind je de data van 444 bedrijven over hoe zij hun documentenstroom organiseren. Een aanrader voor elke creatieve communicatiemaker al was het maar voor de pagina met aanbevelingen. Het rapport is gratis te downloaden op onze Download Pagina.
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Graphics companies have been battling for years with digital media, and the paperless office seems to be growing towards reality. AIIM, the global community of information professionals researched what is really going on and if the battle can be won. In the report by Doug Miles, an industry veteran with more than 30 years experience, all forms of paper and digital media are compared and you can find data about how 444 companies manage their document streams. Definitely something for creative communicators if only for the recommendations page. You can download the report for free from our Download Page.
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If you would like to surprise a colleague or yourself with a special gift have a look at the two books by Frank Romano. Retired professor of R.I.T. and print expert Romano shares in these two books not only a lot of reading pleasure but a wealth of information about how our profession embarked on the digital age. Phototypesetting was a first slow step into a future which started with the Lumitron-Photon in 1953. The History of the Linotype company shows by way of the brand´s great history how slow and difficult the way was towards what we now think as normal, digitally transferring images onto media. Watch Frank´s ´shameless´ pitch of his two books of which proceeds go to causes close to his heart.
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The infamous English press builder Timsons hasn´t been able to bring his digital press to market. The new digital division of the company, established 6 months ago, has been placed into voluntary liquidation. No orders were received for the T press which was announced during the 2012 Drupa which meant that the company had to stop their digital activities.
Last September the company, founded in 1896, announced that they were going to stop the production of traditional rotation offset presses. The company was split into a division for the building of digital presses and an engineering division to service the 300 rotation offset presses still being used worldwide. Timson Engineering has not been affected by the bankruptcy. The last conventional press was sold mid 2014. The presses are used for newspaper and book production and are very suitable for the printing of bible paper which is why Dutch bible printer Jongbloed in Heerenveen has been using Timsons´ rotation offset press for years.

Silic Shirts are not for sale yet, because the designers are in the process of getting crowdfunding for their project.
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VIGC BOPE 2025: Redefining print. Success in a digital world. Met o.a. Peter Luit als gesprekleider binnen het panelgesprek ‘Platformeconomie, kansen voor grafimedia bedrijven?’
De trainingen voor 2022 staan gereed. Kijk voor het volledige online aanbod van bestaande- en nieuwe trainingen op de website.
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