Articles
Wild Format #2.16: What are the options for printed interiors?
The arena for wide-format print has become ever more competitive with increasing numbers of businesses turning to large-scale inkjet technology with the intention of adding it to their service models. While this has been healthy to an extent, enabling general customers, brands and agencies to have a broad choice of application opportunities at their disposal,…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog: Lean & Green Leaders
With astonishing speed, Ricoh has gone from new entrant to market leader in many areas of the graphics business. It saw a three-fold increase in printing systems turnover between 2003 and 2013, and is the first digital press company to achieve certification to ISO 12647-2, the reference standard for colour quality. The company has however…
Lees meerLaurel Brunners Verdigris Blog: 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 meerWild Format #2.15: Variable Data for Custom Projects
All digital printing technologies share the unique feature of being able to print very short runs, down to one copy. This opens up a lot of interesting applications, like personalised print and print on demand. While this is a well-known capability of high volume toner-based digital printing systems, using variable data printing on wide-format digital…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog: ISO 16759 for Textiles
When ISO 16759 for calculating the carbon footprint of print media products was under development, we mostly had in mind paper based prints. It is interesting to see this standard being deployed for other types of print media, which is what a Taiwanese supplier of textiles has done. Shortly after ISO 16759 was announced in…
Lees meerWild Format #2.14: Introduction to finishing
It is perhaps understandable that when it comes to printing, many people’s first thought is for the actual printing. But in reality, it’s the finishing stage where any given job actually comes together, where the printed graphic is turned into an actual product, be that a retail display board or a vehicle graphic. So, it’s…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog: Environmental Product Declarations
In the graphics industry, the idea of making Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) is basically an alien concept. But, from printed matter through to the machinery and systems used to produce print media, EPDs are becoming increasingly important to procurement. An EPD is a standardised way of quantifying the environmental impact of a product, say a…
Lees meerFlagging it up at De Dokkumer Vlaggen Centrale
Who knew that the Dokkumer Vlaggen Centrale (DVC) also created bean bags, beach chairs and display signs? All new applications for which the Frisian company relies on a Mimaki JV300-160, the ‘A-list brand’ among sublimation printers.
Lees meerLaurel Brunners Verdigris Blog: Epson & Oeko-Tex Certification
Our industry is seeing massive improvements in ink technologies, especially to suit new print methods and substrates. Technology advances are taking print into all sorts of new applications. One of the most attractive for all concerned is textiles, particularly those produced digitally with devices such as the Epson SureColor SC-F2000 direct-to-garment printer or the EFI…
Lees meerLaurels Brunner Verdigris Blog: reinventing paper
Now does that sound silly or what? As if paper was not always undergoing reinvention, an Israeli technology company is claiming to have reinvented it. The premise is that paper needs to be reinvented, so that it better supports the circular economy. Having got over our initial befuddlement and confusion, we took a closer look.…
Lees meerWild Format #2.13: Colours & Control for Designers
Soon after the introduction of the Apple Macintosh, PCs and desktop publishing software, efforts began to help users to manage and control how colours were reproduced in print and publishing workflows. We’re talking about the mid-1990s, and it’s probably fair to say it took some ten years to get modern colour management and the use…
Lees meerWild Format #2.13: Colours & Control for Designers
Soon after the introduction of the Apple Macintosh, PCs and desktop publishing software, efforts began to help users to manage and control how colours were reproduced in print and publishing workflows. We’re talking about the mid-1990s, and it’s probably fair to say it took some ten years to get modern colour management and the use…
Lees meer