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X-Rite Color Data Exchange format becomes ISO standard
The ISO TC130 committee has finally made a decision and approved the Color Data Exchange format developed by Pantone/X-Rite as the standard. Because of this decision we now have one data format for the exchange of colour details between different platforms. Color Exchange Format Version 3, CxF3, is an open standard which stores colour variations…
Lees meerDomino: digital cold foiling
Print manufacturer Domino has developed a system for cold foiling using digital printing. Domino´s K600i single colour inkjet printer is housed in an AB Graphic machine. The K600i first prints an adhesive and creates an image which is laid over with conventional metallic foil after which it is UV cured and delaminated. According to Domino…
Lees meerBringing print to life
At the Fespa in Cologne a company showed the possibilities of printed cardboard. Brandit Furniture shows printed cardboard chairs and tables for the Printerior Cafe. Brandit also delivered the panels for the Sound & Light Experience dome at the fair. The panels are equipped with electronics. As soon as someone moves their hand over the…
Lees meerBraille cans
Coca-Cola shows off with a first for the blind and visually impaired: their cans and bottles in Mexico and Argentina will be printed in braille. This means that this group can be included in the successful “Share Happiness” first name campaign of the soda giant. Mexican advertising agency Anónimo added this very original piece to…
Lees meerT-Book: World Press Photo book with image and sound
The book about the World Press Photo Award 2015 does not only contain beautiful photos, but also tells the story. As soon as you turn a page and see a new photo, the voice of the photographer can be heard through the built-in speaker, as well as accompanying sounds, music or the story of the…
Lees meerPaper Pulse: programming interactive paper
Printed electronics have been possible for some time now thanks to conductive inks and special printing technology. But now there is a DYI solution to make regular paper interactive. A fun way to make interactive cards, labels, games or business cards with moving images. You need only a few electronic components such as LEDs and…
Lees meerOCR Journal #001: is this the future of print?
Exclusive, with only 500 copies of which each cover has its own unique data art visualisation, content perfectly attuned to its target market and contemporary design, Office for Create Research offers us a peek into what might be the future of (magazine) printing. Mark Wilson describes in his Co.Design blog the OCR Journal #001 as…
Lees meerTesting out the taxi as billboard
The Heineken Experience, previously a Heineken brewery which was transformed into an interactive journey through the Heineken world, in cooperation with taxi service Cabture and Amsterdam Taxi Service (TCA), has revamped two taxis into driving billboards with a TaxiTop ad for the Heineken Experience. TaxiTop, well-known in New York, replaces the taxi roof light to…
Lees meerStonepaper
Paper can be produced from various materials such as wood, rags, natural fibres, but also stone. Stonepaper is made from minerals and its characteristics are comparable to coated paper and is, just like synthetic paper, waterproof and very strong. Contrary to synthetic paper made of polypropylene it has a low CO2 footprint and a low…
Lees meerErrol Morris: typography influences the trustworthiness of content
It´s here in black and white and other such famous sayings: we believe what is printed. Errol Morris, filmmaker of The Thin Blue Line and The Fog of War, has ´proven´ something else. Typography influences the trustworthiness of content. Especially typeface decides if we trust the contents of an article. Morris asked people to indicate…
Lees meerLargest paper boat in the world
For the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the city of Karlsruhe in Germany, sports people from the city have folded world´s largest paper boat. It is 13,93 meters long and is made of paper only. It weighs 117 kilo. 350 Square meters of paper were used and the building and folding took a total…
Lees meerKolor: online game to test your sense of colour
Moro, a Spanish designer and app developer developed an online game with which you can test how good you are at recognising colour. At the end of the game you know which colours you are sensitive to. That is, if you react fast enough……………
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