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Bibliobath: books to have a bath with
Relaxing with a book whilst having a bath is very welcome at the end of the day (bath tub mode). But a conventional book and water (steam) don´t go together. The pages will curl up and if you drop the book it is ruined. Same goes for spilling a drink on the book. Jasper Jansen…
Lees meerMobile First Strategy
Putting mobile at the centre of things is the core idea of British research titled Mobile First Strategy. The research, sponsored by Ricoh, investigates if productivity is increased when using mobile technology. It researches the printing industry and entrepreneurs who monitor the order process via mobile apps and enables customers to place and monitor orders…
Lees meerX-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 meerJoshua Tallent: Different ebook formats a blessing
The different ebook formats supplied by Amazon, Apple, Kobo and others can drive an ebook reader crazy. But there are advantages to this however, such as the use of interactive functionality and the amount of data. In a blogpost on Digital Book World Joshua Tallent expands on why a standard EPUB format is not always…
Lees meerApple WWDC 2015: the biggest news is the NEWS app
During the World Wide Developers Conference Apple put a bomb under the way we gather news. The new News app will be able to interactively put together beautifully laid-out news pages gathered from newspapers, magazines, television, blogs and other internet sources. News turns this into typographically correct pages enriched with animations, audio and visuals. The…
Lees meerGoogle starts smart photo service with unlimited storage
Google launched a new photo service Google Photos for Android, iOS and web. The service is not connected to Google Plus and offers unlimited storage of high resolution images, including 1080p video. Google Photos is a new photo-app in which you can store all your images. The service automatically sorts the photos, even if they…
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 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 meerThis Point Forward: How to prepare for the future of print
Richard Romano and Dr Joe Webb co-wrote a book which stresses what we at blokboek.net also want to achieve: opening the printing industry´s eyes to the changes in the landscape of communication. This Point Forward predicts that in 2020 paper information will be produced by companies who take care of all aspects of their clients´ communications. These…
Lees meerThe Beauty of Letterpress: Blokboek becomes art
Our name, blokboek.net, comes from the oldest form of printing letterpress, blokboek in Dutch. Letterpress is relief printing carved from one piece. The similarity with blog-boek (blog book) made it even more interesting to choose the name blokboek.net. In the Beauty of Letterpress Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum show that letterpress has become art. 11 Special…
Lees meerAndreas Weber and Gutenberg vs Social Media: confusion in the communication market
Publisher Andreas Weber talks about one of the hot topics of the communication market: the supposed battle between paper and digital communication. Weber says that there should not be such battle, both media are complementary. Weber also says, and that is equally important if not more so, needs are the measure of all things. Read…
Lees meerSearch engines less important in finding products
A recent study by Carat, one of the world´s leading independent media planning and buying specialists, show that search engines continue to play a less important role in finding products. More than 50% of users rely on finding information on sites they trust such as BBC and Amazon. It is a trend that we see…
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