Welcome to Printing Industry News Digest (PIND) issue 72, providing a summary of major news items from the printing, packaging, digital and communications technology sectors. PIND incorporates brief summaries and links to the week's key news stories so that you can look up that all important detail, digging deeper behind the headline. Do also take a look at our automated Twitter-based GenesisNews Print Daily publication; why not take out a free subscription for a daily digital delivery!
We can’t possibly pass over the major tech news of the week, with the sad and untimely death of Steve Jobs taking headline space the world over. You may well have read some the obituaries that have come your way: throughout this brief salute to his exceptional mind is a selection of articles for you to ponder on.
All too often rancid humour rises to the surface at the time of death of very public figures. This, I do not believe, falls into that category: it made me smile at least. A few years ago we had Steve Jobs, Johnny Cash and Bob Hope. Now we have no jobs, no cash, and no hope… I’ll get me coat. Dan Adler, Farnham, Surrey – a letter to the Guardian.
Back in the wonderful world of print, which would probably look somewhat different today without the world of Jobs and Apple, we return to the show that was LabelExpo. Andy Thomas, editor of Labels & Labelling, provides his overview of the event. Barry Hunt adds his opinion as well.
Other Autumn show activity this last week included an open house event at Apex Digital Graphics, featuring both Ryobi and a range of complimentary technology. Attendees came with a certain degree of optimism, so let us all hope that this means a general improvement in equipment investments.
In a further shout out for print, one blogger investigates what he describes as “The Mythical Paperless World” focusing on why print will stick around. Another blogger highlights two label printers who are making sure that their brand of print survives, and more. These two players have been focused on branded products for a number of years. They are producing label products that secure a specific niche in the market. Our blogger asks the question: why aren’t more printers looking to find unique areas of print/paper business (aka products = profit!).
Also in the same vein, a further blogger chips into the debate under the heading “Because Print Works”, where she focuses on the fact that for certain types of job print is still far and away the best solution.
One very interesting niche story in the world of pre-press this week: still the most cost effective solution for pre-press in the industrial screen printing market is a film imagesetter. Where do you go when yours has gone its distance? Marlowe Graphic Services has plenty for you to select from! Harlequin Transfers were in exactly that position. The company creates transfers for the pottery market.
As some form of homage to Mr Jobs, we will point you towards a recent Guardian technology feature that suggests that the iPad will continue to dominate the tablet market until at least 2015.
One geographical exemption to that might be in India where the same source advises us this week that a new £30 device being put together by a British company is set to revolutionise this huge market. If Datawind can succeed in getting even a fraction of the 220 million target market of Indian children online the project would surely be deemed a winner!
For our friends in the graphic design world, Twitter chum Natalie has pointed us towards these ten tips to help you produce a stunning print portfolio.
Finally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 73. We aim to add details of our next edition this link during the course of the week. For an RSS feed of PIND, copy this link into your feed reader; and click here for the GenesisNews Print Daily – you can even take out a free subscription for this daily news update on print, publishing, packaging and associated technology!
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We can’t possibly pass over the major tech news of the week, with the sad and untimely death of Steve Jobs taking headline space the world over. You may well have read some the obituaries that have come your way: throughout this brief salute to his exceptional mind is a selection of articles for you to ponder on.All too often rancid humour rises to the surface at the time of death of very public figures. This, I do not believe, falls into that category: it made me smile at least. A few years ago we had Steve Jobs, Johnny Cash and Bob Hope. Now we have no jobs, no cash, and no hope… I’ll get me coat. Dan Adler, Farnham, Surrey – a letter to the Guardian.
Back in the wonderful world of print, which would probably look somewhat different today without the world of Jobs and Apple, we return to the show that was LabelExpo. Andy Thomas, editor of Labels & Labelling, provides his overview of the event. Barry Hunt adds his opinion as well.Other Autumn show activity this last week included an open house event at Apex Digital Graphics, featuring both Ryobi and a range of complimentary technology. Attendees came with a certain degree of optimism, so let us all hope that this means a general improvement in equipment investments.
In a further shout out for print, one blogger investigates what he describes as “The Mythical Paperless World” focusing on why print will stick around. Another blogger highlights two label printers who are making sure that their brand of print survives, and more. These two players have been focused on branded products for a number of years. They are producing label products that secure a specific niche in the market. Our blogger asks the question: why aren’t more printers looking to find unique areas of print/paper business (aka products = profit!).Also in the same vein, a further blogger chips into the debate under the heading “Because Print Works”, where she focuses on the fact that for certain types of job print is still far and away the best solution.
One very interesting niche story in the world of pre-press this week: still the most cost effective solution for pre-press in the industrial screen printing market is a film imagesetter. Where do you go when yours has gone its distance? Marlowe Graphic Services has plenty for you to select from! Harlequin Transfers were in exactly that position. The company creates transfers for the pottery market.As some form of homage to Mr Jobs, we will point you towards a recent Guardian technology feature that suggests that the iPad will continue to dominate the tablet market until at least 2015.
One geographical exemption to that might be in India where the same source advises us this week that a new £30 device being put together by a British company is set to revolutionise this huge market. If Datawind can succeed in getting even a fraction of the 220 million target market of Indian children online the project would surely be deemed a winner!For our friends in the graphic design world, Twitter chum Natalie has pointed us towards these ten tips to help you produce a stunning print portfolio.
Finally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 73. We aim to add details of our next edition this link during the course of the week. For an RSS feed of PIND, copy this link into your feed reader; and click here for the GenesisNews Print Daily – you can even take out a free subscription for this daily news update on print, publishing, packaging and associated technology!
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Want to read issue 71, including a view on Amazon’s introduction of the Kindle Fire? Then simply click here!
Get Your Print News Every Day!
Got friends that might like GenesisNews? Tweet them now: click here!
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