Welcome to Printing Industry News Digest (PIND) issue 88, providing a summary of major news items from the printing, publishing, 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!
The Sun on Sunday comes back into the headlines this week. We first recorded this suggestion way back in July 2011, just after the announcement of the closure of the News of the World. No actual date slated as yet, but it does at least give the business a focus for the immediate future. At the beginning of the week Brand Republic was asking if he should sell the title!
Elsewhere in the world of newspapers, InPublishing tells us that the FT's global audience has now risen to some 2.2 million with a mix of digital and hardcopy readers.
With reference to the lead story of the last two weeks, Tony Langley has this week appointed his own man, Alfred Rothlaender, a German, to head up his recently purchased Manroland Sheetfed business in Offenbach.
With an interesting view on digital print, What They Think? offers some thoughts on what it describes as new directions for digital print. A bit of forecasting to get you thinking for sure.
OK, we have been singing the praises re Apple's amazing success with its iOS devices for far too long, but you can't deny that they do get things so right! Surprisingly, in terms of numbers, the company sold more iOS devices in 2011 than it has sold Mac's in 28 years!
Rumour continues, in case you hadn't noticed, regarding the potential contents of iPad 3. Here is some of the latest conjecture.
Having said all of that, we find an interesting view of technology from the team at What They Think? Technology is not the answer, they tell us. It's worth a read.
We noted some extended thoughts re Apple's Siri in last weeks edition of PIND. This week we have learned that a robust equivalent of the voice control software is being developed for Android products. Utter, say the guys at TechCrunch, actually makes voice control on Android look better than Siri. A video dem is available, even if the app isn't just yet.
On the subject of Android, the Guardian offers us its thoughts re the top 50 Android tablet apps. Worth a stroll through if you have one such device at your disposal.
Now some logo's just come together in the designers mind and they work. Mostly they click with their public. Some are just plain unfortunate. Somebody just didn't check all of these logo’s with a good diverse focus group! I do hope that PIND readers are not involved in these organisations or their graphic design partners!
Even more quirky, we found this blog detailing a typographic enthusiasts attempts to bake his favourite fonts. We kid you not! Gill Sans, Comic Sans, and American Typewriter all get the culinary treatment. A long time fan of Gill Sans I just can't help but wonder what it might taste like?!
Finally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 89. 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!
PIND088
Missed Issue 87, including details on Manroland Sheetfed? Then simply click here!
Issue 86: Manroland Sheetfed sale
Issue 85: Kodak update; used presses; ultrabooks
Issue 84: Manroland break-up; Kodak Chapter 11
Get Your Print News Every Day!
Got friends that might like GenesisNews? Tweet them now: click here!
The Sun on Sunday comes back into the headlines this week. We first recorded this suggestion way back in July 2011, just after the announcement of the closure of the News of the World. No actual date slated as yet, but it does at least give the business a focus for the immediate future. At the beginning of the week Brand Republic was asking if he should sell the title!Elsewhere in the world of newspapers, InPublishing tells us that the FT's global audience has now risen to some 2.2 million with a mix of digital and hardcopy readers.
With reference to the lead story of the last two weeks, Tony Langley has this week appointed his own man, Alfred Rothlaender, a German, to head up his recently purchased Manroland Sheetfed business in Offenbach.With an interesting view on digital print, What They Think? offers some thoughts on what it describes as new directions for digital print. A bit of forecasting to get you thinking for sure.
OK, we have been singing the praises re Apple's amazing success with its iOS devices for far too long, but you can't deny that they do get things so right! Surprisingly, in terms of numbers, the company sold more iOS devices in 2011 than it has sold Mac's in 28 years!Rumour continues, in case you hadn't noticed, regarding the potential contents of iPad 3. Here is some of the latest conjecture.
Having said all of that, we find an interesting view of technology from the team at What They Think? Technology is not the answer, they tell us. It's worth a read.We noted some extended thoughts re Apple's Siri in last weeks edition of PIND. This week we have learned that a robust equivalent of the voice control software is being developed for Android products. Utter, say the guys at TechCrunch, actually makes voice control on Android look better than Siri. A video dem is available, even if the app isn't just yet.
On the subject of Android, the Guardian offers us its thoughts re the top 50 Android tablet apps. Worth a stroll through if you have one such device at your disposal.Now some logo's just come together in the designers mind and they work. Mostly they click with their public. Some are just plain unfortunate. Somebody just didn't check all of these logo’s with a good diverse focus group! I do hope that PIND readers are not involved in these organisations or their graphic design partners!
Even more quirky, we found this blog detailing a typographic enthusiasts attempts to bake his favourite fonts. We kid you not! Gill Sans, Comic Sans, and American Typewriter all get the culinary treatment. A long time fan of Gill Sans I just can't help but wonder what it might taste like?!Finally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 89. 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!
PIND088
Missed Issue 87, including details on Manroland Sheetfed? Then simply click here!
Issue 86: Manroland Sheetfed sale
Issue 85: Kodak update; used presses; ultrabooks
Issue 84: Manroland break-up; Kodak Chapter 11
Get Your Print News Every Day!
Got friends that might like GenesisNews? Tweet them now: click here!
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