Archive for June, 2007

Introduction to Graphic Communication Released

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Dr. Harvey Levenson, department head of CalPoly's Graphic Communication program has released a new book on Graphic Communication has been released by PIA/GATFPress. According to the PIA/GATFPress press release, Introduction to Graphic Communication is targeted at students, but will be useful to anyone interested in printing and graphic communication. I haven't seen ...

Competition Between Print and Online-only Magazines

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Scott Karp has an article at Folio examining the ability of print magazine publishers to compete with online-only publishers. Scott points out a few online magazines that are succeeding and why an online publishing model has its advantages over traditional print media. He ends with some solid advice for print-centric publisher: So ...

Meanwhile in the Packaging Market, Comments About Recent Events Hosted by Esko and Heidelberg

Monday, June 11th, 2007

At WhatTheyThink.com and on this blog, we focus mostly on the commercial printing and digital publishing markets. In May, I attended two events that focused exclusively on the packaging market. Esko held their users conference in Orlando and Heidelberg entertained customers and prospects at their North American headquarters. Packaging is a ...

Steve Bonoff of IPA talks about the IPA Technical Conference in Chicago

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

WhatTheyThink.com is in Chicago this week at the IPA Technical Conference. Steve Bonoff took time out to talk to Cary Sherburne about the conference. We'll have more video coming from this week's conference. Stay tuned!

Selling Digital Printing to Insurance with Frank Romano

Monday, June 4th, 2007

WhatTheyThink.com, the leading news and analysis site for the printing and publishing industry, today announced that well-known industry pundit Frank Romano will conduct a free educational webinar entitled Selling Digital Printing to Insurance. Scheduled for Tuesday, June 12, 2007, from 2:00 to 3:00 EDT, this session will provide important guidelines ...

Dr. Joe Webb’s Second Quarter 2007 Printing Industry Economic Outlook

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Dr. Joe Webb will be presenting his very popular quarterly economic outlook webinar on June 20th. Topics to be addressed will include: * Update of 2007 forecast * Sneak preview of 2008 and 2009 * What's coming with new gadgets ...

Lulu.com and Bowker Partner

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

RALEIGH, N.C., May 24 -- Looking for complete control of your literary destiny? Lulu.com, the largest online marketplace that provides a platform to create, buy and sell digital content on demand, is taking author empowerment to the next level with an unprecedented partnership with R.R. Bowker, the US ISBN agency ...

Gene Gable Remembers “When Printers Went to War”

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

With Memorial Day just behind us and the 63rd anniversary of the D-Day landings occurring this Wednesday, there couldn't be a more appropriate time to peruse and ponder Gene Gable's wonderful illustrated essay, When Printers Went to War. Posted at creativepro.com last year, this thoughtful review examines trade advertisements that ran ...