Technology

The do-it-all options for short-run specialists

Short runs and fast turnarounds have been a particular feature of digital printing since the start. Most people will be aware of the concepts and challenges of variable data and runs lengths of one,...

Best of all formats?

Just 15 years ago, the whole ethos surrounding superwide-format print centred around a market sector where size was far more important than quality. To be clear, the term ‘superwide’ ought to cover...

B2 or not B2?

With Drupa 2016 just over the horizon but no new press announcements made so far, it’s time to ask: who needs B2 digital or bigger?

Don’t let aged files byte the dust

There’s a fine collection of old Macintosh computers in my attic and garage. A 1988 Mac SE, a 1995 PowerBook laptop with tiny mono screen, a 1996 Performa 6200 and a huge metal G5 from 2002. They all...

Killer content will click with customers

Prior to the internet if a company wanted to order some printed collateral they would typically pick up a copy of the local Yellow Pages and thumb through the alphabetised list of printers in the area...

Newspapers embrace augmented reality to support Poppy Appeal

Nine national newspapers have added augmented reality to their mastheads in a fundraising link-up between them, the Royal British Legion and Blippar.

Moo and Arjo team up to offer smart business cards

Web-to-print company Moo has launched its long-touted NFC-enabled business cards after partnering with Arjowiggins Creative Papers on the venture.

Automation can’t replace autonomy

Picture the scene: a dystopian future where printshops across the land are devoid of humans, with the press halls and binderies run by an army of robots and computers.

How the humble mobile phone will conquer W2P

On Valentines Day this year, a landmark moment in retail was reached: according to the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark, the proportion of online retail traffic coming from mobile devices broke the 50%...

The rise of the robots needn’t be an apocalypse for printers

Potential future uses for robots in the workplace hit the headlines recently as the result of a major BBC series, Intelligent Machines, looking at advances in artificial intelligence and robots.