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Clever chemists cook up special FX for value-add

Historically manufacturers used to unveil new ink ranges every three to five years. Often these inks were launched to great fanfare and would accompany a new piece of hardware. However, in recent...

Blunkett hails virtues of print at charity luncheon

Former Labour cabinet minister Lord David Blunkett addressed a packed Stationer’s Hall, London, for the annual The Printing Charity (TPC) luncheon yesterday (3 November).

Call for memories of Monotype's Beatrice Warde

A PhD candidate is searching for post-war printing industry apprentices of the 1950s and 1960s who have personal memories of Monotype’s legendary publicity manager, Beatrice Warde.

A focus on the past helps build for the future

There’s no future in history, unlike heritage. And for one large-format printer what lies ahead has never been more promising for a service both high in impact and highly acclaimed.

Don’t let the funding maze deter skills goals

When printing giant Polestar shut its doors for the last time earlier this year, it wasn’t just the trade for its various high-profile clients that rivals were clamouring over – its staff were in...

Print’s buzz defies the doom-mongers

Brexit, shmexit. While you could have been forgiven for expecting last week’s PrintWeek Awards to be a little subdued compared with recent years – with the main topic of conversation being the state...

Q&A: Daniel Reed Designer, The Cafeteria Studio

Sheffield-based Daniel specialises in design and typography, and his enthusiasm for all things print-related is such that outside of his day job he works on other projects and has created four new...

Star product: SAI DisplayGenie

A cost-effective POS and box design solution from US developer.

Me & my: Brandtjen & Kluge Omnifold 3000

Packaids is a print finishing company with a difference: it almost exclusively works with glue in some form or another on every job.

More connectivity should usher in a smarter era

An estimated 26 billion devices will be connected to the internet by 2020, according to technology analyst Gartner. These include ‘smart’ fridges, and thermostats, as well as devices things like...