I received a journal on health from Johns Hopkins a few days ago. It came unsolicited in the mail. But even though I have no background in science and health, and very little personal interest in the subject (if truth be known), I found myself paging through the print book repeatedly. It felt good. I liked the format. In fact I actually started to read some of the articles. In my book (so to speak), that's success in the intangibles. Or, rather, that's success in the very tangible qualities of paper texture and appearance, paper brightness and whiteness, color fidelity, and page design. If a print book piques my interest in spite of the subject matter, there's clearly something for me to learn by analyzing it.
A friend and colleague sent me a link to a “What They Think” video recently in which the CEO of Landa Digital Printing, Yishai Amir, addressed questions regarding the present state and future direction of digital custom printing. The video is entitled “What Will It Take to 'Mainstream' Digital Printing?” It was published on May 12, 2016.
A print brokering client of mine is producing a fashion color swatch book to help clients choose colors most complimentary to their complexion. I've written about her project numerous times in these blog articles.
I've been helping an entrepreneur prepare her color swatch book for about a year now, give or take. I have spoken about her project numerous times in PIE Blog articles.
I got an email the other day from a dear friend from college, a print book designer I've written about numerous times in this blog. I was just entering the grocery store. “Help,” the email said. “I'm designing a poster, and I'm scared. I don't know how to do it.”
A friend and colleague within the commercial printing industry just forwarded me an article regarding a sizable donation towards preserving the history of printing.