A friend of mine let me know this week that he had just bought the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated but that he had only bought it for the articles, not the pictures. He's a former athletics coach.
A book printing client of mine does contract work for a multinational world organization. I know this sounds like a plot for a movie, but like all government organizations and NGOs, this one produces a lot of printed material. For this I am grateful.
Let's say you're an individual looking to buy custom printing for a small but complex job. What do you look for in a printer?
Sometimes things just seem to go South from the beginning.
A print brokering client of mine is producing a large textbook. But it really could be any project, from a magazine to a catalog to a brochure. Printers have a series of written or unwritten rules that allow for a seamless hand-off of accurate art files; smooth proofing; and a printing, finishing, and delivery process that drops the printed product at the client's doorstep, warehouse, or fulfillment center on time.
A friend and business associate sent me a press release today entitled “mori and Highcon Announce Strategic Business Partnership” (02/04/16, by mori and Highcon).
A print brokering client of mine is producing a color swatch book for fashion purposes. I have written about her color book before, and after a year of preparation, we're almost ready for file submission.