Recent content by mjlake

Felt this was relevant for the designers out there. Company Folders has launched "a collection of printed designs aimed to provide graphic designers and print purchasers with fresh ideas and inspiration, as well as encourage collaboration between them." http://www.companyfolders.com/design...

I agree that most companies would end up eating the job, as there is a gray area when it comes to whose fault it actually is. Needless to say, both sides have some sort of liability, and obviously neither side will want to shoulder the blame. When situations like that arise, I find that it's...

There are so many factors to condor when regarding solutions that it's near impossible to pin it down on a single forum post. Some solutions run a much higher concentration than others and it varies depending on the company and environment. That said, not a fan of IPA. I'm more of a...

Fortunately it leaves out the panel where your boss yells at you for following directions. You're supposed to be a magician and make cyan dry at that density. Duh!

I always love these sections of a forum. Getting to say things you can't quite say at your job. It always amazes me how my boss falls into these same pitfalls. Printing is a delicate art, and if you want it done right it takes TIME. One would think the overlords of a print company would...

It always makes me thin of the line from Ghostbusters: "Print is dead". While int he 80's that was one big joke, now it's becoming more of a reality. Unfortunately even though the industry is dying, the cost of running the business hasn't seem to have gotten the memo.

Xerox 8160 is an enhancement of the Xerox wide format printers. The following are the benefits you might want to consider:  Time and paper efficiency- Xerox’s wide format color server drives images to 8160 to give preview color changes prior to printing, that help save time and conserve...

You might also want to consider Avanti. They have developed different W2P components for submitting and tracing print jobs online linked to their multiple print production and MIS offerings. They have also integrated their system with 3rd party W2P front ends such as XMPie, OPS and Pageflex...

Hi Keith! You might also want to consider zetaprints. They offer w2p software for template-based prints. They give you print-ready PDF that contains user text, images created. There is also the Colorgate, with its new CG W2P webgate edition for B2C online business and wide format printing...

Hi! I have no photo book services in particular. Just browsed through the internet and have found some useful online photo book makers.  Mixbook- allows photo gathering from a number of sites, including Facebook and Flickr.Sharp and colorful graphics  Shutterfly – arranges photos...

Hi! Have you tried considering flexographic printers? These printers use a wide variety of inks, including water based inks which are ideal for printing on plastics and other packaging materials. The usual products of flexographic printers are shopping bags, flexible plastics and disposable cups.

HI MacDaddy! Do you need very accurate maps or do you just need one that could point out your location? If you do not need too much precision, you could always use online maps or online map maker. Otherwise, you design your own. Btw,if you decide on using online mapping tools, what is your...

There's a lot of photo book systems available.There's the Powis photo book series (Studio Binding system,Photobook Work Cell and PhotoPress System), Lucidiom's EQ-9800; Xerox Phaser 7760 for duplex printing of photo books;the Xerox iGen3, DocuColor 240 and DocuColor 250 series among others...

Hi AnnM! Have you tried Quark express from Quark Inc? It is more or less the same with InDesign in terms of price and features.This application runs on Windows and MAC OS X operating systems and supports lay outing in WSIWYG environment.

Hi! I've gone over the Internet and discovered that most popular 20" paper cutter is Challenge's Titan 200. However, there was also this 20" Programmable Electric Cutter HPC-20EP and 20” Programmable Hydraulic Cutter HPC -20HP from Hi-tech systems. Just go over their specs and see which fits...