Best tutorials for print workers?

[ReproElectroProspero]

Greetings all!

I have some workers who I occaisonally let work from home. However, I do not always have a lot of graphic or admin work that can be done remote. Thus, I would like to have some educational material on hand for them to peruse so they are gaining beneficial shop knowledge while waiting for graphic or admin work to come on down. I am curious what resources are out there for print professionals. We currently use Lynda/LinkedInLearning and whatever random youtube channels I can find that talk about print shop work. I am interested in anything that educates about print design, offset tech, inkjet tech, wide format, digital/xerography, bindery, mail processing, or similar things that any print professional could benefit from learning.

To start off, I'll drop a link to a channel on YouTube that I love to watch and learn from: https://www.youtube.com/@justaprinter

I would love any additional YouTube channels, websites, forums, blogs, or other resources I can share with my team to help them become better at all aspects of this industry. Thanks in advance!

 

[jwheeler]

I'm a teacher (who happens to manage an in-plant). We have to complete a long list of learning videos every year pertaining to safety, health, mandated reporting, cybersecurity, etc. These are usually interactive videos that pause every few minutes and ask questions. Some have interactive games. The system can track that we've completed the videos and if we got the answers correct. A report is then sent to our supervisor.

I think if you're paying workers to watch those videos on your dime, you should have a way of tracking their completion, and verifying if they're actually learning something. You can use free tools like Nearpod to create them quickly. There are many others out there if you do some googling. You can use the videos that already exist on YouTube such as the one you mentioned, and just put a question every couple of minutes to check for understanding. With the same platform, you can make your own activities and quizzes.

 

[SoggyWinter]

learning.fiery.com
youtube.com/c/piximperfect

 

[ReproElectroProspero]

I'm a teacher (who happens to manage an in-plant). We have to complete a long list of learning videos every year pertaining to safety, health, mandated reporting, cybersecurity, etc. These are usually interactive videos that pause every few minutes and ask questions. Some have interactive games. The system can track that we've completed the videos and if we got the answers correct. A report is then sent to our supervisor.

I think if you're paying workers to watch those videos on your dime, you should have a way of tracking their completion, and verifying if they're actually learning something. I have a master's in Educational Technology and I learned how to make these sorts of videos and activities. You can use free tools like Nearpod to create them quickly. There are many others out there if you do some googling. You can use the videos that already exist on YouTube such as the one you mentioned, and just put a question every couple of minutes to check for understanding. With the same platform, you can make your own activities and quizzes.

Thanks, I appreciate the tips. However I tend to shy away from those kind of trainings that track and report on you to your sup...always made me feel patronized. I'm sure there's data backing up the efficacy of those kinds of programs, but they just give me the ick. Our org makes us do them for several of the things you mention, such as cybersecurity and safety. For the trainings I have discretion to assign, I would prefer not to murder morale by adding to the pile. I'm more looking for things they want to learn, so they can be trusted to do so without needing external checks.

learning.fiery.com
youtube.com/c/piximperfect

The fiery one is great! We currently have Freeflow but I'm getting rid of it in favor of Fiery at the end of the year. And we all already love piximperfect. That guy is a great teacher.

 

[gordo]

If you want info on specific topics then have a look at my blog: The Print Guide

 

[SteveSuffRIT]

How about this for Xerography basics?

 

[richsweeney]

Pocket Pal ?

Amazon.com

 

[MacTwidget]

Pocket Pal ?

Amazon.com

PocketPal is a good resource but it is really more of a basic introduction to concepts. IE: it may describe what an imposition is but it won't instruct you on how to achieve it.

 

[[email protected]]

Greetings all!

I have some workers who I occaisonally let work from home. However, I do not always have a lot of graphic or admin work that can be done remote. Thus, I would like to have some educational material on hand for them to peruse so they are gaining beneficial shop knowledge while waiting for graphic or admin work to come on down. I am curious what resources are out there for print professionals. We currently use Lynda/LinkedInLearning and whatever random youtube channels I can find that talk about print shop work. I am interested in anything that educates about print design, offset tech, inkjet tech, wide format, digital/xerography, bindery, mail processing, or similar things that any print professional could benefit from learning.

To start off, I'll drop a link to a channel on YouTube that I love to watch and learn from: https://www.youtube.com/@justaprinter

I would love any additional YouTube channels, websites, forums, blogs, or other resources I can share with my team to help them become better at all aspects of this industry. Thanks in advance!

www.anthonyminchinton.co.uk
Has some basic printroom documents.

 

[Shawnd]

TPU has a bunch of stuff on it: The Print University - The Print University

 

[gordo]

TPU has a bunch of stuff on it: The Print University - The Print University

Nothing about halftone screening. Weird absence.

 

[Mike the Print Man]

Greetings all!

I have some workers who I occaisonally let work from home. However, I do not always have a lot of graphic or admin work that can be done remote. Thus, I would like to have some educational material on hand for them to peruse so they are gaining beneficial shop knowledge while waiting for graphic or admin work to come on down. I am curious what resources are out there for print professionals. We currently use Lynda/LinkedInLearning and whatever random youtube channels I can find that talk about print shop work. I am interested in anything that educates about print design, offset tech, inkjet tech, wide format, digital/xerography, bindery, mail processing, or similar things that any print professional could benefit from learning.

To start off, I'll drop a link to a channel on YouTube that I love to watch and learn from: https://www.youtube.com/@justaprinter

I would love any additional YouTube channels, websites, forums, blogs, or other resources I can share with my team to help them become better at all aspects of this industry. Thanks in advance!

Dan is great. Wish he post more videos, but it seems like he's gotten busy over the past year and doesn't have a lot of time for YouTube anymore. Here is a list of other YouTube channels I follow with good print related content:

My own channel: https://www.youtube.com/@miketheprintman - I try and post whenever I find something others might find useful. Haven't done a lot lately because I've changed jobs and my new boss doesn't want me filming work.
1. https://www.youtube.com/@ColDesiColman - UV wide format / DTG / HTV - They sell equipment, but also have good tutorials/showcases.
2. https://www.youtube.com/@CoolGuyDesigns/featured - Good design tutorials.
3. https://www.youtube.com/@DaPrintHouse - He has great videos on how to print on HP Latex/BN-20 wide format machines, plus he works in the sign industry.
4. https://www.youtube.com/@dappernotes - Hand made paper products.
5. https://www.youtube.com/@down2stick203 - Lots of BN-20 sticker work.
6. https://www.youtube.com/@GDHT - Tons of graphic design how to's for Adobe programs.
7. https://www.youtube.com/@HeartHustlePrinting - Lots of embroidery videos.
8. https://www.youtube.com/@leestuart38 - Lee does screen printing and has some how to/showcase videos.
9. https://www.youtube.com/@mrpostmanprintshop - Mostly a vLog for his shop, but occasionally he will have a how to video on various equipment.
10. https://www.youtube.com/@Novoworks - wide format, laser & embroidery. Does a lot of live's too, and is cool about answering questions.
11. https://www.youtube.com/@printshoptalk - stickers and labels. Does a lot of live videos as well.
12. https://www.youtube.com/@RhyBeats - does screen printing and DTF. Does a live all the time w/Q&A.
13. https://www.youtube.com/@TheSignGuy - sign work/stickers/decals.
14. https://www.youtube.com/@ttms - wide format, lasers, digital printing. Lots of live and Q&A videos.

I'm sure there are tons more, but those are my favorites.

 

[PricelineNegotiator]

Dan is great. Wish he post more videos, but it seems like he's gotten busy over the past year and doesn't have a lot of time for YouTube anymore. Here is a list of other YouTube channels I follow with good print related content:

My own channel: https://www.youtube.com/@miketheprintman - I try and post whenever I find something others might find useful. Haven't done a lot lately because I've changed jobs and my new boss doesn't want me filming work.
1. https://www.youtube.com/@ColDesiColman - UV wide format / DTG / HTV - They sell equipment, but also have good tutorials/showcases.
2. https://www.youtube.com/@CoolGuyDesigns/featured - Good design tutorials.
3. https://www.youtube.com/@DaPrintHouse - He has great videos on how to print on HP Latex/BN-20 wide format machines, plus he works in the sign industry.
4. https://www.youtube.com/@dappernotes - Hand made paper products.
5. https://www.youtube.com/@down2stick203 - Lots of BN-20 sticker work.
6. https://www.youtube.com/@GDHT - Tons of graphic design how to's for Adobe programs.
7. https://www.youtube.com/@HeartHustlePrinting - Lots of embroidery videos.
8. https://www.youtube.com/@leestuart38 - Lee does screen printing and has some how to/showcase videos.
9. https://www.youtube.com/@mrpostmanprintshop - Mostly a vLog for his shop, but occasionally he will have a how to video on various equipment.
10. https://www.youtube.com/@Novoworks - wide format, laser & embroidery. Does a lot of live's too, and is cool about answering questions.
11. https://www.youtube.com/@printshoptalk - stickers and labels. Does a lot of live videos as well.
12. https://www.youtube.com/@RhyBeats - does screen printing and DTF. Does a live all the time w/Q&A.
13. https://www.youtube.com/@TheSignGuy - sign work/stickers/decals.
14. https://www.youtube.com/@ttms - wide format, lasers, digital printing. Lots of live and Q&A videos.

I'm sure there are tons more, but those are my favorites.

I've queued up your videos and will watch them all. First one about swapping CMYK to spot colors in Acrobat is concise and gives a nice example of when it would be relevant. You are an absolute chad for making these and I hope you get more views.

 

[Mike the Print Man]

I've queued up your videos and will watch them all. First one about swapping CMYK to spot colors in Acrobat is concise and gives a nice example of when it would be relevant. You are an absolute chad for making these and I hope you get more views.

I appreciate that. I just do it to share some knowledge here and there when I see something relevant. I wish I could do more videos, but I'm not great in the video editing department.

 

[jwheeler]

I've queued up your videos and will watch them all. First one about swapping CMYK to spot colors in Acrobat is concise and gives a nice example of when it would be relevant. You are an absolute chad for making these and I hope you get more views.

Agreed. That tutorial about swapping CMYK for spot is an excellent tutorial @Mike the Print Man and I'm sure will come in handy in the future. Thanks for sharing!