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ColorBase’s Changing of the Guard: Teunis’s Journey and Juriaan’s Torch
ColorBase has been a small but important part of the large format community for 20 years – we don’t bring it up to brag, but because we want to emphasize the impact that ColorBase veteran Teunis Roos has had, not just on us but on our industry as a whole. We are extremely sad to…
Read MoreHow To Create Named Spot Colors in Adobe (and Your RIP)
Before learning how to create named spot colors, it’s important to understand what they are and how they are used. Just a few weeks ago, my business partner Jim Raffel and I presented “How Important Is Brand Color?” at the ISA International Sign Expo in Las Vegas. Many print facilities are tasked with achieving accurate…
Read MoreEye on Display – the New Name for Display News
This post contains sponsored content. When I first entered the wide format print industry as a young PR person back in the mid-90s, we were spoiled for choice for publications. There were no less than 7 (seven) monthly magazines focusing on sign-making and many more covering printing and graphics reproduction. Fast forward nearly 30 years,…
Read MoreStorro – The Best File Sharing Platform for the Printing Industry
Whether you’re working with countless small files or extremely large single items, Storro makes it easy for you and your clients to share and receive files from anywhere in the world. Storro is a cloud-based file sharing platform, designed and developed for high grade security and performance. Storro gives secure access to all your files…
Read MoreThe What, Why and Where of ColorBase ICC Profiles
If you’re a print shop owner, print enthusiast, or print operator in the sign and graphics industry, you understand the significance of delivering high-quality prints to your customers. The use of an ICC profile is crucial in ensuring the quality of your prints. In this blog post, we will delve into the details of an…
Read MoreAn Eye on… Fujifilm Wide Format
I recently visited the worldwide headquarters of Fujifilm’s Wide Format and Speciality Ink divisions in Broadstairs. Despite working in this industry for 26 years, Fujifilm was a company I didn’t know much about, and I wanted to put that right. What I got was a masterclass in running a modern and efficient manufacturing and distribution…
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