Design

Adobe updates Print Engine
Adobe used Fespa to unveil PDF Print Engine 6 with a raft of new features that it said “will unleash the power of emerging technologies, standards and workflows”.

WTTB launches flexible design outsourcing service
Where The Trade Buys (WTTB) has launched a subscription-based artwork and design service for its resellers, to help them meet varying levels of demand.

Celeb cut-outs firm invests for growth
Star Cutouts has invested in market research AI and a new Kongsberg C64 automatic cutting table as part of an ambitious plan for growth.

Design for print: stalled potential?
Today’s design and layout programs are really good. So good in fact, that there’s not a lot that could make them better. And that is a problem for their developers and also for their users.

Online card retailer hit by cyber attack
A cyber attack has left online cards and gifts site Funky Pigeon unable to process new orders.

‘Phygital’ future for colour, say designers
The pandemic has powered a trend for colours and designs that transcend the borders between media, as UK designers gear up for a future where technology is integrated even closer into our daily lives,...

Formara supports Southend's city switch
Formara is supporting its hometown Southend-on-Sea with a rebrand following its elevation to city status.

StackaWraps takes 3D know-how into mass market
StackaWraps has scored a major coup for its new PopHeads pop-out posters after National Geographic included a 3D tiger in its Kids magazine.

IG Design Group CEO in abrupt exit
IG Design Group is looking for a new CEO after incumbent Paul Fineman unexpectedly announced his departure.

Balcony Shirts turns spoof design into charity gain
Balcony Shirts has raised more than £800 for homeless charity Shelter after producing a one-off t-shirt inspired by the Downing Street lockdown parties scandal.