Design

Outlining text is an important part of generating print-ready files

Global Graphics wins US patent for PDF breakthrough

Global Graphics Software has won a US patent for software that allows operators to easily search and change text on PDFs.

King Charles spoke about having compassion for others in his Christmas Day broadcast

Publishing, media and design names feature in Honours List

A number of names from the publishing and media worlds have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours List for 2024.

Swaine designed a window display centred around the theme of gentleman’s games

Leach creates Christmas window displays for luxury brand Swaine

Leach recently won and carried out a contract to supply and install the graphics for both of luxury British brand Swaine’s stores.

As the year winds to a close, our gift to you is our December & January issue, which is jam-packed with thought-provoking insights, business critical info and all the latest news and views…

As is tradition, our final issue of the year kicks off with 2024 predictions from a panel of pundits and our month-by-month review of the biggest stories of the year.

Ibrahim Batchelder's winning piece was silver die-stamped. Image: Baddeley Brothers

Baddeley Brothers finish designer's award-winning Christmas card

A Cambridgeshire-based man has triumphed in the Hand Engravers’ Association Christmas card competition with a piece that was silver die-stamped by Baddeley Brothers.

Reliving the colours of an earlier world

It’s easy to think of the past in black and white. The family photographs, movies, books and magazines we see from 100 years ago or older, are resolutely monochrome. We know that people of the times...

The collaborative effort saw use of HP Mosaic tech to vary the designs' colours

Fedrigoni 2024 calendar pushes boundaries of generative design

Fedrigoni has launched a showcase charity calendar for 2024 with a two-day event at London’s Crafts Council.

Peach Fuzz: "A cosy peach hue softly nestled between pink and orange"

Peach Fuzz named Pantone Colour of the Year

Pantone has described its Colour of the Year for 2024, Pantone 13-1023 Peach Fuzz, as “a velvety gentle peach whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body, and soul”.

PitStop's latest update includes bug fixes and new features

Enfocus releases update to PitStop 2023

Enfocus has released the first update for its PitStop 2023 PDF pre-flight, editing and correction software.

Intec hails opportunities offered by new B1+ flatbed digital cutter

Intec has expanded its range of digital cutters with a new manual-feed B1+ device developed for a broad range of packaging and POS prototyping and short-run production.