Design

Media roundup: The Times, retail sales, Jubilee, Change for Life, Sunday Telegraph, Sainsbury's

We bring you the buzz from the wider media sphere, across the world and across the web. This week: The Times pledges to pull paywall during key Olympic dates; May sunshine gives 3.4% boost to retail...

Paperhat boosts cross-media footprint with twin deals

Print management group Paperhat has bolstered its multimedia offering with the acquisition of majority stakes in two London-based creative outfits.

Pantone teams with ad agency for Jubilee-themed colour guide

Pantone has teamed up with advertising agency Leo Burnett to launch a limited edition colour guide in celebration of the Queen's 60 years on the throne.

Killer app: Howitt elected for London Mayor campaign job

Howitt, a subsidiary of Innovative Output Solutions, was recently awarded a contract to supply booklets to Londoners in the run-up to the London Mayor elections (3 May).

Sotheby's Imprint pledges Heidelberg exclusivity for offset work

Print management company Sotheby's Imprint (SI) has announced alliance with Heidelberg for its global offset printing work.

PaperlinX reverts to Burgo and streamlines product line

PaperlinX has dropped two of its recycled paper brands and reassigned the manufacturing of surviving line Revive to Burgo.

Sangorski & Sutcliffe modernise Coronation Bible for Diamond Jubilee

Bookbinder Sangorski & Sutcliffe is producing the commemorative Diamond Jubilee Bible 60 years after creating the Coronation Bible on which Elizabeth II swore her oath as queen.

Photobooks illustrate a digital divide

When photobooks first started gaining traction with the public, opening up a wonderland of consumer opportunities for printers, the novelty of uploading digital pictures and having them printed in a...

Me & my... Taopix 2.5.8 photobook creation software

The year is 1881, and brothers Herbert and Burgess Headley have just set up a printing press in a small room above their father's grocery shop. Their main aim is to print vegetable bags for the...

Repropoint to showcase wide-format at Mercedes World event

Digital printer and supplier Repropoint will put wide-format technology in the spotlight at an open day next month.