Design
Monotype acquires Bitstream's font business in $50m all cash deal
Monotype Imaging Holdings is set to acquire the font business of rival Bitstream in a $50m (32m) all cash deal that will leave Bitstream to focus on its Pageflex print automation tool and other...
HP aims to disrupt the eco-solvent market with the launch of two new latex Designjet printers
HP has announced the launch of two new DesignJet printers, and said that the new launches although necessary, has the potential of disrupting the eco-solvent market.
The writing is on the wall
All is not as it seems. That graffiti on the exposed brick of the reception waiting room is not really graffiti. That painting of the overflowing foliage of a forest on the meeting room wall - it's...
Digital Plus targets 3m turnover mark following expansion
Leeds-based Digital Plus is aiming to double its turnover to 3m within three years after expanding into new premises and consolidating two smaller units into a new purpose-built operation.
Good Food magazine offers cover choices for Christmas
The BBC Good Food magazine is publishing its December issue with a choice of covers for the first time to add newsstand "standout".
Printing.com profits dip as investment in new channels ramps up
Printing.com has posted a 19.4% drop in pre-tax profit to 500,000 for the six months to 30 September 2011 on turnover of 10.7m (2010: 7.1m), partly due to the cost of launching its new FlyerZone,...
Creative FX wraps car for Channel 5 programme Fifth Gear
Creative FX, the vehicle wrapping specialist, saw its work showcased on Channel 5 series <i>Fifth Gear</i> on Friday after it wrapped a 1994 Rover Metro Tahiti in chrome and carbon vinyl for the...
Schawk completes Brandimage acquisition
Schawk has completed its acquisition of the independent branding and design network Brandimage for a cash amount of $25m (15.7m) subject to certain closing and post-closing adjustments.
CPI White Quill prints through the night for Man Booker winners Barnes' The Sense of an Ending
Croydon-based CPI White Quill has produced the jackets for Man Booker prize winner Julian Barnes' 'The Sense of an Ending' in an 11th-hour print run minutes after the winner was announced last night.
Ghent Workgroup launches cross media survey
The Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) has called on publishing, production and creative professionals to participate in the second phase of its cross media standards and best practices survey.