Design

Cromwell Press breaks world record with Miss Marple book

Cromwell Press and its subsidiary Cedric & Chivers Period Bookbinding have made a new world record by creating the book with the widest ever spine - more than 1ft.

TNT Post offers customers 3D-effect mailing

TNT Post has announced a 3D-effect direct mail offering using a "new" printing technique.

'It's Nice That' design site launches in print

The team behind the It's Nice That online design website has chosen to extend it into a bi-annual magazine, calling on London-based Push to print the inaugural issue.

Metal Paper gives creative finish to CD booklet

Metal Paper has teamed with home entertainment company Creative Productivity to pioneer an innovative effect for a client of Creative.

Evening Standard undergoes major relaunch

The Evening Standard relaunched yesterday following its acquisition by former KGB spy Alexander Lebedev in January.

John E Wright wins award for giant printed map

Large-format commercial printer John E Wright has won a Silver Award at this year's Geographical Association conference for its work producing a giant printed jigsaw map of Scotland.

CBS Outdoor launches new advertising format

CBS Outdoor has unveiled a new advertising platform for escalators that features digital panels and a vinyl wrap.

Design of the times

Printers are bringing design services in-house to drive production through the press halls, with the advantage to customers that their creative work is underpinned by production, craft and cost

Guardian April Fools announces Twitter-only publication

Printers today faced news that The Guardian will be scrapping its newspaper and switching to Twitter after 188 years.

Lateral printing - Printing applications you wouldn't expect

While ink firms, software vendors and press manufacturers create complex ways to save on ink, a Dutch company has come up with a quick and easy solution - change fonts.