Disciplines

Print is inked into the fabric of life

Even with the highly experimental cuisine, a world without print is no fun at all – just one day without print is a struggle to get through.

B2C photobook production platforms put to the test

Who’d have thought that, along with Xbox Ones, PS4s and iPad Minis, one of the most popular gifts come Christmas Day 2013 would be something much more traditional – the humble photo. Or rather the...

Me & my: Mosca KCK-121 automatic pallet packing press

The bane of parents everywhere, there’s perhaps no sound quite as likely to work youngsters into a Christmas-based frenzy than the ending to Slade’s Merry Xmas Everybody. Love or hate it, there’s no...

Star product: Konica Minolta bizhub Press C8000e

A “robust” option for fast-turnaround jobs.

Print enables inspiration to take flight

You can almost touch them. In fact you can almost feel just how satisfying it was to make them. Admiring this year’s Power of Print cover’s origami cranes, you’re instantly connected with the appeal...

New tech opens up short-run options

What do the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), esoteric football magazine Pickles, and newly married Lydia and Jamie from Sheffield have in common? Answer: they’ve all produced their own newspapers...

Do UK card printers have more to offer than overseas rivals?

Going abroad for Christmas has become commonplace, and not just for holidays. Much of the printing of charity cards for the festive season takes place in the UK, but more and more customers are being...

Staff perks can be mutually beneficial

While signs that the UK economy is beginning to demonstrate sustainable growth are clearly welcome, most printers are still too conscious of the need to control costs to welcome the idea of stumping...

Power of Print 2013 introduction

It’s no coincidence that our annual Power of Print supplement, which celebrates all things ink on paper, comes out at a time of year when print’s power is at its pinnacle.

Keeping up with the march of progress

Keeping pace with technological innovations is a must for marketers. It is also a huge must for printers who, already producing the medium required to work in tandem with many new technologies, may...