Design

John Baskerville's work lauded by new society

A new organisation dedicated to the life and work of John Baskerville will officially launch next week.

Tag Worldwide CEO Steve Parish to step down

Steve Parish, chief executive of Tag Worldwide, will step down at the end of this calendar year to pursue "other interests outside of the business".

Océ launches film media for 3D effect applications

Océ has launched a clear polypropylene film, for use with its Arizona flatbed UV presses, that gives a three dimensional effect to anything that is printed on it.

X-Rite Pantone proposes XRGA standard for colour data

X-Rite Pantone has proposed a new program that it claims will help cut the problems printers face when exchanging colour data results from different measurement tools.

Schawk launches ColorDrive cloud-based colour management platform

Schawk has launched what it claims is the industry's first cloud-based platform for objectively measuring print quality, particularly in relation to the accurate and consistent reproduction of colour.

Leo Luxe focuses on luxury packaging at Packaging Innovations event

Luxury packaging business Leo Luxe has used this week's Packaging Innovations show in London as a springboard to showcase its new brand identity in the UK market.

Video becomes reality for Stuprint.com

Print broker Stuprint.com claims it is the first UK company to offer augmented reality (AR) across its entire printed product range.

Practitioners of the dark arts still cast a spell

Once respected as guardians of the written word, printers today have little or no responsibility for content proofing, but pride in print remains

Seiko launches 'world first' mild solvent fluorescent inks

Seiko has launched what it claims are the world's first mild solvent fluorescent inks.

F1 continues to expand web development team

F1 Colour has doubled the size of its in-house web development team with a second appointment in two months in web developer Daniel Hill.