Design

Datum CP first to use Designthing SME online design tool

Datum Colour Print (Datum CP) has become the first printer to take up online design portal Designthing's web-to-print service.

Binding inventor seeks partner for bindery development

An inventor on the Channel Islands is looking for a partner to work with on a 'new innovation' for bookbinding.

Monotype launches Ysobel Pro typeface

Monotype Imaging has added the 20-font Ysobel Pro typeface suite to its Monotype Imaging Library.

PRINTplusX workshop calls for more value-add in print

There is "a golden opportunity to redefine print" by capitalising on its tactile and sensory qualities, according to Anderson Norton Design creative director David Norton.

QR codes and 2D Data Matrix come to the rescue of print

While the digital world has taken some business away from printers, it may also offer a way to ensure print remains a viable medium. Barney Cox explains

Bezier rolls out new pricing displays for Asda

Bezier has helped supermarket giant Asda to produce a series of new pallet display units.

KL Druck rebrands Dsseldorf stadium to reflect new sponsor Esprit

German firm KL Druck has completed a six-figure euro job to change the graphics of a Dsseldorf stadium to reflect the brand of its new sponsor.

British Book Design and Production Awards shortlist unveiled

The BPIF, along with Oxford Brookes University and the Publishers Association, have unveiled the shortlist for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2009.

Reflections secures distribution rights for 3D effect varnish

Specialist finisher Reflections has developed a varnish to be used alongside lenticular technology that allows printed products to be viewed as 3D.

HarperCollins turns to Butler Tanner & Dennis for fast production of Michael Jackson book

Butler Tanner & Dennis has completed an initial 100,000 print run of Michael Jackson Legend Hero Icon: A Tribute to the King of Pop, for publisher HarperCollins.