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Our Hat’s In the Ring

West Linn Paper shows its competitive spirit in the clever new Capistrano “Our Hat’s in the Ring” promotion.
Designed by Doug Oliver Design Office, the 4-color plus spot gloss varnish piece uses beautiful vintage hat photography by Heffernan Films with Read more »

Trump Towers Above the Rest

Driven by Design, the Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai proposal book, designed by Seventh Art Incorporated, was named the grand prizewinner of the second annual Mohawk i-Tonies digital print competition.
The piece was produced in true luxurious Trump fashion. Read more »

In Vogue: Yesterday and Today

Wausau Paper’s new print promotion, In Vogue, is a collection of objects with enduring appeal that showcases the time-honored style of its Royal Linen line.
In Vogue invites designers and printers to explore trends from the past that continuously reemerge Read more »

 

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INK on Paper: Beyond Your Sightline

Who knew our Webinar about ink would get you going like this? (Well okay, we did … that’s why we had the Webinar.) Jeff Ashton, vice president of Operations for Quality Inks & Rollers, presented the session covering ink components, green ink, eco trends, color considerations and special-effect ink.

QandAHe was deluged with questions (and loved it!). Those he didn’t have time to answer online have been addressed below and cover queries about using the BRC certification logo, how density affects color, when Pantone Color Guides are updated, how to get good ink opacity on dark stocks and much more.

Q: Are the scented inks environmental?
JA: I see no reason why printing scented inks would have a more adverse environmental impact than your typical commercial printing. Read more »>