IPA Bulletin | Trends & Management

New Media Opportunity, by David Glassman & Andrew Gregory
May/June 2008
Today’s graphic production business can no longer center solely on print and online graphics to be successful, but rather it must focus quite heavily on print + online + video.
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The Convergence of Design & Premedia, by Alex Hamilton, Enfocus Software
March/April 2008
In the final analysis, design and prepress are undergoing a convergence—not a merger. They’re getting much closer to one another, but there are still fundamental differences in their businesses and the added value each provides.
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Digital Printing: Increasing Short-Run Profitability, by Jacques Grégoire, Transcontinental Book Group
March/April 2008
Digital color printing made a quantum leap in 2002, going from an immature technology suitable only for niche markets to a more sophisticated and economically feasible process for higher-volume production.
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Looking Through the Green Lens, by Nicholas Patrissi, Eastman Kodak Company
March/April 2008
Unlike passing trends that affect the way our companies do business, sustainability is predicted to become part of the fabric of our culture.
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Hybrid & Digital, Evolution of Printing Machines by Andrew Tribute
January/February 2008
Will drupa 2008 be the inkjet drupa? The main message is that inkjet has arrived as a technology for opening up new applications for digital printing, particularly in the industrial printing area.
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Making Total Process Automation Work by Jan Ruysschaert
January/February 2008
With patience and expertise, automation can be tailored specifically to the environment of the organization, while on the downside it can be time-consuming to find the necessary skills.
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Offshoring Print: Perspectives from U.S. Printers, by Dr. Sandra Rothenberg, Dr. Ron Hira, and Dr. Zhi Tang
November/December 2007
Printers face challenges and opportunities with greater cross-border trade. While offshoring can result in loss of customers, it can also produce expanded customer bases and new markets.
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The Growing World of Inkjet, by Julian Robledo
November/December 2007
If inkjet can be considered a bandwagon technology, graphic communications professionals are jumping on it—and at an impressive rate.
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Gutenberg Heirs: Looking for Trends at drupa 2008, by John Parsons
November/December 2007
The future of printing depends on what printing you are talking about. Print is not one thing; it is many things. Print does not have one future; it has many futures.—Frank Romano
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The Dichotomies of the Global Printing Industry by Frank Romano
September/October 2007
The industry is experiencing dramatic change as technology, transportation, and global competitive forces are combining to challenge graphic communication companies no matter where they are located.
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Book Publishers Reduce Cycle Time by Nicky Milner
November/December 2006
Book publishers are looking to adaptation as a survival strategy in the new world of content-on-demand. Premedia houses that want to be around to service these publishers will need to do the same.
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Widen Your Horizons by Heather Kendle
September/October 2006
How wide-format printing can expand your business as new markets open in packaging, fashion and furnishing fabrics, ceramics, consumer durables and security printing.
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VDP Trends in Marketing, Production & Distribution From EDSF Report by California Polytechnic Research Team
July/August 2006
Variable Data Printing (VDP) will continue to be a growth area combined together with trends in cross-media personalized marketing.
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Prepress Growth Future of an Industry in Flux by Steve Bonoff
January/February 2006
Fully integrated graphic solutions providers can create, image, manage and deliver their customers’ campaigns in ways never thought possible.
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Stevenson, The Color Company Invokes Disaster Plan by Dennis Mason
November/December 2005
Most disaster scenarios deal with fire, flood, storm or power outage, but few deal with what to do when you are locked out of your facility.
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Schawk, Inc.
March/April 2005
A Powerful Catalyst for Industry Progress: One Company's VisionWhat Schawk's Acquisition of Seven Worldwide Means.
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From drupa to Graph Expo to Print '05 by William C. Lamparter
January/February 2005
The effective implementation of the right technology is proving to be the common denominator in the success equation.
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The Future of Prepress
January/February 2005
Customers are moving to single-source providers and collaborating across departments to leverage prepress costs and to proof, track and monitor campaigns.
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