Who said QR Codes are dead? Oh yeah, that was me. Don’t tell that to the kiddies over at Facebook though. Apparently, Mark Zuckerberg called for “Space Hackathon” to decorate Facebook’s giant new headquarters, and what he got was a big ass 42-foot wide QR code on the roof that’s actually visible from space. I’m [...]
This past week, our print company proudly printed some large posters for the movie “We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists” and “Saving Face,” which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Short, along with some other films distributed by Ro*co Films International. “We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists” is a documentary that [...]
Editor’s note: As the upcoming Republican nomination and general elections approach, we welcome Melissa Moore’s articles concerning politics and it’s many laughable moments. PrintReady.co is not promoting any view or political organization. Melissa’s views are her own. Mitt Romney is likely to win the 2012 Republican nomination. Rick Santorum is in a statistical probability illusion [...]
Katie Eder of njbiz.com reports that the owner of a print shop in Linden said his is the first business in the state to install wind turbines on a commercial roof, after overcoming roadblocks from a six-month approval process. According to Cox Printers President Mike Kaufman, there are advantages and disadvantages to both wind and [...]
It’a amazing how far technology has come in recent years when it comes to the printing world. Below are a few technologies likely to have a huge impact on the printing industry. 1. Unprinting Scientists at England’s University of Cambridge have devised a way to remove ink from laser prints. In a laser printer, a [...]
WIRED announced that the first-ever magazine advertisement utilizing Near Field Communication (NFC) technology will appear in its April issue. Readers who own NFC-enabled Android smartphones can launch a mobile website allowing them to test-drive the new Lexus Enform with Safety Connect, Lexus’ in-car navigation and information service by simply placing their phone near the ad. [...]
The other day, I was reading a post named something like “Top 10 Free Blogging Platforms” and discovered a blogging platform that I shamefully had never heard of called Jux. After briefly trying Jux, I would recommend it to any new blogger. What is Jux? Jux boasts itself as simply the best showcase for your [...]
Honestly, I’ve hired some shady individuals in the past and I’ve often considered doing more thorough background checks. There are various laws that impact the use of criminal records for employment purposes, including federal and state nondiscrimination and background screening laws. Below are some helpful guidelines for using criminal records for background screening purposes: EEO [...]
At SXSW, Marvel announced a partnership with Aurasma, an augmented reality company that created technology allowing mobile phones to recognize images, symbols and objects rather than bar codes or QR codes and delivering relevant content in real time, including videos, animations, audio or webpages. It sounds like an intriguing clash between comics and the digital [...]
Like many of you out there, business owner or employee, satisfying customers is probably a top priority whether you work directly with customers or not. Quality control, speediness, following through, efficiency monitoring and almost everything thing else associated with daily operations is typically correlated with customer satisfaction. Our print company staff is extremely sensitive to [...]
If you’re a recurring reader of our printer’s blog, then you’re aware of my latest interest in Instagram (which is planning on going public soon and I’m investing!) and iphoneology. In my quest of improving my overall photography, my attention was brought to photojojo by a newfound friend on Instagram. If you’re looking for some [...]
Time constraints: Everyone has them, no one knows what to do with them. This past week I’ve been trying to figure out how best to deal with too much to do in too little time. So what do you do when you have 16 hours worth of stuff to do in 8 hours? I mean, [...]
Ever gone on vacation and stressed over work the entire time? Count me in as guilty as charged. Employers give employees vacation time and sick leave for a reason. So why the stress? I find it difficult to turn the work switch off. Whether I am at home working in my yard or on the [...]
(press release) Vistaprint N.V. announced a strategic partnership with Nickelodeon, the number one entertainment brand for kids, to offer licensed character content for the first time to Vistaprint customers. The addition of Nickelodeon content adds character and personalization to Vistaprint’s expansive portfolio of birthday invitations, banners, stickers, note cards, wall calendars and tote bags. Vistaprint [...]
Adobe LeanPrint, a new software the company has developed that solves printing pain points in the enterprise and home by automatically optimizing document layouts and managing toner output to reduce resource consumption and costs by an estimated 40 percent for “typical” office documents. Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) has become Adobe’s first partner to distribute [...]
As a graphic designer, I often wonder why the majority of our customers fight design fees. It can often feel like pulling teeth to get a customer to agree to pay for services ranging from editing copy to even creating an entire brochure from scratch. Personally, I have even run into conventional artists that refuse [...]
(Press Release) Canon Inc. and Canon Marketing Japan Inc. announced the celebration this month of the 25th anniversary of the launch of Canon’s EOS system, which includes the EOS series of single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras and a diverse range of accessories for the system beginning with the company’s rich lineup of interchangeable EF lenses. Canon’s [...]
This last week, our online printing company upgraded its mobile website and I thought it might be interesting to evaluate what others were doing. I was shocked to learn how many print companies are practically ignoring mobile users. Here is what I found as of 3-12-12. Vistaprint – FAIL I was surprised that Vistaprint (vistaprint.com) [...]
