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SF Gate Vs SF Chronicle

Print’s not dead. How Hearst is using social to power-up its papers.

The Newspaper business is dead? Don’t tell that to Hearst. By Brett Lofgren | September 12, 2017 NewsWhip’s Global CRO Brett Lofgren discussed the future of “print” in an interview with President of Hearst Newspapers Digital Media, Robertson Barrett. In the age of digital, how are print papers adapting? In the journalism industry, we constantly hear that print is dead. Last month, the New York community lost an iconic brand when the Village Voice announced plans to discontinue their print operation after 60 years. For those under a certain…
Soyang Europe is exclusively distributing Aurich Textilien's range of HP Latex certified fabrics

Soyang Europe launches innovative new HP Latex certified textile range

Soyang Europe holds stock of Aurich Textilien manufactured textiles for distribution Soyang Europe has launched a range of HP Latex certified textiles that allow HP Latex printer users to benefit from a coating jointly developed by HP and the fabric…
Algorithm as a Service

Analizo launches Europe's first algorithm-as-a-service, bringing robo-investing capabilities to the wealth management industry

Robo-investing breaks into the wealth management industry On 19 September, Analizo launched Europe’s first algorithm-as-a-service (AaaS), bringing quantitative investing technology to asset managers and private banks. With 9 out of 10 actively managed funds…
Neon Pink toner

Ricoh expands print diversity with Neon Pink toner

Retrofit Toner with Ricoh Ricoh has launched Neon Pink toner to enhance the creative possibilities for a wide range of print from posters and invitations to ticketing and advertising. The Neon Pink toner has been developed for the fifth colour station on the…

Editorial Comment

The Truth About Social Media V Online Media

Jan 11, 2016
Things are moving on, and online print media is not! During the Christmas holidays I was…

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Lifetime Achievement winner

Winners revealed at Label Industry Global Awards

Sep 27, 2017
Award for Innovation Announced The most innovative, creative and commercially successful…

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Soyang Europe is exclusively distributing Aurich Textilien's range of HP Latex certified fabrics

Soyang Europe launches innovative new HP Latex certified textile range

Soyang Europe holds stock of Aurich Textilien manufactured textiles for distribution Soyang Europe has launched a range of HP Latex certified textiles that allow HP Latex printer users to benefit from a coating jointly developed by HP and the fabric…
Neon Pink toner

Ricoh expands print diversity with Neon Pink toner

Retrofit Toner with Ricoh Ricoh has launched Neon Pink toner to enhance the creative possibilities for a wide range of print from posters and invitations to ticketing and advertising. The Neon Pink toner has been developed for the fifth colour station on the…
BSGA

Roland DG celebrates young talent with BSGA Award sponsorship

 Young Signmaker of the Year Roland DG is to sponsor the Young Signmaker of the Year category at the 2017 BSGA British Sign Awards for the third time, demonstrating the company’s support to the next generation of print industry professionals. Organised by the…
Lifetime Achievement winner

Winners revealed at Label Industry Global Awards

Award for Innovation Announced The most innovative, creative and commercially successful work from the label and package printing industry has been rewarded at the Label Industry Global Awards 2017. The people behind the some of the most important innovations…
CRON showcases the HDI Flexo series at Labelexpo this week (Stand 9B18) providing an overview of the wide range of labelling and packaging applications available.

CRON Expands Exceptional HDI Flexo Image Solutions with Double the Speed at Labelexpo Europe

 CRON offers a two year guarantee that makes cost of ownership affordable CRON announces new additions to HDI Flexo CTP range: HDI 600H+, HDI 920H+ and HDI 1600H+ New models deliver doubled laser power and speed for imaging resolutions up to 9600 dpi
CRON HDI Flexo 600

CRON delivers exceptional image quality yet low cost solutions.

HDI Flexo plate imaging will be at Labelexpo Europe CRON’s commitment to delivering exceptional quality prepress solutions and excellent value for money will be demonstrated during Labelexpo this September, with a showcase of the CRON HDI Flexo 600 and 1600…

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SF Gate Vs SF Chronicle

Print’s not dead. How Hearst is using social to power-up its papers.

The Newspaper business is dead? Don’t tell that to Hearst. By Brett Lofgren | September 12, 2017 NewsWhip’s Global CRO Brett Lofgren discussed the future of “print” in an interview with President of Hearst Newspapers Digital Media, Robertson Barrett. In the…
Algorithm as a Service

Analizo launches Europe's first algorithm-as-a-service, bringing robo-investing capabilities to the wealth management industry

Robo-investing breaks into the wealth management industry On 19 September, Analizo launched Europe’s first algorithm-as-a-service (AaaS), bringing quantitative investing technology to asset managers and private banks. With 9 out of 10 actively managed funds…
Applegree receives the Star of 2016 Award at the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards in Brussels

Applegreen wins prestigious European SME Award

Star of 2016 award won by Applegreen Applegreen, the #1 motorway service area operator in the Republic of Ireland, has won the prestigious “Star of 2016” at the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards. Applegreen beat off stiff competition from the two other…
Hybrid's National Sales Manager - Textile & Apparel, Stephen Woodall with the Mimaki Tx300P-1800 printer in the company's showroom.

Mimaki Tx300P-1800 already proving a Fashionable Choice

Strong uptake on Mimaki Tx300P from both the education sector and within the textile printing industry. Following its unveiling during ITMA Milan, the popular Mimaki Tx300P-1800 has put the manufacturer at the forefront of direct-to-textile printing bringing…
Ricoh Ireland Receives Business Working Responsibly Mark for a Second Time

Ricoh Ireland Receives Business Working Responsibly Mark.

 For a second time, Ricoh is recognised as a Company that has responsible and sustainable business practices Dublin Castle was the venue for Ricoh Ireland receiving certification to the Business Responsibly Working Mark. It is the second time they received it…
Irish Stock Exchange Quarterly Statistics Q3 2016

Irish Stock Exchange Quarterly Statistics Q3 2016

Q3 2016 statistics show over 35,000 securities listed on Irish Stock Exchange markets Listings on ISE markets exceed 35,000 securities 1,438 new debt listings in Q3 including Canadian, Latin American and European issuers Funds from Babson Capital, WisdomTree…

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Antalis’s Rives Tradition and Olin ranges.

 


VPC Vintage Card VPC Vintage Card Combining vintage nostalgia with stylish, retro design is what has driven the success of creative and personalised gift company Vintage Playing Cards since it was established back in 2008. When the company wanted to expand its range into greeting cards and gift wrap, co-founders Allen Perkins and Tracy Kemp began their search for substrates that would match their ethos for producing unique and traditional gifts that would enthuse appeal to a bygone era. By discovering the Rives Tradition range of papers and Olin premium paper range, Vintage Playing Cards was able to achieve its objectives of combining traditional values with modern innovation.


The concept of the company was created when co-founder Allen Perkins found an old pack of art deco playing cards and saw the potential for up cycling the cards to produce uniquely framed cards and gifts. Today the company has expanded from a small cottage business to supplying renowned retailers such as Selfridges, Liberty, Fortnum & Mason and Not on The High Street.

Unaware of how exactly to translate their new product designs into reality, Allen turned to their printer, Flowprint of Maidenhead for advice. A longstanding customer of Antalis, the production team at Flowprint were quick to suggest two innovative substrates - Rives Tradition Natural White and Olin Regular Cream, that had the look, feel, colour and composition to produce the exact results Allen and Tracy were looking for.

"Recreating the vintage feel with a 'twist of modern' was central to our new range, and with cream and off-white shades being our signature, it was vital that we found a paper that would reflect these qualities", explains Allen. "The extensive selection of cream, white and off-white shades offered within the Rives Tradition and Olin ranges from Antalis were fantastic enabling us to achieve the exact look we wanted."



The Rives Tradition Natural White was selected in a 250gsm weight for the greetings cards giving them a modern, refined subtle felt finish, which were printed digitally on a Konica Minolta Bizhub Press C8000, while a 100gsm Olin Regular Cream was chosen for the 18,000 sheets of gift wrapping, which is printed on an offset press.

VPC Gift Wrap "There were a few design and print challenges to overcome," continues Allen. "One of them was to produce a high density black, which we were unable to achieve through lithographic printing. However, by transferring to a digital press, this gave us outstanding results and the very intense black print we were looking for."

The flexibility of the digital print technology has also enabled the company to produce shorter print runs and personalised products, adding to the success of this new range and enabling them to respond quickly to increasing demand - to date over 30,000 cards have been printed and thanks to the popularity of their new range, Vintage Playing Cards now require a monthly print run.

"The success of the project has been amazing," enthuses Allen, who notes the choice of substrate and the introduction of digital technology as a key contributor to its success. "The paper gave us a very matt and textured finish and with the combination of embossing and de-bossing to give additional depth, the paper perfectly resembled the bark and wood finish of our framed products. This contrasted beautifully with the partially glossy print."

Reaction to their new product range which maintains a vintage and exclusive quality has been overwhelming, enabling the company to attract new stockists at some of the most sought-after retail outlets.

"Having been introduced to the Antalis team through our print partner, we've received brilliant ongoing support from them in terms of their knowledge and expertise in this sector as well as keeping us up to speed with the latest products, and I'm now consulting with them on a number of new projects for the future," concludes Allen.

Jim Whittington, Digital Business Partner at Antalis adds, "Helping companies expand and develop their business is always an exciting and rewarding part of our role. In this case, our close relationship with Flowprint has enabled us to help identify a robust substrate with a textured, intriguing finish for their customer, Vintage Playing Cards that produced excellent results through a dry toner digital press."

Issued on behalf of Antalis UK by AD Communications.

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Lifetime achievement award goes to Chinese label industry’s founding father

Professor Tan Junqiao chosen as the recipient of the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award Professor Tan Junqiao, founder and honorary chairman of the China Label Sub Association of the Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China…

Young people are the future of the sign industry in the UK

Nominations are closing shortly for the BSGA ‘Young Sign Maker of the Year’ award sponsored by Roland DG. Offered in recognition of the next generation of hardworking talent emerging in the UK sign industry, nominations for the BSGA ‘Young Sign Maker of the…
HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press

HP to showcase new business growth opportunities at photokina 2016

 HP announced that it will showcase the latest capabilities for top quality printing at photo finishers and professional labs at photokina (20-25 September 2016, Cologne, Germany). At HP’s booth (Hall 4.2), visitors to photokina will see the HP Indigo 12000…
Rob Goleniowski demonstrating the LEF-20 at the VersaUV Experience Day

VersaUV Experience Day by Roland DG was successful

Roland DG event attended by many partners and customers Clevedon in the UK was the host area for Roland DG UK’s UK’s first VersaUV Experience Day. There was a focus on versatility and a variety of profitable applications were shown across a wide range of…
Jeff Jacobson

Xerox is splitting their company in two.

Jeff Jacobson has been appointed to the Board of Xerox. Jeffrey Jacobson, who is president of the Xerox Technology business, has been appointed to the Xerox Board of Directors following the completion of the company’s planned separation into two publicly…
Kerrie-Anne Moore

Soyang Europe Strengthens Sales Team

Company appoints Kerrie-Anne Moore to push sales in self-adhesive materials market. Soyang Europe has beefed up its sales team with the appointment of self-adhesive specialist Kerrie-Anne Moore. Her new role will see her spearhead Soyang’s new range of…

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Canon 6D mark II

Canon launch the 6D mark II

The camera with a 26 MP sensor, 45 point autofocus and no 4K video We have been waiting a long time for this. Canon has announced the release of the Canon 6D mark II camera. The specification of the camera makes it an excellent tool for professional and top…
EnRoute Complete subscription users have access to EnRoute’s full catalogue of features at a competitive cost including Rapid Picture that allows users to extend their portfolio with customized products

Expansion of SAi’s subscription model provides more choice for CAD/CAM users, offers improved flexibility and cost efficiencies

SAi announces new subscription-based EnRoute software packages SA International (SAi) are a leading provider of software solutions for the professional sign making, wide-format digital printing and CAD/CAM for CNC machining industries. They have announced…
The new Kebab option for the Mimaki UJF MkII printers enables printing around the circumference of cylindrical items

Mimaki adds popular Kebab option to the new UJF MkII printer range

New Kebab option enables Mimaki UJF-3042MkII & UJF-6042MkII to support printing directly onto a wide range of cylindrical objects Mimaki has announced that it is making its popular Kebab option available for the new UJF-3042MkII and UJF-6042MkII; its latest…
Xerox Phaser 6510 Color Printer

New Xerox Colour Printer, MFP Put Big Business Capabilities Within Reach of Small Offices

Customers Get Advanced Features, Reliability, Unmatched Colour – Affordably Most small business printers and multifunction devices are serviceable, but with limited capabilities and reliability. They’re difficult to set up and don’t deliver what offices need…
Xara Designer Pro X365

Review: Xara Designer Pro X365

Great graphics and photo software for idiots - like me. Not being a graphics professional, Xara contacted me for my opinion on Designer Pro X365. I can’t even use Photoshop. My programme of choice is CorelDraw, mainly because I can get my head around it. I…
Mimaki's new Tx300P-1800B features a fabric transportation belt to aid feeding material during the print process.

New Mimaki brings breakthrough digital printing to the textile industry

Mimaki's new Tx300P-1800B textile printer with fabric transportation belt is ideal for producing samples, short production runs and custom orders, even on thick, sheer and elastic textiles. Mimaki has announced the launch of a brand-new textile printer; the…

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