Reading Time: 5 minutesFrom Early Presses to Modern Print: A Brief History of Women in Print As we celebrate International Women’s Day, it’s worth looking back at an often-overlooked part of printing history: the women who helped support and sustain the early printing industry. When movable type printing spread across Europe in the Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesDigital printing has come a long way in just a few decades. From early laser technology and the rise of inkjet printing to the desktop publishing boom, the industry shifted rapidly from plates to pixels. Today, digital printing is one of the most flexible and efficient ways to produce high-quality Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesLearn how planning ahead and preparing print-ready files help keep your next print job on budget.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrinting has shaped how we share ideas for centuries — but even the best printers have their “oops” moments. A missing word, flipped image, or small typo can turn an ordinary job into a collector’s item or a historical legend. Here are a few of the most famous printing blunders Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom science’s whitest white to the blackest black, these extremes reveal the power of contrast, and why it’s essential in design and digital printing. Scientists have pushed the limits of colour to extremes. Super White, developed by researchers at Purdue University, reflects up to 98.1% of sunlight. This extraordinary reflectivity makes Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Evolution of Color: Ancient Pigments to Modern Offset Inks The history of ink and pigments is stranger than fiction. Artists once painted with Mummy Brown, a pigment literally made by grinding up Egyptian mummies, and Cochineal Red, a brilliant scarlet dye made from crushed insects. These unusual pigments were Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesShannon Moneo Special to The Globe and Mail | PublishedJuly 5, 2025 Shannon Moneo is a freelance journalist based in Sooke, B.C. How many of you have dozens of business cards ferreted away, bundled in a desk drawer or perhaps alphabetically arranged in a small case? Do they serve a Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesAxios – by Eleanor Hawkins Major U.S. companies and brands are investing in printed publications but not in the way you might think. Microsoft, Hinge and Costco have created their own print magazines to tell their corporate stories, enhance their reputation and engage with hard-to-reach audiences. Why it matters: It’s part marketing and part strategic storytelling, communication Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMSNBC via DPA International Reading printed books is more associated with comprehension than reading on digital devices, according to University of Valencia (UV) scientists who are calling for print texts to be encouraged in schools. “Leisure reading habits on screen are minimally related to reading comprehension, which contrasts with the Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn case you missed it, in December of 2022 Pantone reformulated its base inks for the first time since 1963. Here is a comparison for PMS 277 & 278 Uncoated as an example; previous formulation is on the left and the new formulation on the right. The reformulation is expected Read more