There is a tendency in our society to take the easy way out. To settle for less than we know we are worthy of and deserve. For example, I know this guy who’s initials are Jim Raffel and he has not been posting to his blog as much as he used to. He has been taking the easy way out and using excusing … [Read more...]
#76 Five Ways Color Process Control Impacts A Sustainability Initiative
Recently I was reading the 2009 PRIMIR/NPES "Sustainable Print in a Dynamic Global Market: What Going Green Means," Executive Synopsis and it reminded me that back in February 2007 I tackled this topic in #68: Sustainable Green Printing. Among other conclusions the PRIMIR study agreed with my #68 … [Read more...]
#75: PMA09 Here I Come
Sunday afternoon I will travel to the PMA show for the balance of this week. I decided to ask myself what I really want to get out of the show this year and share the resultant thoughts with my readers. First and foremost, for a whole host of reasons, we have been going fast and furious without … [Read more...]
#74 Why I Write
I started writing this in late December of last year as a wrap up to the year. To say it’s been a crazy couple months would be an understatement. I will spare my readers most of the personal stuff (we all have enough of our own), but the two month anniversary of my Dad’s passing came and went on the … [Read more...]
#73: From the desk of Jim Raffel
These troubled economic times have transformed many of us in the Graphic Arts into senior level executives. What I mean is that we must all manage a long list of multiple priorities on a daily basis. Each and every day we are asked to get more done with fewer resources of every type. So, success is … [Read more...]
In-Store Expo Point of Purchase Observations
I recently attended the In-Store Expo, and contributed my thoughts as an article on WhatTheyThink.com. Please take a look and let me know what you think (pun intended). I also want to once again thank everyone who has offered condolences and warm thoughts related to the passing of my father. Just … [Read more...]
Things We Learned from Our Dad
Graveside 11/17/2008 We all learned a great deal from Dad by simply observing his life. While many people have great advice in life it is of the ‘Do as I say, not as I do’ variety. To follow Dad’s best advice all you needed to do is live your life by his example. I learned from Dad that we are not … [Read more...]
My Dad
Yesterday the world lost yet another member of the 'greatest generation.' My Dad, Fred Raffel passed away peacefully after almost six years living with multiple myeloma. Dad was born in Chicago, but moved to Milwaukee where my Grandparents opened a furniture store in the height of the … [Read more...]
The Himalayan Salt Room
During GraphExpo one of my readers said that he enjoyed the baseball posts because it allowed him to better understand the writer of the blog. Well, this is another post that really does not relate to printing except for the fact it occurred during GraphExpo '08. On Tuesday night a group of us … [Read more...]
GraphExpo Video
While attending/exhibiting at GraphExpo this week I was asked by my friends at WhatTheyThink.com to make a short comment on an industry trend. This video is the result. Also, very soon I will re-read all my TwiterTweets from the show and compile them into a numberbed golden nugget post. … [Read more...]
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