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...]
#72: Twitter from GraphExpo
I have been wondering how to cover GraphExpo this year. In the past I tried to do a blog entry every day, but that requires either trying to remember what you are going to write about or taking notes. Neither one of these options is a big deal for a full time journalist, but I am just a citizen … [Read more...]
#71: The Middle Ground
I have observed an interesting phenomenon in our industry over the last year or so. I have watched the spending of technology dollars shift from new technology purchases to the integration of existing technology in a custom workflow portal. I sense that customers are tired of all the pieces not … [Read more...]
#70: Ink Jet Print for Pay vs. Proofing
Not too long ago I attended the IRgA annual conference and continued to see a growing trend I first saw at an ISA show several years ago in Las Vegas. Ink jet printers that many in the traditional graphic arts (commercial and publication printing) have viewed as proofing devices are competing … [Read more...]
EXTREME Color Management Conference Update
It has really been too busy to write something each day. I do have some topics rolling around in my head and will write more when I get back to the office. So far it has been a good conference with many excellent speakers. During lunches and other networking opportunities I did pick up a bit of … [Read more...]
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