A while ago I ran across a cool Adobe Labs web application called kuler. I guess it is geared more to the design community, but if you love color (note C O L O R not k u l e r) like I do you will have fun playing around with it. (Oh, I suppose colour would be OK as well.) If you have never … [Read more...]
X-Rite colormunki
More than just a few of you have been asking for my thoughts and comments about the recently announced X-Rite colormunki. Because X-Rite has clearly positioned this device for the Photography and Design markets, for now we at ColorMetrix are taking a wait and see position. Rest assured I have … [Read more...]
Bithday Post
While I would like to say today is about me (since it is my birthday), it is really about my mother. 44 years ago today I remember nothing, but for her I am sure it was a very special day. I mean what more could a woman have wanted in 1964 than a 5th child? Her 4th son I might add (and quite … [Read more...]
The Blurb.com Books Arrived
Late yesterday afternoon UPS showed up with our box of 20 books from blurb.com (affiliate link). Put simply we are impressed. First, the packaging of the Blurb books was professional with each book individually shrink wrapped and then all 20 books neatly stacked in an appropriately sized box with … [Read more...]
X-Rite Layoffs?
Rumor has it that between 100-120 people have been trimmed from the X-Rite workforce since late last week. I want to stress that JimRaffel.com is not a news site, and as of now I have only obtained this information from one source....developing...In addition to the comment you can read on your own … [Read more...]
Blurb – New Media Meets Old Media
If you have been reading this blog for any length of time you know I have covered the “New Media” topic a few times. While considering self-publishing a book of blog posts to use for marketing activities, I came across blurb.com. I ended up utilizing Blurb to produce a 40-page book of photos and … [Read more...]
#69 IDEAlliance Proofing Summit in Review
Recently I attended the IDEAlliance Proofing Summit held in conjunction with the Publishing Business Conference and Expo at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. During the one day summit I managed to take three pages of notes focused on the meeting’s key topic of Virtual Proofing to the … [Read more...]
QuebecorWorld Asks Court to Pay Bonuses?!?!?!
I read this morning that QuebecorWorld is seeking approval from the courts to pay 4.6 million dollars in bonuses to managers. The bonuses range from $700 to $132,000 and apparently were 'earned' last year prior to the filing. Well, I have news for QuebecorWorld and the courts....all the money owed … [Read more...]
ASU Gravure Days Talk Excerpt
Recently I was asked by my good friend Howard (Howie) Nelson, Ed.D. to speak at the 25th annual Gravure Industry day held at the ASU Polytechnic campus in Mesa, AZ. Howie asked me to speak to the students about being an entrepreneur. What follows is a section of that talk which describes (very … [Read more...]
I’m Back to Posting
Sorry about the long absence. Business has been good and I have been busy. You may have noticed a slight change in the look and feel of the site today. I finally got around to upgrading my WordPress installation (the software which drives this whole site). Please let me know if you see any … [Read more...]
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