What is this new and latest buzzword sustainability? If I have offended you by calling it a buzzword I am not apologizing. Please do not misunderstand me; I think sustainability is a good thing. Smart printing businesses have been engaging in most if not all of the components of sustainability … [Read more...]
mEtamerism vs. mAtamerism
Several of you kindly pointed out that I had misspelled that word up in the title in the original version of my #67 post. First, you are correct and thank you for the correction. It does raise an interesting point for me as a new media writer. A google search for matamerism yields 154 hits. … [Read more...]
#67 Metamerism: Hard copy vs Monitor
The most visited post on JimRaffel.com in 2007 is #16 written October 2005 and addressing metamerism. Because of the popularity of this post I have decided to revisit the topic. I will start with some basic terminology and definitions. Then, I am going to present a real world example we are … [Read more...]
JimRaffel.com 2007 Top 10 Posts
As Promised in #66 here are the top ten posts of 2007 as recorded by Google Analytics. 10. 65-1: SGIA Live Wednesday Observations 9. #61: Get Over Your Measurement Fear 8. #46: Stop Printing Bad Proofs 7. #47: Certified Proofs 6. Golden Nugget #9…Press Characterization and Grey Balance 5. #33: … [Read more...]
New Media Printing Opportunities
During the month of October and into early November this little coffee shop chain (Starbucks, perhaps you have heard of them?) gave away FIFTY MILLION songs from Apple's iTunes. In this author's opinion the distribution of digitally delivered songs seems to be a new media promotion. What's the … [Read more...]
#66: How a New Media Writer Breaks Writers Block
I am now two and a half years into the Jim Raffel’s Golden Nuggets / JimRaffel.com journey. I have gained a whole new appreciation for those who write on a regular basis and an especially great appreciation for those who write on deadline (I sort of slammed you deadline writers last week, but it’s … [Read more...]
65-2: New Media vs. Old Media at a Trade Show
As a member of the new media I would like to thank the SGIA show management for their recognition of the shift that is occurring in the way people gather news and information. While JimRaffel.com is not listed among the 22 most popular blogs in the world we do a pretty good job reaching those … [Read more...]
65-1: SGIA Live Wednesday Observations
First, some general observations about the show. While screen printing is still a very large part of the SGIA show, you do have to look a bit harder in between all the digital printing booths from the likes of Canon, Epson, HP and more to find screen printing products. I am a new comer to the SGIA … [Read more...]
#65: Color in the Specialty Graphic Market & SGIA Live
I will be attending the SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association) conference and expo in Orlando next week. As I reviewed the conference sessions and expo web-site it became clear this would be a great opportunity to get back to writing for JimRaffel.com. Since GraphExpo I have been busy with … [Read more...]
63-3 GE Live: In Memory Of
I could not even bring myself to write about the day it was yesterday. While I know that is disrespectful to those who lost so much and those who made the ultimate sacrifice I just could not do it. In the days and months that followed 9/11/2001 ColorMetrix almost ceased to exist. As most of us … [Read more...]
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