Are there any design limitations on digital presses?

The limitations that made designers think twice about using digital printing have all but disappeared, to the point where digital printing and traditional offset printing are more or less indistinguishable.

How to turn your printing project into a disaster!

The following article was published in 2011 by Trish Witkowski, of foldfactory.com. Although written from the point of view of incorporating folding concepts in direct-mail campaigns, it contains some sound, solid advice about undertaking any printing project. The article was drawn to my attention by John MacLulich of Pure Colours Digital Printing, with whom we […]

HP unveils B2 sheetfed Indigo as part of Drupa product line-up

HP has unveiled what it claims is its “most significant step” in accelerating the migration from analogue to digital printing with the launch of a B2 sheetfed digital press, the HP Indigo 10000. Capable of printing up to seven-colours, the Indigo 10000 is a 75x53cm press that can reach speeds of 3,450 sheets per hour in simplex […]

Proof that personalisation works

Ar article appeared today in the US based print newsletter “WhatTheyThink?” by Heidi Tolliver-Walker about personalisation. Personalisation takes advantage of the ability of digitally printed products to make every copy of a document different. On our web sie, we describe personalisation thus. “One of the characteristics of digital printing that sets it apart from conventional […]

There’s only one media that can stop the rot — paper!!!

This article appeared in today’s ProPrint email newsletter. It is by Frank Romano, professor emeritus at the Rochester Institute of Technology and widely recognised as a leading “guru” in the print industry. “Along with the other article I have just posted “Don’t write off print media just yet”, it warns against too quickly predicting the demise […]

Don’t write off print media just yet

The following quotation comes from an article that appeared today (Tuesday March 13th 2012) in the excellent print newsletter, ProPrint. It serves as an encouragement to those of us involved in print, and a warning to those who think print is dead thanks to iPhones, iPads, blogging, FaceBook, Twitter etc. “Every new channel is meant […]

What to do when the colour of your printed product just HAS to be perfect

When colour fidelity is critical . . . Be aware that any self respecting printer will ensure presses are regularly calibrated to industry standards. Most printers pride themselves on producing quality, predictable, repeatable colour. From time to time however, customers are surprised that the colour they were expecting is not what they received. If colour […]

All about RGB and CMYK

There are few subjects more likely to confuse people who have little or no knowledge of the printing process than the need to convert from RGB to CMYK. This article and those which will follow are designed to go some way towards overcoming this lack of knowledge. The essence of the problem is that most of […]

Welcome to the Kainos Printing Blog

Here at Kainos Print, we’ve started our very own company blog which is aptly titled the “Kainos Printing Blog”. This will be a space to showcase our printing services, provide client case studies, and show you how to make the most of our printing on offer. Here are some of the topics that will be […]