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TAGGED: DESIGN

How can latex printers help designers? Bringing flexibility to fine art

$How can latex printers help designers? Bringing flexibility to fine art$ FEATURE: One of the most interesting aspects on a recent visit to Barcelona was talking to people who are actually using HP's latex printing technologies for work away from the usual remit of sign-making and display production. These folk are outside the conventional channels for digital print yet they demonstrate clearly how wide-format ink-jet is now being used as a valuable tool for innovative design.

The design-production reality gap

FEATURE: For years designers and production people have suffered one another rather less than gladly.

Adobe launches 'milestone' CS6 and Creative Cloud

NEWS: Design software giant Adobe has announced the launch of its Creative Suite 6 range and a new subscription-based web service, Adobe Creative Cloud.

Conqueror challenges the web to Defy Expectations

NEWS: High-end paper manufacturer Conqueror is challenging designers, graphics experts and anyone else to a typographical poster design competition.

FESPA Fabric reveals winner of T-shirt design contest

NEWS: The winner of FESPA Fabric's T-shirt design competition has been announced as Veronique Verdyck from PAS Belgium, for her 'flashy pink' entry.

Christie appeals to design market with MicroTiles 'StripTease'

NEWS: Christie showcased its MicroTiles digital signage product at the Interior Design Show in Toronto with an entrance installation called 'StripTease'.

A new dimension: does 3D printing have a place in the signage sector?

FEATURE: Morwenna Kearns looks at the 3D printing technology's potential for the sign sector.

Clearer signage from Allen Signs improves bus users' safety in Lincoln

NEWS: Lincolnshire sign-maker Allen Signs has completed a project for Lincoln's bus station as part of a refurbishment.

FESPA Fabric 2012 initiates T-shirt design contest

NEWS: A T-shirt design contest has been announced to support FESPA Fabric, taking place in Barcelona, Spain from February 21st to 24th.

Epson and EFI team up to present in-house proofing packages

NEWS: Epson has launched a new series of Design Edition packages, developed to support in-house proofing for advertisers and designers.

$How can latex printers help designers? Printing with latex$

How can latex printers help designers? Printing with latex

FEATURE: Latex printers can help designers because they provide several output options, all using the same Latex ink which helps bring down the number of output variables.

Planar introduces 'video display sculpture'

NEWS: Planar Systems has this week unveiled its new Planar Silhouette product, described as a 'video display sculpture' measuring more than 10' (3m) tall.

Pondering the wider potential of ink-jet

FEATURE: No matter what the ink chemistry, there are people out in the big wide world who might not be sign-makers or display printers but are still able to find a use for product decoration or marking.

King of Urban Jungle crowned in Viscom design competition

NEWS: The organisers of Viscom Düsseldorf have selected the winner of the show's designmaker 2011 competition, which sought design ideas that could 'be applied to the widest possible variety of advertising media'.