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The demand for the first Designer’s Guide to Inkjet back in 2014 was driven by printing companies even though the main readership was designers. That’s because the interaction between printing companies and graphic designers can have a big impact on the efficiency and profitability of both. If you are in the print business, particularly in direct mail or other graphicly intensive segments, you need to work with designers.  To make that work profitably, there are 3 main things you need:  Clean, efficient files Clear communication of job requirements A shared understanding of the expected result This trifecta is true for any print process, but there are additional considerations for digital print, and specifically inkjet. Digital printing allows personalization and versioning. If not set up properly, personalization can slow down processing. With high-speed inkjet presses, any slow-down can have a big cost impact. For inkjet, heavy coverage or simply inappropriate media selection can …

Take a look at new thINK resources available to you as a Canon production inkjet customer and thINK member! Read more here: April E-Newsletter …

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Meet Canon inkjet customer and thINK member “It started with a conversation with my dad over Christmas break about the family print business, centering around how to regroup and move forward post-COVID and plan for strategic growth,” said Hunter Johnson, CEO, JPS Books + Logistics No stranger to the print world, Hunter Johnson grew up working his teen years shipping books out of his dad’s unairconditioned warehouse, and later took on various roles intermittently during college breaks. However, after college, Hunter began his 15-year career in business consulting, working at companies including IBM, Deloitte Consulting and Sabre. It was in his role as a business consultant that the conversation took place. Shortly thereafter, Hunter conducted a six-week consultation for his family’s print business and mapped out a vision and strategic path forward for the company to regroup from COVID and continue building on an already successful business. The consultation quickly morphed into his …

Print[ED] is a nationally recognized accreditation program for high schools and junior colleges that teach graphic communications — in fact, Print[ED] is the only nationally recognized accredited program for printing and graphics in North America! The goal of the Print[ED] program is to prepare students to become the next generation of employees for the print industry and help them get ready to successfully enter the workforce. To do this, we help ensure our instructors and students have a training program that is current, relevant, consistent across the nation, and aligned with industry standards. The program is made up of three parts: in-classroom learning, online learning, and hands-on learning. For in-classroom and online learning, we have developed an inkjet training curriculum in collaboration with Canon and thINK and made it available to all Print[ED] instructors. For hands-on learning, again in collaboration with Canon and thINK, we have developed an Apprenticeship program in …