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WhatTheyThink provides cogent commentary and analysis about trends, technologies, operations, and events in all the markets that comprise today's printing industry. WhatTheyThink is the global printing industry's go-to information source with both print and digital offerings, including WhatTheyThink.com, WhatTheyThink Email Newsletters, and the WhatTheyThink magazine. Our mission is to..
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2d ago
A monthly postcard challenge. Letters have a molecular structure? Books written by humans are getting their own certification, because everything is nuts. When in Denver, be sure to check out the pre-Depression-era murals in the Mountain States Telephone Building. Glasses for the hard of hearing that transcribe spoken words. Graphene-coated drivers for noise-cancelling headphones. An upcoming Chinese half marathon pits human against robot runners. A new snow shovel designed to handle frozen tire tracks. Was Alexander the Great eaten by sharks? It is perfectly possible to ski on sand, and a res ..read more
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Is pink a color? A workshop for manufacturing imaginary books. A highly recommended “forever pen.” Cheetos launches a new handwriting font. Good news: “Matter will be better in 2025.” What was the very first photograph of a snowman? A new graphene filament for 3D printing. “Mercator Extreme” lets you have fun with geographic distortions. CVS makes the retail experience more annoying. The latest incident of a mob destroying a Waymo. An “AI-powered spice dispenser” because everything is insane. Dunkin and Native create doughnut-themed and scented personal care items. Welcome to WhatTheyThin ..read more
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Net printing employment in December 2024 was not much changed from November—overall employment was down slightly by 0.1%, with production employment up 0.4% and non-production employment down 1.2 ..read more
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2d ago
In apparel manufacturing, there is a great deal of automation, but historically cut and sew has been the last mile in terms of the time to market. Cutting is quite automated these days, and as Frank Henderson explains, so is sewing! He shares his thoughts about automation, AI and more based on 51 years in the business founded by his grandfather ..read more
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2d ago
This regular series of short articles provides some country details on the size of the printing industry in Europe per country, especially tracking the number of printing establishments. This time we look at Slovakia ..read more
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Finland’s Metsä may herald the future of packaging. Various events and Regency balls will celebrate the 250th birthday of Jane Austen. The National Archives is inviting volunteers to help transcribe and digitize handwritten historical documents. Walgreens’ ongoing battle over digital freezer door displays. The Royal Shakespeare Company is developing a Macbeth-based video game. A study underway in Canada is investigating the ability to control mobile apps with one’s feet while walking. Three words: luxury pencil sharpener. Scientists have created invisibly thin strands of “nanopasta.” A graphen ..read more
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1w ago
Using AI-generated copy makes content development faster and easier. But AI copy is increasingly easy to spot, aided by the power of AI checkers. This undermines the value of content marketing. Plus, it’s embarrassing to get busted ..read more
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1w ago
Texintel CEO Debbie McKeegan talks with Coldenhove’s Margo Montoya. At PRINTING United 2023, Coldenhove received feedback from soft signage customers seeking lighter grammage paper for dye sublimation and, in response, developed a high-performing, 100g paper that is highly absorbent and dries quickly ..read more
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1w ago
In this article, sponsored by HP, Haim Levit, SVP & Division President, HP Industrial Print, shares his observations and predictions for the Commercial Printing Industry after a drupa year ..read more