Georgia State Graphic Design Students Take a Tour of Craftsmen
On Wednesday, we were pleased to have Stan Anderson’s Senior Graphic Design students of Georgia State University take a tour of our facility to see the printing and graphics production process in action. Here are some pictures from the event taken with my phone.
Print’s Not Dead, It’s Just Getting Started
For a long time, print was the only way to communicate a message to the masses. Radio, television, and the web eventually came into the mix, giving users exciting new ways to reach their audience. Twitter, the Kindle, and smart phones continue to change the game every single day.
Print has admittedly taken for granted it’s traditional role as the predominant medium, and other channels have been free to carve a huge chunk out of the marketplace for themselves. But other channels have their limits, and print still has plenty of tricks up it’s sleeve.
When I hear people saying “Print is Dead”, I am shocked at how little is known about its dynamic capabilities. Not only does print (traditional and digital) have a place “in the mix”, the print industry is a leader with its tried and true history of adapting to new technology and customer demand in order to stay relevant and innovative.
Printers are creating pieces that change copy and imagery according to our likes and dislikes, age, sex, income, etc. Through large format technology, entire buildings and vehicles are being wrapped in print. There are eco-friendly seed papers that can be planted after use, special varnishes and finishing processes that provide texture, glitter, pop, scent – the amazing experiences you can provide only through print are endless!
Right in our own backyard, Georgia’s printers are producing some of the most powerful and compelling examples of how print can be used better than any other medium. Ask your printer what they can do to make your next job stand out from the competition, and you’ll see their eyes light up as they tell you everything that’s here, and everything that’s coming. Printers are passionate about their craft, and for good reason. No other media offers the same visual, tactile, human experience…or has undergone the world-changing advancements that print has.
Ashley Lenz
The Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia (PIAG)
We believe in the power of print, that’s why Georgia Printer magazine, published by PIAG, recently teamed up with Envision Printing, Neenah Paper, & Scentisphere to produce our first-ever bubblegum scented cover. To request a copy, contact me at alenz@piag.org.
Video of Flood waters in Downtown Atlanta
Here is a video posted on Youtube of the flood waters on the connector (which is I-75 and I-85) in downtown Atlanta close to Grady hospital.
Shipping and Fulfillment
Did you know that in addition to making your print projects look great, Craftsmen can also handle your fulfillment projects and ship mass shipments via FedEx or UPS on your account number or ours to get your printed material where you need it, when you need it. We can also provide email tracking or consolidate your tracking numbers in a spreadsheet for you.
Our new Konica Minolta bizhub pro c6500
We just finished installing our new Konica Minolta Bizhub pro c6500 digital color machine. This new machine allows us to provide you with high quality color prints that are more cost effective at lower quantities. The machine also allows us to provide you with blazing fast turnarounds for those last minute projects. Here are some basic specs on the machine:
Maximum sheet size: 13 x 19
Maximum sheet thickness: 300 grams per square meter (approximately 110# cover)
Inline folding and stitching capabilities for booklets and brochures
Near offset quality color
65 pages per minute
This machine is in addition to our offset offerings. Contact your Account Representative for samples today!
Moving Offices
We recently completed an interoffice move by switching prepress’s office and the customer service and estimating departments. While renovating our old film room to make room for our digital color machine, we swapped the two offices to improve workflow within the company. Now prepress is now located within steps of both the proofing/plating room and the new digital production space while the customer service and estimating department is now located closer to the sales department.
Toll Free Number
Craftsmen now has a toll free number for you to use. It is: 866-948-4313.
We now have the Adobe CS4
We now have Adobe CS4 installed and are ready to accept your projects built using CS4 applications. This includes Indesign CS4, Illustrator CS4, Photoshop CS4 and Acrobat Professional version 9.
We now have Quark 8
We now have Quark 8 installed and are ready to accept your projects built using Quark 8.
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Craftsmen’s Feed- Craftsmen will be reprinting the "Old Atlanta" poster series that customers loved so much - contact us to be added to the mailing list! June 16, 2010 FriendFeed
- Did you know? Craftsmen has short-run, digital capabilities for that cost effective, full color, quick turn job you need? June 3, 2010 FriendFeed
- Craftsmen will be closed on Monday, May 31st, in respectful observance of Memorial Day. May 28, 2010 FriendFeed
- Did you know? Craftsmen can produce custom pocket folders for a variety of uses. Contact us for a quote! May 19, 2010 FriendFeed
- Did you know? We produce "stand out in the crowd" business cards for some of Atlanta's best designers. May 12, 2010 FriendFeed
- Road is now open at Collier and I-75 overpass! May 12, 2010 FriendFeed
- When visiting Craftsmen, please be aware of the traffic detour on Collier at the I-75 overpass. Use DeFoor as an alternate. See you soon! May 11, 2010 FriendFeed
- Craftsmen has beautiful samples of our recent work. Contact us for a great price and a great print job! February 17, 2010 FriendFeed
- Craftsmen will be closing at 2:00 on Friday. Opening back up 8:00 Monday morning - weather permitting! February 12, 2010 FriendFeed
- RT @NeenahPaper: New Against the Grain Post: @craneinsider, Peter Hopkins, talks to us about the fine art of making fine paper: http://bit.ly/5lkYtf January 28, 2010 FriendFeed
- @foxprinting I used friendfeed to combine out blog rss, comment rss and twitter all into one feed for a widget on our blog. January 26, 2010 FriendFeed
- Should you tour your printer's production plant?: http://www.bostonprintbuyers.com/printtips/10-01-25.html #twitterprint January 25, 2010 FriendFeed
- Print meets Social Media Spoof on Mac commercials: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ3Je3zpMqg #twitterprint January 25, 2010 FriendFeed
- Obama becomes the first president to send a tweet http://sbne.ws/r/3FQE January 19, 2010 FriendFeed
- A social media recommendation based on number of followers: How tweets climb Google's rankings http://sbne.ws/r/3ERV January 15, 2010 FriendFeed