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Over the course of the past year, we have been lucky enough to print many custom large format posters and displays for museums and traveling exhibits.
This past spring and summer we had been doing ongoing Digital C Prints and Duratrans signage for a traveling display for Reptiland, which is a traveling display of Reptiles that goes from museum to musem and this summer was at The Museum of Natural History, here in New York City.
Over a few month span last winter we had printed similar images but with insects for the Staten Island Children’s Musem.
All in all doing this type of printing is rewarding, but knowing that children and their parents really get to enjoy them and learn from these types of applications is it’s own reward.
If you have a project like this, please contact Dan Morse.
Filed under: Proofs, Products, Design, Education, File Preparation, Technology, Digital C Print on September 15th, 2006
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There has been an interesting surge of interest (is that redundant?) amongst our customers regarding the process of face-mounting (also known as “second surface mounting”) digital prints to plexiglass or acrylic equivalents.
FYI, digital c print is the generic name for Lamba, Chromeira and Light-jet prints (among other trade names for digitally recording images onto photographic media)
it’s apparently become an extremely popular means of preserving and displaying photographic or any digitally printed artwork—one might go as far as to call it a fad! That is where the REALLY interesting part comes in….(okay, I need a life-but bare with me).
Face-mounting film or prints to plexiglass as a finishing process, in the world of commercial large format imaging, has existed for years. It has been used most commonly for sandwiching duratrans or duraclear prints for installation in backlit display situations, such as lightboxes (you’ve seen them everywhere forever—bus shelters, airports, museums, stores, etc.). Why has it suddenly taken off as a popular finish for artists and photographers? Because it looks VERY cool when used with opaque prints as well, and it’s a good means of protecting and displaying artwork as well.
If applied properly (no bubbles,no dust, no hairs, no sandwich bits), face-mounting to plexiglass provides a very rich, clean and visually striking means of showcasing your imagery (be certain your lab uses a high-grade “archival” adhesive like Optimount Ultra to prevent acid decay). Typically, a backing is also used to protect the rear of the print and to facilitate display mounting (you can attach them to a wall without damaging the back of the print).
Backing substrates can be as simple and inexpensive as illustration board on the low end, plexiglass or sintra on the medium side and aluminum or other metallic composites on the high-end. Don’t get too carried away here though, as the backing adds weight which will increase shipping costs and even rip out large sections of your dry wall, yuk-yuk.
After snooping around and checking out some of the relevant blog sites which are great sources of real world information and feedback (www.largeformatphotography.info and www.photos.net), it seems that the only explanation I could find to describe the face mounting process is that it is basically the same process as traditional face-mounting to plexi: Print, clear glue plus plexiglass, except they guarantee that it will be very clean and dust free (as any good lab should be able to do, if you ask me-I didn’t know you could patent cleanliness, otherwise my Mom would’ve been rich!)
If anyone out there wants to knows more about this mysterious process, feel free to e-mail me at dmorse@printpromotion.com.
I’d also be curious to know who started adapting this process as an artistic vehicle, as it is indeed a very cool twist on the old.
Thanks for baring with me…
Cheers!
Dan
Filed under: Proofs, Questions about active job or job status, Products, Design, Education, Technology, Digital C Print on September 14th, 2006
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This is a special production method is used to glue the Photo, the production process. In this way the image is protected against scratching, dirt and premature aging. A unique way to preserve photographs and for the presentation of photographs in a museum or gallery environment.
People mainly want it because it looks great by adding a dimension to your photography based or digitally mastered graphic artwork and preserves the image at the same time. The mounting process to a thick material gives the appearance of a museum or shadow box.
While standard framing provides great flexibility, by choice of materials and colours of frame and overmat, to optimally match a picture to your home decor, face-mounting behind plexiglass (acrylic glass) is by far the most impressive way of presenting a photograph.
This technique has only recently gained wide acceptance among museums and art galleries. Mainly because it seems to add a third dimension to the two-dimensional image and provides a brilliance and intensity unobtainable by any standard framing.
Process Production technique:
The end product contains mainly three parts:
*A digitally printed photograph,
*A 100% clear adhesive
*1/4” piece of plexiglass or other acrylic glass.
This production technique involves a digital C print or a permanently elastic, smooth fusion of paper print and acrylic glass. By using a special adhesive, an airtight bond is created with no air bubbles, fixing the print with its front side to the back of UV-resistant acrylic glass or plexi-glass.
By directly gluing the front side of the photograph to the back of a sheet of plexiglass, any light reflections between the photograph and the glazing of an ordinary frame is eliminated, thus increasing image sharpness, contrast, and colour saturation.
When light penetrates the layer of acrylic glass, the light reflection on the print’s surface is completely different from the effect when a print is framed with a passe-partout and ordinary glass. With this unique production method the diffusion of light diminishes because of the homogenous quality of acrylic glass. As a result the colours seem sharper, more brilliant, more intense and more immediate.
The assembly of plexiglass, photograph and protective back layer is attached to a recessed aluminium frame which serves as a spacer between picture and wall, providing the impression of the photograph to be hanging in the air.
Although face-mounting provides a spectacular way of presenting photographs, it’s virtually not more expensive than “classic” framing using window mount and a good wooden or metal frame.
Filed under: Uncategorized, Products, Design, Education, Technology, Digital C Print on September 14th, 2006
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Welcome to the page that will help you get the best quality stationery.
Basically, stationery is the simplest form of business communication there is. Business cards, letterhead, envelopes, announcement cards, etc. are all simple forms of printed communications, but when crafted poorly, these staples of a good business practice can really hurt you.
So, the pitfalls are;
Really cheap stationery printers - Because they will not put the craftmanship into the printing, trimming, packing, and paper choices that you will need.
Full Color Stationery only printers – Because they cannot offer you match color or spot color (Pantone®) PMS color inks to ensure a good color match througout your stationery set and beyond into other printing you may do like a sales kit. We offer PMS matching inks throughout our stationery lines and pocket folders as well.
We offer the traditional craftmanship that you need, quality paper choices from all the top brands like, Strathmore, Wausau, Neenah, Capital Bond and more. We offer you color choices of White, Bright White, Ultimate White, Ivory Baronial, Natural as well as a variety of recycled papers, like Neenah Environments.
We offer flat and raised letter printing in order to help you achieve the right look and feel that your business deserves.
Filed under: Products, Design, Education on December 29th, 2005
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Inequality Matters
Inequality of income, access to health and education, and access to markets for trade is trapping people in a cycle of poverty despite their best efforts.
Rich countries account for more than 50 percent of the world’s annual income, but less than 20 percent of the population. The posters in the “Inequality Matters†series illustrate how much disparity there is in the world even in the fundamental human conditions.
About the poster series
The posters were conceived and designed by Tom Geismar through AIGA for the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme in anticipation of The 2005 World Summit. The Summit, held on September 14-16, 2005, is the largest gathering of world leaders in history. Heads of state will attempt to forge a common agenda on international development, security and human rights.
Click this link to download them as PDF’s or use your right mouse button.
And guess who printed them…PrintPromotion was extremely fortunate to have been chosen to prep, proof and print these beautifully designed posters for this life changing event taking place at the UN this next few days.
We hope that the members of the UN take notice of the messages on the posters. The content and message of all the posters are that things are not equal among the worlds poplulation and show how the numbers stack against some countries more than others, and we here in the US need to pay attention to what advantages we have and not take them for granted.
A mesage from the designer:
I did want to thank you for the terrific job you all did with the UNDP posters. The printing was excellent, and you turned it around in very little time. And I especially appreciated your spirit of helpfulness and cooperation. As is so often the case, here was a 3 year project that went down to the last minute, and somehow you pulled it off.
Please keep me informed of Print Promotions activities; hopefully we can do other projects in the future.
Best regards,
Tom
Filed under: Uncategorized, Education on September 13th, 2005
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PrintPromotion.com supports the Hudson Valley Wine Festival.
The Wine Festival in Upstate NY is going on its fourth year, and is bigger than ever. This is an event that is not to be missed. If you are a wine lover, or even admirer, you will enjoy the variety of what our local wineries have to offer.
And if you like food, like we do, then put this event on your “must do” list. Fine gourmet food purveyors from our local area will put out their best “tastes” for all attendees.
Please drop by the PrintPromotion.com booth for more information on Spot/Full Color, Fine Art and Recycled paper printing.
Saturday and Sunday, September 10th and 11th, 2005.
Filed under: Uncategorized, Education, Events/Sponsorship on August 22nd, 2005
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Kevin Byrd wrote a great primer for web developers looking to print quality business cards. If you have additional questions, please shoot us an email at help@PrintPromotion.com. We’re here to help.
Don’t forget that we offer spot color printing and raised ink for business cards, letterhead, and stationery. We also offer spot color printing for pocket folders. You can find our templates here.
Filed under: Education on June 28th, 2005
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When you need to look your best, you need a custom run. By utilizing custom runs we can give each job the attention it deserves to ensure the best results.
Many online printers utilize gang run printing to offer lower prices, however, with lower prices comes a quality tradeoff. Gang runs can offer cost savings because they group a bunch of different jobs together and run them through the press all at once. These jobs share the setup costs, but they also share a color calibration and paper stock. The press operator has to choose a color calibration that will work for all jobs, making it sub par for each individual job. You’re also usually stuck with gloss coating that can look good for certain promotional pieces but can’t provide a more sophisticated feel when that is what you desire.
Our custom runs allow you to choose the paper stock right for your job and ensure the best results by calibrating the colors on press just for your job. On press your job has our undivided attention.
Gang runs are appropriate for certain situations, but when you need to look your absolute best, you need a custom run. Custom run pricing becomes more competitive as the quantity of your job increases.
Filed under: Education on June 13th, 2005