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FESPA in Slovakia: SZSDT
Ĺudovít Bartoš, Secretary of the Slovak Screen and Digital Printing Association, shares how the Association is inspiring the younger generation and provides an overview of the wide format industry in Slovakia and its neighbours.
Regulation guidance: Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles
What is the Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, what does it include and what does the print industry need to consider now to get ahead of compliance? Sustainability communications specialist Rachel England outlines the key facts.
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Lightfastness, climate change and the Blue Wool Scale
UV light fades and degrades printed products over time. And the problem is only going to get worse as global warming increases.
Keep it creative: AI and artistry
Artificial intelligence (AI) is inescapable in many walks of life at the moment – but we’re only at the beginning of our understanding of its impact on creativity. From designers through to artists, it’s already showing the potential to disrupt our normal modes of creation – we take a look at whether AI is helping or hindering creatives.
How to use social media to market your print business
Want to know how to drive sales and business awareness through social media? We take a look at how to stay relevant, find your audience and grow sales through social channels.
Laser cutters for SMEs
Why should small businesses consider purchasing a portable, entry-level laser cutter? Industry-leading laser cutter firm xTool explains its entry-level products.
Are AI agents the new internet?
We speak to AI and data expert Job van den Berg – keynote speaker at the recent FESPA Netherlands TREND conference – about how AI offers more than just image generation.
Regulation guidance: Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition
What is the Empowering Consumers Directive, when does it start and how will it affect the print industry? Environmental journalist Rachel England outlines everything you need to know for your business.
A life in art: Jon Cone
Jon Cone is an innovator in print technology, but his first love is art and photography. We speak to him about how art and printing can still work together today.
SPAI in India: bridging the screen printing skill gap
We spoke to Mustafa Kapadia, President of the Screen Printers’ Association of India, about equipping print professionals with cutting-edge techniques.
From silkscreen to inkjet, technology to art with Jon Cone
We speak to Jon Cone, one of the great fine art and photography print innovators, about the story behind his revolutionary Piezography monochromatic inkjet system.
Regulation guidance: deforestation and EUDR
What is the upcoming European Union Deforestation Regulation, when does it come into force and how will it affect the print industry? Sustainability specialist Rachel England outlines everything you need to know.
FESPA Nederland TREND Event: knowledge and inspiration gets bigger and better
Club FESPA Online spoke to Eduard Hoogendijk, Managing Director of FESPA Nederland, about the growing success of last week’s FESPA TREND event.
What is the practical value of AI for printers today?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been one of the most talked-about technologies of the last few years, and for good reason. But as expectations begin to be tempered, printers are starting to ask: what is the real, practical value of AI today?
The future of the garment industry is generative manufacturing
We speak to fashion-tech consultant Thomas Rothery, previously of FILA, about his career and his belief that generative manufacturing and co-creation will change garment printing forever.
FESPA Bulgaria: inspiring youth
Dessy Todorova, Secretary of FESPA Bulgaria, describes how a Careers Show helped ignite a passion for printing in young people.
Enter Gen Z: bridging the generational gap in the workplace
With more generations than ever in the workplace together, how can we blend them successfully to create a thriving business?
