Helmut Kipphan Student Publication Award
Since the establishment of the TAGA Student Chapters in 1985, student chapters have produced technical publications to showcase their student research, and starting in 1993, the TAGA Board of Directors has awarded a Grand Prize Award to recognize their efforts in producing their TAGA Student Publications. Renamed in 2006 as the Helmut Kipphan Cup (after Dr. Helmut Kipphan—for his time, support, and advocacy of the TAGA Student Chapters), the award is now a traveling trophy that is presented to the school that has produced a Student Publication that excels in technical content, print quality, and design. In addition, several Special Recognition Awards will be presented to schools that have proven their abilities in these individual areas. An additional “Attendees’ Choice” award will be given to the school that receives the most votes from all conference attendees. The student publication is intended to be a collection of student research in the associated areas of graphic technology. Any institution with an active TAGA student chapter is encouraged to participate. 2013 Award Winner Grenoble Institute of Technology Student Publication Special Recognition Best in Technical Writing – Clemson University Best in Publication Design – Ryerson University Best in Production Quality – Clemson University Best in Overall Quality – Clemson University Attendee’s Choice – Appalachian State University Previous Winners For more information on on the Helmut Kipphan Student Publication Award, Click Here. *Active student membership is required for submission in competitions or exhibition.If there are any questions, please contact TAGA@printing.org or...
read moreHelmut Kipphan Student Publication Award
Since the establishment of the TAGA Student Chapters in 1985, student chapters have produced technical publications to showcase their student research, and starting in 1993, the TAGA Board of Directors has awarded a Grand Prize Award to recognize their efforts in producing their TAGA Student Publications. Renamed in 2006 as the Helmut Kipphan Cup (after Dr. Helmut Kipphan—for his time, support, and advocacy of the TAGA Student Chapters), the award is now a traveling trophy that is presented to the school that has produced a Student Publication that excels in technical content, print quality, and design. In addition, several Special Recognition Awards will be presented to schools that have proven their abilities in these individual areas. An additional “Attendees’ Choice” award will be given to the school that receives the most votes from all conference attendees. The student publication is intended to be a collection of student research in the associated areas of graphic technology. Any institution with an active TAGA student chapter is encouraged to participate. 2013 Award Winner Grenoble Institute of Technology Student Publication Special Recognition Best in Technical Writing – Clemson University Best in Publication Design – Ryerson University Best in Production Quality – Clemson University Best in Overall Quality – Clemson University Attendee’s Choice – Appalachian State University Previous Winners For more information on on the Helmut Kipphan Student Publication Award, Click Here. *Active student membership is required for submission in competitions or exhibition.If there are any questions, please contact TAGA@printing.org or...
read moreDoes Anyone Print Valentines in 2012? In the US?
Today a WSJ article grabbed my attention, it described a new e-valentine service called Paperless Post . See http://prnt.in/ZYK With an estimate of 150 million paper valentines, the e-valentines are now available to impact the second largest card holiday in theUS. The article raves about the ability to create a “paper-like experience.” I checked out the quality of the visuals on the site—very nice. A few YouTube videos, demo how to use the site to create the cards for free. The Hirschfeld founders raised more than $6 million from angel investors to start this venture. In December 2011, over six million pieces were sent. There is both free e-cards and pay e-cards. The average cost for a card is 19 cents, up from 13 cents last year. No postage is involved and the card is personalized. Good margins if you can get them! Is there any good news in the encroachment of another area of the card printing business? The only thing I could think of was that the founders are Americans who are hiring graphic designers. Is there any good news here for US print markets in...
read moreDusty Rhodes Graduate Student Paper Award
The Dusty Rhodes Graduate Student Paper Award was established in 1995 to recognize the quality of the research papers authored by graduate level students. The award is named for Warren “Dusty” Rhodes, a long-standing TAGA member and dedicated advocate of graphic arts research. Warren L. “Dusty” Rhodes began his career in the graphic arts as a student at the School of Photography at RIT. He later conducted research on pictorial color in newspapers by web offset at the Graphic Arts Research Center at the school. In 1952 he was made head of the Photographic Laboratory at GARC and extended his research to include print sharpness, color reproduction, and quality control. As the head of GARC, he also served terms as president of TAGA and ISCC, was an IARIGAI delegate, and was a member of the Executive Committee of the Research and Engineering Council of the Graphic Arts. Mr. Rhodes later joined the Xerox Research Center where he held positions in management and research, focusing on scanning, digitizing, and challenges of color image display, manipulation, and printing. Award & Recognition An award certificate will be presented to the winning student or to a representative at the TAGA Conference. The author of the winning paper will receive a complimentary registration for the TAGA Annual Technical Conference (ATC). The author of the winning paper is given the opportunity to present their paper at the TAGA Student Brunch. The winning paper will be published in the Annual Technical Proceedings published after the conference 2013 Award Recipient No Award for 2013 Previous Winners For more information on on the Dusty Rhodes Graduate Student Paper Award, Click Here. *Active student membership is required for submission in competitions or exhibition.If there are any questions, please contact TAGA@printing.org or...
read moreDusty Rhodes Graduate Student Paper Award
The Dusty Rhodes Graduate Student Paper Award was established in 1995 to recognize the quality of the research papers authored by graduate level students. The award is named for Warren “Dusty” Rhodes, a long-standing TAGA member and dedicated advocate of graphic arts research. Warren L. “Dusty” Rhodes began his career in the graphic arts as a student at the School of Photography at RIT. He later conducted research on pictorial color in newspapers by web offset at the Graphic Arts Research Center at the school. In 1952 he was made head of the Photographic Laboratory at GARC and extended his research to include print sharpness, color reproduction, and quality control. As the head of GARC, he also served terms as president of TAGA and ISCC, was an IARIGAI delegate, and was a member of the Executive Committee of the Research and Engineering Council of the Graphic Arts. Mr. Rhodes later joined the Xerox Research Center where he held positions in management and research, focusing on scanning, digitizing, and challenges of color image display, manipulation, and printing. Award & Recognition An award certificate will be presented to the winning student or to a representative at the TAGA Conference. The author of the winning paper will receive a complimentary registration for the TAGA Annual Technical Conference (ATC). The author of the winning paper is given the opportunity to present their paper at the TAGA Student Brunch. The winning paper will be published in the Annual Technical Proceedings published after the conference 2013 Award Recipient No Award for 2013 Previous Winners For more information on on the Dusty Rhodes Graduate Student Paper Award, Click Here. *Active student membership is required for submission in competitions or exhibition.If there are any questions, please contact TAGA@printing.org or...
read moreLooking for good book suggestion for 2012? Try Enchantment!
Guy Kawasaki is a well-known authority in the tech world and author of numerous columns, articles and especially http://alltop.com . So picking up Enchantment was a no brainer for me. The book impressed me with its common sense suggestions as well as good tips & tricks for email and Facebook marketing. The cover design contest also was appealing and I may try to duplicate the process. The entire concept of “enchantment” is described as a process and not an event. Reading the book is an event; following the suggestions will be a process to try! Let me know if you have a good book to recommend. Here is my complete review. http://prnt.in/ZYL...
read moreAre There Ghosts Among Us? That is—Ghost Writers in Social Media!
Ghost writers for blog posts and Twitter accounts are common for busy figures, particularly celebrities. There are a lot of busy figures who don’t have ghost writers too–look at the goofy antics in the news! A Wired article had a facinating interview with a ghost tweeter writer, Annie Colbert. see http://prnt.in/ZfK Colbert’s clients include starlets, sports icons, and authors and, according to the article, even one of my favorites, Guy Kawasaki, author of business books and a noted Apple evangelist. Guy has made his name in many areas in the tech field, I was not surprised but a bit disappointed to hear he has a ghost writer but I still enjoy his thinking and his advice is spot on. What was more interesting in the article was the method of payment and how Colbert strategizes to create the voice of the client, notes who to follow, and who is following her client. She charges an unknown flat fee per month. Not only does she send tweets but she also checks sites, registrations etc. to be sure their accounts are in order. Reputation management most likely. Of course some of the tweets need vetting too; so the process is lengthly. Odds are some politicians and others wish they had a vetting system. (Oh yes, if a bad tweet goes out from your ghost writer or you, you can always say your account was “hacked.” Right?) I have heard of companies in our industry that are hiring bloggers and paying a consultant to write pithy, knowledgeable notations. (No names of course.) I have not heard of ghost tweeters in our industry. Ghost tweeters? Ghost bloggers? What do you hear? Do you care if the person you are following uses a ghost author/writer? Do you need one? Are you a ghost writer in the industry? Please write me your thoughts about ghost writing in social media. Regards, Mary...
read moreRecounting the Highlights of the Association
I sat down to talk with Michael Makin, President & CEO of Printing Industries of America, to hear his take on association’s 125th anniversary. We talked about how Printing Industries of America has adapted throughout the years and where it’s heading. Michael also touches upon some of the highlights of the association, such as teaming up with the Graphic Arts Show Company and last year’s CPSIA victory. You can listen to that interview below. Michael Makin Talks about Printing Industries of America”s 125th Anniversary (mp3) Have a highlight or memory you want to share? Leave a comment...
read moreHow to Be Involved in Securing the Future of Your Industry—TAGA Adopt–A–Student
The following post was written by Harvey R. Levenson, Ph.D., Professor and Department Head of Graphic Communication at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, California. I joined the graphic arts industry in 1961. Including my education in the field and work experience, that makes it 51 years. Egad! Could that be? I feel like I am just getting started! Over the years I’ve attended hundreds (no thousands) of graphic arts conferences, seminars, workshops, expositions, and related meetings. If I had to select common concerns often heard at these events over the decades, they are: When will the graphic arts industry economy turn around? Where can we find bright people to drive our industry in the years ahead? How can we reverse the trend of media buyers moving their advertising dollars to non-print media? How can my company find employees who understand new media and how to integrate it into a traditional printing company? Where can I find talent who understand how to market new technology to traditional-thinking companies? In consulting I’ve done for more than 250 printing, publishing, and related companies worldwide, I’ve observed that the answer to such questions lies in strategic planning focusing on building a staff mindset that looks to the future—not to the past—in securing a company’s success. Who will survive and who will not, and who will flourish and who will decline, rests in the mindset of those who understand and love our industry and want to join it. One typically does not select the graphic arts or printing as a career choice in the way one elects to become a doctor, engineer, architect, teacher, lawyer, minister, and so on. Such professions are often selected at a very young age. However, one elects to study and join the graphic arts or printing industry after experiencing some favorable aspect of the field, usually in one’s high school or college years or beyond. Some select the field because of family involvement in it, but most do not. As concerned professionals wanting to preserve and grow the graphic communication industry, we have a responsibility to expose young people to the most positive and promising facets of our field—creativity, new technology, science, but most of all smart, inspirational, and great people dedicated to our industry. Where are these people found? You encounter them at all of the important industry conferences, expositions, and meetings. However there is no greater opportunity than at the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) annual technical conference where the world’s leading graphic arts scientists, technologies, engineers, managers, and thinkers meet to learn about and discuss the inventions and research that will define our industry in the future. For many years the annual TAGA conference has attracted students, and there are student TAGA chapters worldwide. In fact, I started the student chapter program in 1984 when I was a member of the TAGA Board of Directors. I realized then that the future of our industry relied on motivating young people to join it, and that we needed to encourage more students to attend TAGA’s annual conference for the reasons I’ve noted. However, there is a cost in doing so which greatly limits the number of students that TAGA can support. Hence, TAGA has developed an opportunity for our industry’s corporations to assist. It’s called “TAGA...
read morePrinting Industries of America Celebrates 125 Years!
Printing Industries of America, which formed in 1887, is pleased to announce that 2012 marks its 125th anniversary as an association. To help celebrate this milestone, a new logo and webpage have been created. The webpage will highlight not only the history of the organization but also the future of print and Printing Industries. Video and audio pieces featuring industry experts will be developed to capture their view of print’s past and its future. Celebrations will take place throughout the year, including one at Printing Industries of America’s booth at GRAPH EXPO 2012. “It’s important to look at our history to not only see what we’ve accomplished, but to learn from our past,” Michael Makin, CEO of Printing Industries of America, said, “This association has grown and evolved over the years to nurture printers as they’ve embraced change in the industry, and we’re excited to look back and explore our rich history. There’s certainly a lot of information to glean from the past 125 years.” Printing Industries of America was born out of a constitutional convention held in Apollo Hall in Chicago, Illinois, to help assuage the printing industry’s competition and labor problems. Then known as United Typothetae of America, the association defined a mission that it still carries to this day: exchanging information and assisting each other where necessary. All of the 125th anniversary content will be available at www.printing.org/125years. Click here for an audio interview with Lisa Rawa, vice president of marketing, Printing Industries of America, about the anniversary celebration. Over the last 125 years, Printing Industries of America has grown to provide state-of-the-art research, hands-on training, and economic insight and helped spread the value of print. This anniversary celebration will look at those facets and educate members of the industry with key insights and a storied history of how Printing Industries of America has evolved to what it is today as well as what it will be in the future. If you have a memory or comment you want to share with Printing Industries of America, contact Dan Tallarico at dtallarico@printing.org, leave a comment on this blog post, or include the hashtag #PIA125 on social media. For more information about the anniversary, visit...
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