Category Archives: Printing and Printing Processes

Various printing processes.

SLO PANO opens tomorrow

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Brian Lawler

I’m slowly recovering from my bicycle mishap with a pick-up truck. I go to physical therapy three days each week, and I have graduated from a walker to crutches. Here is the latest on my work to open a panoramic … Continue reading →

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Another GREPping drama

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Brian Lawler

My dear wife is producing a book for a local author. He has typed his own manuscript in Microsoft Word, and it’s going to be about 300 pages. The author has a habit of substituting the letter l (el) for … Continue reading →

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Studying Illustrator’s new corners tool with Chinese food

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Brian Lawler

Everyone loves Chinese food, especially take-out, where you can carry it home, and eat it around the table while chatting with friends and family. I brought some home the other evening, and while slurping on some soup, I started studying … Continue reading →

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It must be a Mirage!
My large file printing problems are solved

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Brian Lawler

Following this blog, you have been exposed to the trials of printing very large photos on a wide-format Epson ink-jet printer. I have been feeling like a beta tester the last month or so, discovering all of the reasons why … Continue reading →

Posted in Color Management, New technology, Panoramic Photography, Photography, Photoshop techniques, Printing and Printing Processes, Software | Tagged Dinax.de, Epson ink-jet printers, long-roll printing, Mirage printing software, Mirage software, overcoming file size limitations in Photoshop | 18 Comments

Mass storage in perspective

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Brian Lawler

I got an e-mail from a friend with a link to a Facebook page where a photo was displayed of an IBM hard drive was being loaded onto an Pan American airliner with a forklift. The disk, according to the … Continue reading →

Posted in History, New technology, Printing and Printing Processes | Tagged 500 GB drive, floppy disks, had disks, IBM hard drive, mass storage, old disks, storage | Leave a comment

Things I have never seen before

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Brian Lawler

Happy New Year from The Blognosticator! This last week I saw two things I have never seen before, and I thought I would share them with you. And, I have a few other musings to discuss, as you will see. … Continue reading →

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China, day four-point-three

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Brian Lawler

We awoke yesterday and boarded a big green bus, heading north from Hong Kong into mainland China. Our objective was to visit three of China’s largest commercial printing companies, each known for quality and high volume. Crossing the border from … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong, Day three-point-seven

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I think. Yesterday was the ICC Symposium at the Hong Kong Design Institute. We were expecting about 450 participants, and over 700 attended. The large auditorium at the center was filled, and they stayed all the way to the end. … Continue reading →

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ePrint is setting records in Hong Kong printing community

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Brian Lawler

It’s VistaPrint for Hong Kong. But less aggressive and irritating. On our tours yesterday of printing plants in Hong Kong, we visited a company called ePrint, which is a largely web-based commercial printing company. They specialize in – everything. Their … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures, Bookbinding, Business, Color Management, People, Printing and Printing Processes | Tagged color management, ePrint, Hong Kong printer, ICC, Kwun Tong Industrial Centre, online printing | 1 Comment

Making modern panoramic photos to match historic images

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I’m multitasking – working on installing solar panels on my roof, working with my students and colleagues, writing a book, working on another person’s book, doing illustrations for another book, singing in a choral group (concert on the 23rd!), preparing … Continue reading →

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