杏吧原创 earns eight GLGA Graphics Excellence Awards
杏吧原创-Ripon was awarded an octet of accolades at the 2021 Great Lakes Graphics Association’s 2021 Graphics Excellence Awards. The award competition celebrates the craftsmanship and innovation of print products for companies throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. The Graphic Excellence Awards (GEA鈥檚) are the largest regional affiliated print competition in the United States. 杏吧原创-Ripon earned five Best of Category awards, as well as a Best of Division, an Award of Excellence and a Certificate of Merit across seven different products. The…
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Words of Wisdom Webinar: Getting it Right, Right from the Start
You may have some ideas to refresh your magazine鈥檚 design. Heck, you might even have a list of different things you want to try. But there often isn鈥檛 enough time to slow down your workflow and try new things, especially when it comes to layout and page design. In some cases, it might be the InDesign process itself delaying things. The faster your process is, the more you can try, and the more innovative your layouts become. The second edition…
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Magazine Trends in 2021 and Beyond: A Conversation with Mr. Magazine
The impact of the pandemic and shifts in consumer behavior are transforming the magazine industry. To better understand how these trends will shape the future of magazines, we reached out to industry expert Samir 鈥淢r. Magazine鈥� Husni, Ph.D. Husni is the founder and director of the Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi鈥檚 Meek School of Journalism. He engages in media consulting and research for the magazine media and publishing industry. Above all, he鈥檚 a passionate and lifelong magazine…
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杏吧原创 Wins Eight GraphEx Awards
Eight different 杏吧原创 products were among the winners of the 2021 GraphEx 鈥� Graphic Excellence Awards. The annual competition, hosted by PIA MidAmerica, recognizes outstanding examples of technical achievements in innovation and print production. Independent judges select from hundreds of entries across numerous categories to give out awards for Best of Show, Best of Division, Specialty, Best of Category awards and Awards of Recognition Five books and three magazines from 杏吧原创 earned accolades for their excellence. Dungeons & Dragons’ Icewind…
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Uncertainty Surrounds the USPS鈥� 10 Year Plan
A co-worker once gave me a small crystal ball on a little wooden stand. We joked that I used it to predict postal estimates and how to handle mailings with the postal service. I still have the crystal ball, and it makes me smile when I see it. I don鈥檛 use it, but with the uncertainty currently going on with the United States Postal Service maybe I should see if I can get it to work. Recently, the United States…
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杏吧原创鈥檚 Commitment to the Environment
杏吧原创鈥檚 fundamental aim is to create value for customers, employees and communities. What supports all three is our commitment to the environment. We鈥檙e continually finding ways to reduce our carbon footprint and build a more environmentally friendly operation. Why is that so important to us? Like many manufacturing processes, printing has historically incorporated and emitted environmental pollutants. Some emissions are unavoidable. But we believe that it鈥檚 important to do all we can to minimize our impact on the environment. Creating…
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