Event Wrap-up: Will It Print?
Ever wonder what those crazy little Pantone handheld jobbies are for? Ever used one? Well, it turns out that they are pretty helpful and handy if you want the colors in your print job to come out as you intended. Know what the top 3 things are that can stop the Ripping process? What about how long it takes before the chips in your Pantone book start to fade? What’s the best color format to use that’s most universal and will work anywhere you’re printing?
All these things and more, were covered by the great team of presenters at Will it Print? held at Agave restaurant in Hartford, on October 9th.
Daniel Dejan, from Sappi papers, offers lectures in 17 different printing areas, and was a wealth of information. Julie Ogletree and Indiya Okam also spoke about Sappi’s line of papers. An extremely informative night, especially for those of us who depend on printing a brand’s true color across the broad spectrum of printing processes, substrates and printer locations. And who doesn’t?
Event Wrap-up: Fred & Friends
On September 25th, 2008, CADC presented Dishing Out Some Fun with Fred & Friends. A big thank you to Jason Amedolora, Design Director for Fred and Friends, for letting us into their fun and witty world.
Fred began in 2005 and their designs have been featured everywhere from Martha Stewart Living to “O” to the Today Show. Jason talked to us about what makes them tick, what inspires their ideas and how they package them to appeal to their market. They originally began as a toy company which naturally lead them to develop and pursue a unique kind of products that always produce a smile blending fun and function. Jason even shared some insight and a peek at few products they have on the development table. They design for themselves and hope that someone shares their sense of humor. Jason says, “People laugh at our stuff when they see it on the shelf, but they also buy it. Why? Because the joke’s not over.”
Thanks again to our event sponsors:
Synnott Imaging and Smizer Perry
Click the following links to see a sampling of the Fred and Friends products that were raffled away to lucky winners: Pick Your Nose, Beer Bands, Wooferang, and Snap-a-Party.
Event Wrap-up: Awards Show 2008
CADC held their 2008 Awards Show at Woodwinds in Branford on June 3, 2008. This year’s Judges Awards went to Aaron Kotowski of New Haven, Outhouse Communications of Fairfield, Mascola Group of New Haven, co:lab of Hartford, and Hartford Art School student Stephanie D’Aurio. Best in Show went to Gilford’s mediaBOOM — for their site for Prospect Denim. A complete list of winners can be found at our sister site, cadcawards2008.com, designed by co:lab.
