The 2026 Taktiful/WhatTheyThink Digital Embellishment Survey is now open! Take it here.
Eric Vessels welcomes back WhatTheyThink Managing Editor Richard Romano to discuss how digital embellishment has evolved over the past few years and why the technology is now gaining significant industry attention. Romano shares his perspective on the increasing visibility of embellishment following drupa and explains how data from the annual Digital Embellishment Survey is helping analysts, vendors, and printers better understand adoption trends.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The 2026 Taktiful/WhatTheyThink Digital Embellishment Survey is now open! Take it here.
Frank talks about The Youth’s Companion, a newspaper published in Boston for over 100 years. In 1892, its editor proposed a Pledge of Allegiance. Watch the Video
When Haley Haar took over AlphaGraphics in Kansas City, the business generated about $600,000 annually. Today, she has led the company in a growth path approaching $2 million in annual revenues through careful strategic planning and a deep understanding of customer needs and requirements. Watch the Video
In this Product Showcase video, Jon Congdon, Skandacor's Print Embellishment Fanatic, talks about the FINISHPro 3D 1623 Flatbed UV Resin Printer, designed to add raised embellishment effects. Watch the Video
Frank describes his informal survey to discover the most-used typefaces. Over a decade, he has asked users what font they use most often. See the results. Watch the Video
In partnership with the Foundation for Graphic Communication Education (formerly the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation), WhatTheyThink is profiling promising students in a graphic communications or related program. This month, we profile Adrian Martinez, a third-year student at Illinois State University majoring in Graphic Communication Technology. Watch the Video
Frank reacts to a Jeopardy game show segment that involves Johann Gutenberg. There is much misinformation about the invention of printing and Frank is on a mission to present the facts, even if it means yelling at a TV screen. Watch the Video
Stuart Fox, CEO at Kongsberg, shares how the Kongsberg Ultimate 64 cutting table addresses the critical productivity and uptime challenges faced by high-volume corrugated converters. Engineered for continuous multi-batch production of corrugated and display applications, the modular cutting system achieves an acceleration rate of 2.7G and a cutting speed of 165 meters per minute. The system features three dedicated tool positions to enable seamless creasing, cutting, and perforating without operator intervention. To balance throughput with operator safety during automated workflows, the table integrates SmartZones and the Extended Automation Safety system. Watch the Video
Frank traces the evolution of the printed Bible as reported in Neal Lightfoot’s book “How We Got the Bible.” The English Bible evolved from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin versions. Martin Luther’s German translation influenced other translations. Watch the Video
Ken Hanulec, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for EFI, talks about the latest trends in display graphics as well as some of the recent EFI product releases. Watch the Video
Frank notes that there are now shortages of newsprint for those newspapers that produce a paper edition. Paper production is down because we now lose more trees to fires. And paper mills are replacing newsprint with packaging papers. “Save the trees” now has a different meaning from when it meant printed page reduction. Watch the Video
Chris Manley, President of Graphco, talks about some of the leadership changes at Graphco, as well as the SD Augusta line of equipment including the F150R Pro stud-welder. Watch the Video
In this ISA Sign Expo booth tour, Tiffany Bisson, Print Technology Consultant and Inkjet Product Manager for EFI, highlights the broad range of applications that EFI wide-format and textile printing equipment is capable of producing. Watch the Video