Printing Industry Commentary & Analysis

Meet Our Student of the Month: Adrian Martinez

Published May 28, 2026

In partnership with the Foundation for Graphic Communication Education (formerly the Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation), each month we profile a promising student in a graphic communications or related program. The goal is to raise awareness of graphic communications programs, as well as help students get a “leg up” on entering the industry after graduation. This month, we profile Adrian Martinez, a third-year student at the Illinois State University majoring in Graphic Communications Technology.

WhatTheyThink Student of the Month: Adrian Martinez

Published May 28, 2026

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.

EFI's Ken Hanulec on Trends in Display Graphics

Published May 13, 2026

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.

Epson's Latest UV Flatbed Printer

Published May 6, 2026

David Bistrovic, Product Manager, Professional Imaging, for Epson highlights some of the company's most recent product introductions—including its new UV flatbed printer, the 10-color SureColor V4000.

Roland Makes Its Mark

Published April 30, 2026

Richard Romano talks with Michelle Schott, Marketing Director for Roland DG, about the company's celebration of a major milestone and its new branding.

Student of the Month: Chans Montgomery

Published April 29, 2026

In partnership with The Foundation for Graphic Communication Education (TheFGCE—formerly the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation), each month we profile a promising student in a graphic communications or related program. The goal is to raise awareness of graphic communications programs, as well as help students get a “leg up” on entering the industry after graduation. This month, we profile Chans Montgomery, a fourth-year student at University of Houston.

Meet Our Student of the Month: Chans Montgomery

Published April 29, 2026

In partnership with the Foundation for Graphic Communication Education (formerly the Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation), each month we profile a promising student in a graphic communications or related program. The goal is to raise awareness of graphic communications programs, as well as help students get a “leg up” on entering the industry after graduation. This month, we profile Chans Montgomery, a fourth-year student at the University of Houston majoring in Digital Media.

ISA Sign Expo Showcased Next-Gen Signage Technology

Published April 16, 2026

Last week’s International Sign Association (ISA) Sign Expo brought the latest in physical, printed, and digital signage to Orlando, Fla. One unique section of the show floor was the Next Gen Tech Zone, a showcase of the next level of technology for signmakers.

The ISA Sign Expo Kicked Off Last Week in Orlando

Published April 14, 2026

Richard Romano talks with International Sign Association (ISA) President and CEO Lori Anderson about this year's Sign Expo, which ran last week in Orlando, Fla.

A Capitol Idea: Second Legislative Fly-In Brings Printing Industry Concerns to D.C.

Published April 2, 2026

Last May, the PRINTING United Alliance hosted its first Legislative Fly-In, gathering about 45 print business owners and other industry representatives to meet their elected representatives in Congress and discuss pending or proposed legislation that affects the printing industry. Richard Romano attended as part of the Media Team.

Meet Our Student of the Month: Audrey Walch

Published March 31, 2026

In partnership with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), each month we profile a promising student in a graphic communications or related program. The goal is to raise awareness of graphic communications programs, as well as help students get a “leg up” on entering the industry after graduation. This month, we profile Audrey Walch, a third-year student at CalPoly majoring in Graphic Communication and minoring in Packaging.

WhatTheyThink Student of the Month: Audrey Walch

Published March 31, 2026

In partnership with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), WhatTheyThink is profiling promising students in a graphic communications or related program. This month, we profile Audrey Walch, a third-year student in Cal Poly’s Graphic Communication program.

Location, Location, Location! FASTSIGNS Project of the Year Winners Transform Business and Education Interiors

Published March 5, 2026

Read about this year’s FASTSIGNS Project of the Year winners: FASTSIGNS of Bend, Oregon, FASTSIGNS of Mobile, Alabama, and FASTSIGNS of Maple Shade, New Jersey.

Jeff De Boer on the Display Graphics and Signage Market

Published March 2, 2026

Richard Romano walks with Jeff De Boer, CEO of De Boer Media Group, about the company's display graphics and signage production work and their relationship with EFI.

At Your Service: Canon Rethinks Its Inkjet Press Service Programs—Executive Q&A: with William Lowe

Published February 27, 2026

Last year at thINK, Canon announced a new customer-centric approach to service and maintenance for its production inkjet portfolio and inkjet customers. Richard Romano talks with William Lowe, Vice President of Direct Field Service for Canon USA, about the new service program offerings, the impetus for developing them, and what the response from customers has been.

WhatTheyThink Student of the Month: Kyla Vargas

Published February 25, 2026

In partnership with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), WhatTheyThink is profiling promising students in a graphic communications or related program. This month, we profile Kyla Vargas, a fourth-year student at the University of Houston.

Meet Our Student of the Month: Kyla Vargas

Published February 25, 2026

In partnership with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), each month we profile a promising student in a graphic communications or related program. The goal is to raise awareness of graphic communications programs, as well as help students get a “leg up” on entering the industry after graduation. This month, we profile Kyla Vargas, a fourth-year student at the University of Houston majoring in Digital Media.

Cold Comfort: Installation Tips for Cold (and Hot!) Weather Graphics

Published February 19, 2026

In many parts of the country, this has been an exceptionally cold winter, and cold weather impacts not just our utility bills, car performance, and general sick-of-winter-ness, but also negatively impacts display graphics—specifically, the films and other consumables used for window, vehicle, and other graphics. Richard Romano speaks with Avery Dennison about some cold- (and hot-) weather installation tips.

Keypoint Intelligence Quarterly Video: Anne Valaitis on Customer Communication

Published February 6, 2026

Anne Valaitis, Principal Analyst for Keypoint Intelligence, talks about the current state of the customer communication market, how businesses are balancing print and digital communications, and how the role of social media in customer communication has changed.

Roland DG Expands Its Range of Direct-to-Object Offerings

Published February 5, 2026

Roland DG announced that it had entered into a global distribution partnership with LSINC, a manufacturer of high-productivity direct-to-object printers, a move that continues Roland DG’s interest in exploring adjacent and complementary markets.

DegraTECH: A New Option for Sustainable Signage

Published January 22, 2026

Rochester, N.Y.’s Flower City Group has launched a new substrate for plastic signage that has been specially developed to biodegrade exponentially faster than traditional plastics used in sign applications. Meet DegraTECH®.

The Changing Consumer: The Reality of the Peak Season

Published January 13, 2026

In this third in a series of excerpts from a recent WhatTheyThink webinar, Richard Romano and Rick Bellamy talk about the realities of print businesses' "peak season," or when business picks up dramatically. What are the current consumer trends that printers need to understand to optimize their productivity and efficiency?

Welcome to 2026: Signs Look Good for Display Graphics

Published January 8, 2026

2025 is in the books and as we look ahead to 2026, what are the signs and portents for display graphics? Some of the current, prevailing trends have been covered ad nauseam, but is there anything else we should be paying attention to? Richard Romano has a look.

Meet Our Student of the Month: Sofia Pereda

Published December 18, 2025

In partnership with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), each month we profile a promising student in a graphic communications or related program. The goal is to raise awareness of graphic communications programs, as well as help students get a “leg up” on entering the industry after graduation. This month, we profile Sofia Pereda, a fourth-year student at Clemson University studying graphic communication.

Executive Q&A: iJetColor by Printware’s Tim Murphy—Always Pushing the Envelope

Published December 15, 2025

We spoke with Tim Murphy, President of iJetColor by Printware, about the company’s extensive history, its current lineup of inkjet envelope printers, the promise of inkjet, and tips for leadership.

Printed Ink's Wide-Format Journey

Published December 9, 2025

Richard Romano talks with Jonathan Merenlender, Owner of Printed Ink. Printed Ink was founded by Jonathan Merenlender and his father in 2012 and has steadily grown to offer a variety of wide- and grand-format products and services.

Mark Little on Ricoh's Predictive Insight

Published December 4, 2025

Mark Little, Senior Director of Global Product Marketing for Ricoh, joins Richard Romano to talk about Ricoh's Predictive Insight software, which provides a clear view into a company's printing operations, letting users achieve higher productivity.

Meet Our Student of the Month: Anna Frias

Published November 20, 2025

We are launching a new regular WhatTheyThink feature: the Student of the Month. In partnership with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), we profile a promising student in a graphic communications or related program. The goal is to raise awareness of graphic communications programs, as well as help students get a “leg up” on entering the industry after graduation. This month, we profile Anna Frias, a third-year student in Cal Poly’s Graphic Communication program.

A Modest Proposal for Finding New Employees: “Print Manufacturing Day”

Published November 20, 2025

A popular initiative in the sign industry—Sign Manufacturing Day—has been a boon for companies looking to hire new employees. It’s an annual event that can be easily adopted by commercial printers in general.

Industry Update Video: Keypoint Intelligence's German Sacristan

Published November 18, 2025

Richard Romano talks with German Sacristan, Principal Analyst-Production, for Keypoint Intelligence, about cost and pricing challenges facing print businesses and how they can cope with these issues.

Decal Impressions' Bryan Vielhauer on the Transition from Screen to Digital Printing

Published November 17, 2025

Richard Romano talks with Bryan Vielhauer, President of Decal Impressions, about his business and its transition from screen printing to wide-format digital printing.

SpeedPro Studio Owner Linda Fox on Working with EFI

Published November 12, 2025

Richard Romano talks with Linda Fox, Owner of SpeedPro Nashville South, about her SpeedPro studio and her being an EFI customer.

EFI's Ken Hanulec on The Current Wide-Format Market

Published November 11, 2025

Richard Romano talks with Ken Hanulec, Vice President, Marketing, for EFI about current trends in the display graphics market, as well as the latest EFI wide-format printing models.

Meet Our Student of the Month: Anna Frias

Published November 6, 2025

We are launching a new regular WhatTheyThink feature: the Student of the Month. In partnership with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), we profile a promising student in a graphic communications or related program. The goal is to raise awareness of graphic communications programs, as well as help students get a “leg up” on entering the industry after graduation. This month, we profile Anna Frias, a third-year student in Cal Poly’s Graphic Communication program.

AI and Embellishments Dominated PRINTING United

Published November 4, 2025

By all accounts, the PRINTING United Expo, held October 22–24 in Orlando, was one of the most successful yet, if show floor crowds and a general sense of excitement and optimism are anything to judge it by. Here are some of the highlights of the show floor and the dedicated “Media Day.”

HP Launches Its “Most Productive” Latex Unit Yet

Published October 28, 2025

At last week’s PRINTING United, HP officially launched the latest entry in its Latex line of wide-format printers: the HP Latex FS70 W.

PageDNA’s Journey to the Magic Inkdom

Published October 20, 2025

Richard Romano talks with Steve Enstad, CEO of PageDNA, about the company’s 20+-year history to become a powerful ecommerce platform for the commercial printing industry.

GPA's Barry Nelson on the Company's 85 Years

Published October 20, 2025

Richard Romano talks with Barry Nelson, President of GPA, about the company's 85-year-old history, and its latest HP ColorPRO paper, designed and optimized for HP's line of PageWide production inkjet presses.

Graphco’s Journey to the Magic Inkdom

Published October 17, 2025

Chris Manley, President of Graphco, previews the equipment that will be on display at PRINTING United, including the Foliant Taurus laminator and the Augusta F150R PRO cutting and routing plotter.

DISPLAY GRAPHICS & SIGNAGE TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK—What Kind of Day Has It Been?

Published October 16, 2025

How did the display graphics and signage markets fare in 2025? What were the dominant trends? And what can we expect as we head into 2026?

DISPLAY GRAPHICS & SIGNAGE TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK—Wide-Format Product Updates

Published October 16, 2025

A brief overview of some of the latest technologies from wide-format equipment manufacturers.

Attend the PRINTING United Expo in Two Weeks!!

Published October 7, 2025

Mark Subers, President of Exhibitions and Events, and Chris Curran, Group President, Media and Events, for PRINTING United Alliance talk about the upcoming PRINTING United Expo, coming up October 22-24 in Orlando, including new show floor features, some old favorites, and other perks for attendees to this year's Expo.

Colorado Goes Rigid: Canon Launches New Colorado XL Wide-Format Printer

Published October 1, 2025

Canon has upgraded its Colorado Series of wide-format printers with the Colorado XL, a 3.4m-wide device that prints on both rollfed and rigid media.

PRINTING United Comes to Orlando October 22–24

Published September 29, 2025

The PRINTING United Expo has become one of the most anticipated industry events of the year. This year, it comes to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., October 22–24. Find out what new and returning events and features visitors will have in store for them.

Visit Durst at Next Month's PRINTING United

Published September 19, 2025

Durst Marketing Manager Becky McConnell talks with Richard Romano about what the company will have on display at the upcoming PRINTING United Expo.

Executive Q&A: Canon’s Robert Reddy

Published September 18, 2025

WhatTheyThink spoke with Robert Reddy, Senior Vice President Sales, for Canon U.S.A., Inc. about the desire for print businesses to diversify into new applications, the evolution of Canon’s service program, and the company’s—and customers’—outlook as we head into PRINTING United.

Where’s the Fire: Signarama Centers Win Franchise Awards

Published September 18, 2025

Earlier this year, the Signarama franchise held its SARCON conference and annual awards program. Meet three of this year’s award winners.

Learn About the Alliance at the PRINTING United Expo

Published September 16, 2025

Joshua Carruth, Senior VP, Association, PRINTING United Alliance talks about the benefits of the PRINTING United Alliance, and all the resources it offers the printing industry, as well as how attendees to October's PRINTING United Expo can take advantage of them.

Signarama Franchise Launches Sign Donation Effort to Help Texas Flood Victims

Published August 7, 2025

Last month’s floods in Texas personally affected the owners of Signarama San Antonio, who launched a sign donation project to raise funds for relief efforts. Before long, other Signarama centers stepped up to help out.

Print Panther Direct’s Christine Yardley on Designing for Embellishments

Published July 24, 2025

Christine Yardley, President of digital print agency Print Panther Direct, talks about best practices for designing for digital embellishments.

Signs of AI

Published July 24, 2025

Richard Romano provides an overview of how AI is being used in the sign industry, with a meditation on how AI as a technology is analogous to previous technological advancements.

Corey Lewis Talks About AI in Trading Card Production

Published July 22, 2025

In part 2 of a two-part conversation, Corey Lewis, founder of Card Juice, talks about the growing use of AI in trading card production.

Vicki Strull: Do Embellishments Boost Sales?

Published July 16, 2025

Richard Romano talks with design strategist Vicki Strull about the results of a new study that gauged the impact of tactile packaging effects on retail sales.

Corey Lewis Talks About Opportunities in Trading Card production

Published July 14, 2025

Looking for a new print application area to expand into? Try trading cards. Corey Lewis, founder of Card Juice, talks about his experience and current trends in trading card production, a fast-growing segment of the printing industry.

FAST Food: FASTSIGNS Missoula Wins Project of the Year with University Dining Center

Published July 10, 2025

This year’s FASTSIGNS Project of the Year Award went to FASTSIGNS of Missoula, Montana, for an overhaul of the University of Montana’s Lodge Dining Center—a project that included ADA signage, wall and window graphics, lit and non-lit channel letters, a “neon” sign, and more. Richard Romano talks with FASTSIGNS Missoula owner Todd Taylor.

Quarterly Keypoint Intelligence Update: Here Come the Robots!

Published July 9, 2025

Richard Romano and Mark Boyt, Production Software Principal Analyst for Keypoint Intelligence, take a deep dive into the growing interest in robotics in the printing industry. In this extended video, Mark also shares data from a snap poll conducted at the recent IPMA conference that found that implementation of humanoid robots is firmly on inplant printing departments' radars.

Still Disruptive After All These Years, Part 5: The Ever-Changing Media Mix

Published June 26, 2025

The fifth installment of a look back at Dr. Joe Webb and Richard Romano’s 2010 book “Disrupting the Future” looks at “the changing media mix.” Is it still changing? Is it still media?

EMA's Marie Clarke on Lobbying Washington on Behalf of the Mailing Industry

Published June 26, 2025

Richard Romano talks with Marie Clarke, President of the Envelope Manufacturers Association (EMA). The EMA is, in part, a lobbying group for the print and mailing industry, and talks about some of the issues about which the association is petitioning Washington—including postal issues.

Harris & Bruno's Paul Furse on Digital Embellishments

Published June 18, 2025

Paul Furse, Global Director of Marketing & Head of Business Development, Americas, for Harris & Bruno talks about the growing market for digital embellishments and Harris & Bruno's offerings.

Roland's Dan Johansen on the Economics of Wide-Format Printing

Published May 28, 2025

Dan Johansen, VP Sales & Product Management, Americas, for Roland DGA, talks about the economics of wide-format printing.

HP’s Oscar Vidal on the Latest Latex Printers

Published May 22, 2025

Richard Romano talks with Oscar Vidal, Global Director, Product Portfolio and Strategy for Large Format at HP, about the company’s latest Latex wide-format printers, which launched at last month’s ISA Sign Expo.

Mr. Print Goes to Washington: PRINTING United Alliance Organizes a “Legislative Fly-In” to Lobby Lawmakers

Published May 22, 2025

Last week, the PRINTING United Alliance hosted a “Legislative Fly-In,” bringing 40–45 print business owners and executives to Washington, D.C., to meet with lawmakers and discuss legislation currently before Congress that can and will affect the printing industry. Richard Romano attended as a representative from the trade media.

EFI's Ken Hanulec on Display Graphics Trends

Published May 6, 2025

Richard Romano talks with Ken Hanulec, VP of WW Marketing for EFI, about the latest trends in display graphics and signage, as well as some recent EFI product launches.

Still Disruptive After All These Years, Part 4: Forecasting Fallacies

Published May 1, 2025

The fourth installment of a look back at Dr. Joe Webb and Richard Romano’s 2010 book “Disrupting the Future” looks at the value of forecasting.

Return to Mandalay Bay: ISA Sign Expo 2025 Opens in Las Vegas

Published April 24, 2025

The ISA Sign Expo kicked off yesterday in Las Vegas. Richard Romano recaps the major product announcements on Day 1.

ISA Sign Expo 2025 Opens in Las Vegas

Published April 24, 2025

Lori Anderson, President & CEO, International Sign Association (ISA), talks about this year's ISA Sign Expo 2025 as it opens in Las Vegas.

Printing Outlook—In the Year 2025

Published March 31, 2025

WhatTheyThink’s annual Print Outlook report is now available! Based on our Fall 2024 survey of print business owners and managers, as well as industry and general macroeconomic data, the report provides the latest industry trends, the latest cultural and technological factors that are driving those industry trends, and the overall macroeconomic landscape.

The Sign Connection: FASTSIGNS JumpStarts AI Use for Sign Shops

Published March 31, 2025

Richard Romano looks at use cases for AI in display graphics and signage applications.

Still Disruptive After All These Years, Part 3: Patterns of Disruption

Published March 27, 2025

The third installment of a look back at Dr. Joe Webb and Richard Romano’s 2010 book “Disrupting the Future” asks the existential question: what is print? And how did it—twice!—become itself a disruptive technology?

HP Updates Its Latex Portfolio, SitePrint

Published March 19, 2025

HP held its HP Amplify Conference this week in Nashville, and made several new product announcements, including the new HP Latex R530 flatbed/roll-to-roll all-in-one printer, new software for wide-format producers, and updates to its SitePrint robotic printer for the AEC market.

Keypoint Intelligence's Charles Lissenburg on the European Print Industry

Published March 13, 2025

In the quarterly Keypoint Intelligence update, Charles Lissenburg, Director of European Sales and Production Services for Keypoint Intelligence, talks about the recent Hunkeler Innovationdays, the state of the printing industry in Europe, and the future of automation.

Still Disruptive After All These Years, Part 2: The Value of Print

Published February 27, 2025

The second installment of a look back at Dr. Joe Webb and Richard Romano’s 2010 book “Disrupting the Future” asks the burning question: what exactly is the value of print?

Still Disruptive After All These Years Part 1: The Email of Doom

Published January 23, 2025

Fifteen years ago, Dr. Joe Webb and Richard Romano published the book “Disrupting the Future: Uncommon Wisdom for Navigating Print’s Challenging Marketplace.” In the first article in a series, Richard Romano looks back at the topics discussed in the book—what has changed, what has stayed the same, what wisdom has become common, and which remains uncommon?

swissQprint: The Next Generation

Published January 13, 2025

With Generation 5 of its flatbed UV printers, swissQprint ups the speed and productivity of its wide-format equipment. Richard Romano reports from last week’s launch event.

Wide Format & Signage: A Look Back and Ahead

Published January 9, 2025

It’s January and you know what that means: time for our annual look back at the year that was and look ahead to the year that is to come—and what it all means for wide format, display graphics, and signage.

Sweet 16: HP Launches New High-Volume Latex Series

Published December 5, 2024

Last month, HP launched its new series of Latex printers, the HP Latex FS50 and FS60 series, targeted at mid- to high-volume print service providers by increasing speed, color gamut, and the diversity of materials it can print on. Richard Romano takes a close look at the new units.

Keypoint Intelligence's Eric Zimmerman on Today's Wide-Format Trends

Published November 14, 2024

Richard Romano talks with Eric Zimmerman, Principal Analyst, Keypoint Intelligence's Wide Format Printing Consulting Service, about the latest developments and trends in wide-format, display graphics, and signage.

Executive Q&A: Michelman’s Lori Gobris

Published October 29, 2024

We sat down with Lori Gobris, Michelman’s Global Marketing Director, Packaging, about the company’s diverse product portfolio, commitment to sustainability, and a growing need for collaboration across the circular economy supply chain.

Serigraph Expands Its Applications with EFI

Published October 23, 2024

In this video sponsored by EFI, Richard Romano talks with Mark Heimerl, Director of Strategic Sales for Serigraph, a 75-year-old company that produces industrial graphics as well as specialty graphics for restaurants and retailers. The company has been moving into event and environmental graphics.

Rollem's Larry Corwin on Card Printing and Converting

Published October 10, 2024

In this video sponsored by Rollem, Richard Romano talks with Larry Corwin, President of Rollem International, about the current status of card printing—trading cards, playing cards, and hobby/game cards—what opportunities exist for commercial printers in card production, and Rollem's long history manufacturing equipment for card conversion.

Much Ado About Color: The Canon Colorado Wallcovering Challenge

Published October 2, 2024

At PRINTING United, Canon showcased the results of a unique challenge that highlighted the color consistency and repeatability of its Colorado line of UVgel printers. Richard Romano looks at The Wallcovering Challange.

Canon’s Colleen Molkenbur on the New VarioPRINT iX1700

Published September 24, 2024

In this video, sponsored by Canon, Colleen Molkenbur, Manager, Product Planning & Marketing for Canon USA, talks with Richard Romano about the Canon VarioPRINT iX1700 cut-sheet production inkjet printer, shown publicly in North America for the first time at PRINTING United.

Tales from the Database: Technology Outlook

Published August 23, 2024

Drawing on six years’ worth of Print Business Outlook surveys, our “Tales from the Database” series looks at historical data to see if we can spot any particular hardware, software or business trends. This installment rounds up some technology outlook-related challenges and investments, as well as our periodic question about the extent to which print businesses are looking to expand into new product areas.

TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK: DISPLAY GRAPHICS—Display Graphics and Signage at ISA, drupa, PRINTING United, and Beyond

Published August 21, 2024

drupa has never been a big show for display graphics and signage, and while there were companies showing their wide-format printers, major announcements are usually reserved for the ISA Sign Expo, FESPA and/or PRINTING United. Richard Romano looks back at some solutions on display in Düsseldorf and what to look for in Las Vegas.

Keypoint Intelligence's Johnny Shell on Digital Textile Production

Published August 15, 2024

Richard Romano talks to Keypoint Intelligence's Johnny Shell about trends and technologies in digital textile production. While currently accounting for less than 10% of all textile production, new technologies, consumer demands, and emphases on sustainability are driving more and more interest in digital textiles.

The Evolution of Celebration Signage: Up With Higher Education!

Published August 1, 2024

If you have been out and about lately you may have seen the latest trend in celebration signage: lawn signs that announce what college or university a graduate is heading to in the fall. We look at some of the opportunities for display graphics providers in this area.

Global Perspectives—Print in the USA

Published June 27, 2024

Each edition of the drupa daily featured a Global Perspectives article that looked at the state of the printing industry in a specific nation or region. In this article, Richard Romano profiles the United States.

Table Talk: New Options for Display Graphics Cutting and Finishing

Published June 6, 2024

A round up of some of the latest wide-format cutting table product introductions.

Executive Q&A: Konica Minolta’s William Troxil

Published June 4, 2024

This issue, we spoke with William Troxil, who served the past ten years as President of the Industrial Print and Production Print Business at Konica Minolta Business Solutions and just promoted to a new and expanded role of Advisor to the CEO, about the company’s finishing and embellishment offerings, the relationships they have with their customers, and how the industrial print business is the growth area for the industry.

Keypoint Intelligence's German Sacristan on "pre-drupa" Industry Survey

Published May 23, 2024

Richard Romano talks to Keypoint Intelligence's German Sacristan about the results of a recent "pre-drupa" survey Keypoint conducted. What are the top and persistent industry challenges? What are print businesses' investment plans? And what is their interest in AI?

The Display Graphics Evolution: Roland DG

Published May 16, 2024

This is the second in a series of articles that looks at the evolution of display graphics equipment manufacturers and their portfolios. Up next: Roland DG.

swissQprint's Erik Norman on Exploring New Print Applications

Published May 8, 2024

swissQprint America President Erik Norman talks to Richard Romano about new application areas display graphics producers are expanding into, how to take advantage of these opportunities, and the company's drupa plans.

Orlando Magic: ISA Sign Expo Comes to Town

Published April 18, 2024

Richard Romano reports on some new product launches/introductions at last week’s International Sign Association Sign Expo.

ISA Expo Is Back in Orlando!

Published April 15, 2024

Lori Anderson, President & CEO of International Sign Association, speaks to WhatTheyThink's Richard Romano about the ISA Sign Expo, which was held in Orlando last week.

Tales from the Database: These Are Not the Applications You’re Looking For

Published April 5, 2024

Drawing on six years’ worth of Print Business Outlook surveys, our “Tales from the Database” series looks at historical data to see if we can spot any particular hardware, software, or business trends. This issue, we turn our attention to specialty printing—or any printing beyond traditional offset or digital commercial work.

Executive Q&A: swissQprint’s Erik Norman and Michael Voight

Published April 2, 2024

We spoke with swissQprint America President Erik Norman and Application Specialist Michael Voight about the company’s display graphics product portfolio, top and emerging applications, customer expansion into adjacent applications and what automation means for swissQprint and its customers.

Don’t Call It “Wide Format”: The State of Display Graphics

Published April 1, 2024

The term “wide format” or “wide-format printing” is very much a jargon-esque term that doesn’t mean a lot outside industry trade publications or print businesses’ service rosters, and we have made the conscious decision to wean ourselves off the term “wide format” in favor of the more understandable “display graphics.” So, regardless of what we call it, what is the state of it?

Printing Outlook 2024: Whither AI?

Published March 6, 2024

WhatTheyThink’s annual Printing Outlook report is now available. One of the many topics we cover in this year’s report is so-called “artificial intelligence.” To what extent is it on printers’ radars?

The Display Graphics Evolution: Epson

Published February 29, 2024

This is the first in a series of articles that looks at the evolution of equipment manufacturers and their portfolios in the display graphics space. First up: Epson.

Tales from the Database: Looking at the Cloud from Both Sides

Published February 9, 2024

Drawing on eight years’ worth of Print Business Outlook surveys, our “Tales from the Database” series looks at historical data to see if we can glean any particular hardware, software, or business trends. This issue, we turn our attention to software—specifically, migration to the cloud.