Frank Romano

The equipment is ready to go, the market is prepped, but we’re still waiting for hard and fast data on costs.

In the second of a two-part column, our print guru points a satirical finger at the ironies in the industry

In the first of a two-part column, our resident print guru points a satirical finger at ironies in the industry.

Digital printing has come a long way since the days of the 40ppm, 600dpi printers. So what’s next?

As wide-format technology improves, applications are also booming, pushing print into new territories, as Frank Romano explains.

Some types of print will be consigned to history due to the unstoppable rise of new media alternatives, says Frank Romano.

Slowly but surely, on-demand and electronic books are gaining traction with publishers and the public.

Trade and mass-market books will continue to be printed at the current pace, but in a different way.

Inkjet printing is moving quickly into mainstream roles for professional print projects, but it hasn’t been an easy road, as Frank ...

Printing technology has increased the use of IT technology, and in doing so has changed the skill sets required by printing companies. ...

Graphic designers might supply the bulk of material that is to be printed, but their knowledge of print leaves much to be desired.

The printing industry can take a lead from Albert Einstein, says Frank Romano.

Whole industries suffer setbacks when new technologies threaten their livelihoods. But solutions to these threats are not always ...

Reports of the death of print sectors are greatly exaggerated. In fact, there are now more than ever, as Frank Romano explains.

The face of the commercial printer is changing. No longer is it a craft; printing has become a technology driven industry with a new ...

As digital printing is moving in-house, this is placing more pressure on print buyers to support the internal operation. But that is not ...

Reports of the death of print are exaggerated, says Frank Romano. In fact, they're so wrong that print's detractors are deluding themselves.

The 1960s and 1970s saw the largest number of printing startups worldwide - - because offset dupicator presses and their accompanying ...