Aaron Draplin, Andy Mac, and the Surfrider Foundation Aaron Draplin is a bearded Midwesterner and genius designer with a presence only to be overshadowed by his booming voice and epic wit. Andy MacDougall is a bearded Canadian and legendary flatstock printer with a presence only to be overshadowed by his kindheartedness and willingness to share…
The Show Floor There are so many good reasons to attend a trade-show: Learning, networking, socializing, talking shop, happy-hours, fancy dinners, parties, bars, etc. Ok, ok, let’s not forget why we are there in the first place: the show floor. Companies expend tremendous resources to exhibit at a trade-show. It’s not just the cost of…
Veni, Vidi, Vici… We saw new things and old friends and then made new friends. We drank beers with Andy Mac and then he showed us all how to print posters like the OG poster printing machine that he is (thanks Andy). We raised money for a great cause and had fun in the process…
Our friend, Beppe Quaglia, of Virus, teaches about water-based special effect inks, and the results you can achieve using a little creativity, and the capabilities of special effect inks…
Jesse Martinez, of Matsui, explains the differences between various water-based inks and the printing techniques that are achievable. Get insight into the major requirements for integrating water-based inks into a production workflow…
Michelle Moxley, of M&R Companies, presents: Money-Ball Screen Printing Rigorous statistical analysis was used by the 2002 Oakland Athletics baseball franchise to assemble a competitive team simply by taking a radical, yet sophisticated approach to analyzing players that traditional scouts had labeled as flawed. So, what does baseball have to do with screen printing? In…
Tony Palmer, of Palmprint & MHM, draws on 30 years of direct experience with water-based printing to deliver practical advice for efficient and effective production…
Dave Makin, of SAATI, discusses screen-making fundamentals for water-based printing…
KISS. Keep It Simple, Stupid. Noted by the US Navy in 1960, this is an engineering principle used from mechanical to software applications. I’ll keep it simple today. Safety procedures and devices that are not simple, that are complicated, are pretty useless in my experience. The person that follows some very elaborate safety scheme or…
Danny Gruninger, of Denver Print House, discusses the joys and headaches of water-based print production…
