The American healthcare system is growing at break-neck speed. As facilities expand and construction begins on new buildings there is a growing emphasis on how the design of hospitals can create a better patient experience and better outcomes. This includes more thoughtful design choices, intuitive hospital wayfinding solutions and creative visual communications. Healthcare administrators can learn a lot about how to improve their facilities by understanding basic principles of interior design including unity and harmony, balance and use of color.

Canon Europe, world leader in imaging solutions, is celebrating its attendance at FESPA Digital 2014 in Munich hailing, in particular, the worldwide premiere of its new Océ Arizona 6100 Series as a resounding success following the sale of five of the new flatbed printers during the event alone.

The company says the new Océ Arizona 6170 XTS – which took centre stage on its stand at FESPA – further demonstrates its ongoing commitment to addressing specific customer and industry needs with sales being signed on every day of the event.

80's Experience Day...Live! See in action product application in signage, vehicle wrapping and architectural finishes

Spandex, the pioneering one-stop supplier of leading brands for graphical solutions, will host an 80's Experience Day in partnership with 3M, on Tuesday 10 June.

FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division will showcase wide format innovations including the Acuity Advance Select flatbed, the Acuity LED 1600 UV hybrid printer, and the Visual Magnetics system at the NBM Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, June 12 - 14, 2014.

The ultimate platform for printing on rigid, flexible and even roll media and delivering near-photographic quality images across a range of applications, the Fujifilm Acuity Advance Select gives printers additional opportunities to expand their capabilities, and, ultimately their business.

Production sites prepared to use PDF/VT will lead the market in higher quality output and faster turnaround, according to experts at the GWG

The Ghent Workgroup (GWG) today announces the release of its white paper regarding PDF/VT, the ISO PDF standard[1] that makes PDF/X workflows for variable data and transactional (VT) projects highly reliable and predictable. The GWG has released the white paper so that variable data and transactional production environments can prepare to incorporate PDF/VT, because fully compliant PDF/VT creation tools and supporting DFE and mainstream workflow updates will be released over the next several months.

Colour, China Print, Consistency, Customise, Customers: Peter He, Vice-President for Sales Greater China from X-Rite Asia Pacific Limited, sums up for Print World Asia. Christel Lee reports.

Leaf Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Barrett Larson to Speak at Wearable Technologies Conference

Launch of the iWatch Expected to Galvanise the Fledgling New Sector

New findings from leading hi-tech analysts, Juniper Research, has revealed that the global retail revenue from smart wearable devices will treble by 2016, before reaching $53.2 billion by 2019. The market will be driven by an increase in sales of premium smart watches and smart glasses over the next five years.

By Harvey R. Levenson, Ph. D., Professor Emeritus, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California

Typically, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) provide equipment installations and technical support as their sole services to customers. In the graphic communication industry, the customer base includes printers, publishers, packaging companies, and related service providers, as well as content creators such as advertising agencies, design studios, and companies that produce products and create content for their own in-plant printing facilities. Examples of the latter are insurance companies, utilities, healthcare providers, food manufacturers, government agencies, and schools, to name just a few.

By Harvey R. Levenson, Ph. D., Professor Emeritus, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California

Typically, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) provide equipment installations and technical support as their sole services to customers. In the graphic communication industry, the customer base includes printers, publishers, packaging companies, and related service providers, as well as content creators such as advertising agencies, design studios, and companies that produce products and create content for their own in-plant printing facilities. Examples of the latter are insurance companies, utilities, healthcare providers, food manufacturers, government agencies, and schools, to name just a few.

It may seem counter-intuitive for printing companies to be concerned about a mobile-first strategy. Not so, according to a brand new white paper sponsored by Ricoh Europe. Making the Most of Mobile: What a 'Mobile-First' Strategy Means for Your Business is available for free download here

Landa has released a new white paper, "The Landa UX: Revolutionizing the Press Operator User Experience for Breakthrough Productivity", that explains why user experience (UX) has become such an important consideration for many industries—including print. The paper explores how Landa has incorporated the latest 21st century UX design and touchscreen technology into its Landa S10 Nanographic Printing® Presses in order to meet the needs of the market and deliver unparalleled press operator efficiencies and productivity .