Richard Askam · Executive Producer · Print Island
He is confident. He is a fantastic speaker. He is a great moderator, and now he can add Executive Producer to his curriculum vitae. Richard Askam got involved with the printing industry when he invented the name campaign for Coca-Cola, which boosted his reputation as a specialist in people – and he is. Askam is charismatic; he lives on a stage and enjoys being the center of conversation. Now, it’s time to delve deeper into the industry, as The Print Island went live on July 1st. With evangelists in Australia, Singapore, Dubai, Belgium, the UK, and the US (and I probably forgot some countries), Print Island will bring perspectives from many different sources. We are excited to follow the development of the site. Best of luck!
www.theprintisland.com
Tue June 24th
International Printing Museum Los Angeles
We got an idea around Heidelberg's 175th Anniversary about filming the oldest and the youngest Heidelberg presses. It came to our attention because I saw a 1905 Heidelberg press being used at the International Printing Museum in Los Angeles - and despite the museum being closed on Mondays, they opened their doors. They gave us a demo of this fantastic piece of hardware. Talking to George Bush and Doug Haines was interesting, as the 1905 edition of this press also offered increased productivity and was a giant technology step in the printing industry - some of the same terms we use today on technology that is, of course, even faster and more capable. We will soon share the youngest Heidelberg machine in the market - so enjoy this fantastic film from a tremendous museum, and stay tuned for the newest and latest very soon!
Arctic Paper