A monthly newsletter about document management, digital print technology and printing.

Dressing Up An Architectural Beauty

October 2009

randSometimes you need a little help seeing the beauty in front of your eyes. If you’re looking for someone to dress up your business or storefront with respect for its historic past, we can do all that – and more.

A client was looking for a way to shield his business from the sun’s heat, but our colleagues in Minneapolis went the extra yard and turned the venerable Rand Tower, a downtown landmark, into a gigantic cast iron frame that met the client’s immediate needs – and also showcased his business and artwork in a bold new way.

Rather than create some random window coverings, our team in Minneapolis opted to take the client’s personal photographs, print them on a suitable substrate and mount them on clear Plexiglas that could be displayed with pride while keeping the effects of the sun at bay.

If you have an office space you would like transformed, Contact Us and we’ll call to discuss the best approach.

School Print Centers As Easy As “A-B-C”

October 2009

abcStudents and administrators alike are clamoring for their own on-site print centers, a place where official and after-school print projects can be produced swiftly and economically.

We have created a tailored suite of products and software for use in local schools and made it available to schools across the country, and to widespread acclaim. The on-site school print packages consist of a 24” Canon poster maker, a scanner, and a computer if the school requires one. Software is included so kids and teachers alike can get up and running swiftly on a variety of related school work.

If you know of a school that would benefit from having its own on-site center, Contact Us and we’ll contact them.

Doing Business Internationally? Try ishipdocs…

October 2009

uds_receptionistMore companies are taking advantage of our ishipdocs digital shipping offering as comfort with the application continues to grow.

And why not? If you’ve got documents you need shipped to and printed in Beijing or Moscow – we can do it. We’re doing it every day.

At our Shanghai office recently, the entire staff pitched in to support the printing needs of clients like Gensler, NBBJ, Maison Worley Parsons and others. Not only the production team but the entire sales team and even administration people chipped in to bring the job in ahead of deadline. In four short days the Shanghai office produced more than 300,000 prints, 1,000 hand-made color books and 200 color boards in support of Gensler and their other clients in the region.

Don’t know what ishipdocs can do for you? Contact Us and we’ll be happy to show you.

DataBridge Links PlanWell And Prolog

October 2009

connected-world-globeIf you want to bring the industry’s two most widely-used online planrooms together and link them into one, master application for use at your company – we’ve got the tool to make that happen.

We recently made our DataBridge for Prolog technology available to Maryland construction giant Coakley & Williams, a respected, privately owned firm with roots in the Washington Metropolitan region going back to 1926.

The firm’s “Super User” outlined the benefits of DataBridge in a memo she shared with her team members at Coakley & Williams: “(DataBridge) allows the Project Administrator to more effectively track the history of drawing activity (addendums, revisions, etc.); who received what and when,” she wrote. “This could also provide a more impressive ‘As-built’ package for the owner at the end of the project…”

If you would like to bring the power of Prolog and Planwell together for your office, Contact Us and we’ll call to set up a time to talk.

Color So Good You Want To Tee One Up

October 2009

heavenly-greensWhen a local synthetic turf company approached us for a dramatic backdrop to show off their new indoor showroom we said “let’s play.”

Our mission was to create a dramatic backdrop for the customer showroom. A series of panoramic photos at the Pebble Beach Golf course was taken, we spliced them together (careful to account for the curvature of the earth apparent in each splice) and created a visually seamless transition between the actual putting green in the showroom and our wall graphic.

The overall effect is so realistic we wonder if a customer could resist the urge to tee one up and send a ball down “No. 18 at Pebble Beach.” Aren’t sure if we can do this for you? Contact Us and we’ll be happy to show you.