Graphics industry post Covid-19

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Sadly we are seeing terrible effects of the Corornavirus crisis on the graphics industry, and clearly we can never expect a return to business as usual. Not a day passes without business failures, collapses, administration proceedings, closures, and the problem seems particularly acute for small businesses. These are … Read more

Heidelberg facing forwards

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Last November Heidelberg started reinventing itself for the digital age. Actually that isn’t quite right. Last November was a turning point because Heidelberg Druckmaschinen’s digital reinvention began earlier. The most visible indicator of that process was the company’s much vaunted relationship with Fujifilm to sell a rebadged version … Read more

Fourteen tips for getting the most out of your ZOOM time

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner Now that we are all getting comfortable with using online video software, there are certain do’s and don’t’s that we really should all be following.  Online you can find dozens of Zoom etiquette guidelines. They’re couched in earnest helpful tones; they tell you stuff that’s basically obvious, common … Read more