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AUGUST 2016 | VOLUME 21, NUMBER 6
COLUMNS
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Insight
Carrying the torch.
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Business +
Management
Overseeing your
daily cash flow.
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Dynamic
Signage
Increasing your
client base.
DEPARTMENTS
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Touching the
Future of Print
By Steve Duccilli
Drupa 2016 exhibitors surprised many attendees
with unexpected advances in the printing of corrugatautomation; and more. The realm of potential applications is endless, but one thing was made clear: It's
not just about putting ink on paper anymore.
How I Got the Job:
Sino Tour
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Upfront
By Adrienne Palmer
The co-owner of Icon Image
Graphics wasn't always an expert in
vinyl wrapping. Learn how he and
his sister built their business
together and what it's like to work
with celebrity clients from Lady
Gaga to Jack White.
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RIP It, RIP It Good
By Mark Vruno
Today's software developers face a
different set of challenges than their
'90s counterparts: RIPs have to
keep pace with ever-evolving print
output speed. Increasingly
specialized applications call for
specialized prepress capabilities.
And don't forget the millennial
consumer who shops online and
stores everything in the cloud.
Hole in one.
News and
noteworthy.
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R+D
The latest tech,
products, and
supplies.
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Job Log
A "Ghostbusters"
arcade game
calls for tricky
thermoforming.
ON THE COVER
Icon Image wraps a
piano in reflective
vinyl for country
headliner Florida
Georgia Line.
Cover design by
Kathleen DeZarn.
BIGPICTURE.NET
ed materials; additive manufacturing; postpress
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Wide Angle
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Big Picture - August 2016