NBM Long Beach Workshops
Sign Business & Digital Graphics Show - the event for buyers involved in sign, banners and industrial fabrics, digital printing and wide format graphics, exhibit, display and P.O.P graphics and fabrication, dimensional sign making, and vehicle and marine graphics.
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Wednesday July 16th - 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Are You New to Digital Printing? Start Here First
Learn how to make your business ready to enter the exploding digital marketplace. Fernando Catania provides fundamental definitions of key printing terminology and provides detailed information on basic digital workflows and various printing options to ensure you have a solid understanding of what you need to get started printing color digital signage. Using this model Catania will outline potential new applications and profit centers, and will show you how to take full advantage of current and future digital technologies. Equipment overviews and ink types, tips and tricks, caveats and pitfalls will also be discussed.
Friday, July 18th - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
15 Tips That Will Save You from Disaster in Digital Printing including Color Management
Before you jump into the large-format arena, or if you are already printing but feel you need to know more (and want to optimize your return on investment), join Fernando Catania for this powerful introductory session. Fernando covers the important steps of wide-format printing, including inks, equipment, media, substrates, labor costs, input, output, potential problems and practical solutions. Fernando will also show you how to produce the best possible color, matching what you see on the screen to the output on your printing device. Learn about vector vs. pixel data for color management, rules for managing customers' files, and how to pick and print the right materials. Don't worry, good color management doesn't cost thousands of dollars.