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See the very best of Roland DGA News Views & How To's articles in this shortlist of all our latest and most popular blogs. From color infographics to facts about goats, Roland DG's featured articles are as diverse and wonderful as our inkjet printers, dental mills, CNC mills, software and writing staff.

Roland DG at Printing United 2019— Ten New Products and One Awesome New Print Show

October 31, 2019 Roland DGA Dye-Sublimation , Featured , Inspiration , Marketing Expertise , Tradeshows & Events , UV Printing , Engraving rolanddga, roland printers, large format printing, uv printing, sticker printers, packaging printing, large format uv flatbed printer, built to build your business, dye-sublimation, apparel printing, tote bag printing, print trade shows

It was quite literally a whirlwind of a show for Roland DG, but thankfully, a tornado couldn’t stop PRINTING United in Dallas from being one of the biggest and most exciting tradeshows we’ve had the pleasure of exhibiting at. Printing UNITED 2019 was very significant for Roland DG. It was a new show, a new venue, and a whole truck-full of new Roland DG products that we were thrilled to present to the world.

Getting Experimental with UV Printing at Imaginarium Artcademy 2019

August 5, 2019 Ben Fellowes UV Printing , Inspiration , Tradeshows & Events , Featured uv printing, fine art, fine art printing, using uv printers for art, printmaking with uv, versauv, roland flatbeds, lef printers, bonny lhotka

The artists at this year’s Imaginarium Artcademy workshop consisted of traditional artists, gallery consultants, multimedia artists, photographers and art educators. They were all excited to get hands-on experience with Roland DG UV technology— focusing on using White and Gloss UV inks as design elements and applying them to artwork as unique textures. Some of the artwork this year was particularly experimental and unique. Read this blog to see some of the stunning results.

4 Things Artists Need to Know for Business Success

June 28, 2019 Ben Fellowes Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Marketing Expertise , Tips & Tricks , Inspiration , Featured art in business, art, art tips, art business tips, how to make money in art, profitable art, bonny lhotka, versauv, uv printers, imaginarium artcademy

To become successful, artists have to not only master their craft, but also be active in the art community, attend gallery shows, art events, and build relationships in the business. However, there are even more practical steps that artists and photographers can take, and investments they can make to grow their business. After speaking with Roland DG Imaginarium Artcademy instructor and phenomenally successful artist, Bonny Lhotka, we can share some specific things fine artists can do to achieve greater success.

The Roland DG Designs and Designers of ISA 2019

May 1, 2019 Ben Fellowes Cutters , Featured , Inspiration , UV Printing , Software , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters isa 2019, roland dga, truevis vg2 printer/cutters, printer cutter, large format printers, uv printing, design for print in photoshop, design for print in illustrator, versaworks 6 rip software

This year’s ISA was a really special one for Roland DGA. In addition to premiering a whole host of industry-changing new large format printing, apparel printing, and product customization machines, we presented a powerfully compelling collection of inspirational new booth graphics and machine output in celebration of our new devices. To answer the request of this year’s attendees who wanted to know more about the outstanding print output, Roland DGA talked to members of its design team about some of the most popular designs from the show.

A-to-Z of Printing: “Q” is for “Quality Customization”— Fresh Ideas in High-End Product Personalization

March 22, 2019 A-to-Z of Printing , Featured , UV Printing , Engraving , Inspiration uv printing ideas, engraving, laser decoration

In our ongoing A-to-Z series of cool products you can print on, we’ve shared a ton of ideas for printing on generic items like phone cases, golf balls, posters and everything in-between. In our latest A-to-Z post, we’d like to share some fab new ideas that illustrate the high-end specialty pieces that you might consider as exciting new products to add to your application list.

A-to-Z of Printing: Posters that Pop

November 21, 2018 Ben Fellowes A-to-Z of Printing , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , UV Printing , Dye-Sublimation , Featured unique posters, cardstock posters, metal posters, print posters on wood, fabric posters , poster banners, chromaluxe posters, uv printed posters, flatbed printed posters, roland poster printers, desktop poster printers, large format inkjet posters, dye sublimated posters

In today’s digital print environment, posters are as popular as ever and print and graphics providers are using Roland DG machines to print poster art on all manner of different films, papers, and substrates. The following examples of Roland DG printed posters illustrate how you can print onto different materials while maintaining the dynamic color and visual impact that makes poster art so appealing and enduring.

Roland DG Generates New Energy and Inspiration at SGIA 2018

October 31, 2018 Ben Fellowes Dye-Sublimation , Featured , Inspiration , Software , Tradeshows & Events , UV Printing sgia expo 2018, sgia expo, signs and graphics, specialty graphics, uv printing, dye-sublimation, bli award printing, truevis printer/cutters

Even though this year’s SGIA Expo returned to the familiar Las Vegas Convention Center, for Roland DGA there was an increased buzz around our booth, with a new company mantra, “Built to Build Your Business”. As part of our focus on providing technology, training, service and knowledge to support company success, our rotating stage featured the always popular vehicle wrap demonstrations, alongside a new series of “How I Built My Business” interviews with influential Roland DG end users.

A Roland DG Journal of People, Portraits and a Pig on a Tricycle at Adobe MAX 2018

October 24, 2018 Ben Fellowes Tradeshows & Events , UV Printing , Featured , Inspiration personalized notepads, roland, roland dga, adobe software, versaworks, adobe max 2018, customized journals, versauv, lef-300, roland printing

For the third year running, Roland DG teamed up with Adobe for this year’s Adobe MAX 2018 at the “Make it Experience” section of the Community Pavilion where attendees were able to put their photos, designs and messages onto journals to create one of the conferences most highly-prized giveaways.

How Roland DG Creativity is in His Blood

October 3, 2018 Roland DGA Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Inspiration , Featured , Tips & Tricks , Roland DGA Academy Training roland printers, roland dga, richard childress racing graphics center, rcr racing, nascar, daytona 500, austin dillon, chevrolet camaro zl1, car wrap, wrapping

PJ Brassard recently talked to Roland DG about the unique relationship he has with Roland DG technology and the effect that our machines have had on his professional life– both before and during his tenure at RCR Graphics Center. From his humble beginnings at a local sign shop to managing design output at one of the premier sign and wrap companies in the country, he revealed how Roland DG printers have been a constant in his day-to-day operations.

A-to-Z of Printing: Printing on Notepads

August 16, 2018 Ben Fellowes A-to-Z of Printing , UV Printing , Dye-Sublimation , Featured printing on notepads, notepad customization, notepad personalization, personalizing notepads, uv notepads, dye-sublimation notepads

Notepads are the kind of everyday items that mean so much more when they have a personal logo, message or piece of personal artwork on them. The following printed notepad examples illustrate the kinds of personalized notepad graphics that you can create with VersaUV flatbed printers, Texart dye-sublimation printers and the LD-80 laser decorator.