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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.

Construction Completed for Roland DG's New Headquarters

September 22, 2023 Roland DGA Featured roland dg, corporate headquarters, miyakoda plant, hamamatsu city, shizuoka prefecture, japan

Roland DG announced the relocation and consolidation of its headquarters to the Miyakoda Plant in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

5 Online Print Businesses You Can Start This Year

May 17, 2023 Ginny Mumm Marketing Expertise , Inspiration , Featured , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , UV Printing , Engraving , Cutters online businesses, sticker design, diy stickers, decals, home-based business, print-and-cut, uv printing, dtg printing, rotary engraver, personalization, gifts, photo impact printer, vinyl cutters, benchtop uv printer, product customization, product personalization, promotional products, jewelry personalization, custom apparel

Launching a printing-related online business is easier than ever with help from Roland DG printing technology. Here are five ideas for popular, profitable online businesses you can start from home.

Direct-to-Object Personalization

September 7, 2022 Ginny Mumm Marketing Expertise , Inspiration , Featured , UV Printing online businesses, customization, home decor, print-and-cut, direct-to-object printing, uv printing, personalization, gifts, benchtop uv printer, product customization, product personalization, promotional products, jewelry personalization, custom printed water bottles, custom printed drinkware

You'd be amazed at what a Roland DG VersaUV direct-to-object printer can print on! Customize sports equipment, jewelry, water bottles, home decor and more!

5 Types of Stickers You Can Make From Home

June 28, 2022 Ginny Mumm Marketing Expertise , Inspiration , Featured , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters sticker for beginners, sticker design, diy stickers, small business sticker design, decals, home-based business, logo stickers, emoji stickers, holiday stickers, typography stickers, character stickers, sticker printing, print-and-cut stickers, online sticker business

Ever wonder how people are producing all the stickers you see...well... everywhere? Here we'll take a closer look at five popular types of stickers and provide some tips for producing your own stickers at home or in your office.

Advertisement and Promotional Design Advice for Business Startups

January 19, 2022 Ben Fellowes Marketing Expertise , Inspiration , Featured small business advertising design, small business promotion design, small business ad design, small business promo design, writing copy for your own ads, business startup marketing, marketing for beginners, design for beginners

Many Roland DGA customers are business startups, trying to get a foothold in business. If you're on a budget and making your ads and promos, here are some writing, designing, and marketing essentials to help you effectively get your message out.

Roland DGA Top 10 Holiday Customization Items 2021

November 23, 2021 Ben Fellowes Inspiration , Marketing Expertise , Featured , Dye-Sublimation , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Engraving holiday personalization, holiday customization, custom holiday products, custom christmas products, personalized christmas products, etsy holiday products, top ten holiday custom products, holiday t shirt printing , custom holiday t shirts, holiday jewelry, personalized holiday jewelry

If you’ve ever spent time on Esty during the holidays, looking for personalized gifts or seeing what’s new, weird, funny, or outrageous, then some of these listed items might look familiar. See Roland DGA's list of some of the most popular and profitable items to customize for online holiday selling.

A-to-Z of Printing: “Z” is for Zipper Bags, Makeup Bags and Giftbags

October 25, 2021 Ben Fellowes A-to-Z of Printing , Inspiration , Featured custom zipper bags, personalized zipper bags, personalized makeup bags, custom makeup bags, custom party favor bags, wedding personalization, wedding favors, custom wedding favor bags, personalized pencil cases, min tot bag personalization, custom mini tote printing, bt-12 print applications, custom printing ideas, personalized printing ideas, roland dg custom printing

Zipper bags, mini-totes, wine bags, party favor bags, pencil cases. See our final A-to-Z list that celebrates these small but mightily profitable bag applications you can add to your list of fun, popular products to customize and personalize with the BT-12 direct-to-garment printer.

10-Minute Shop Talks— Greatest Hits Volume 2

July 27, 2021 Roland DGA Dye-Sublimation , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , Featured , Tips & Tricks , Videos roland dga, uv printing, eco solvent printing, large format sign, large format graphics, truevis, printer cutter, large format printer, sign shop, build a sign business, sign business, fabric printing, apparel printing, 10 minute shop talks

Join Roland experts, Jay Roberts, Daniel Valade, Lily Hunter, and Scott Burgess as they interview guests about their print businesses or talk about the latest Roland DG products in the second volume of our short but sweet video content pieces.

Building a Print Business: Sticker Printing with Ace High Printing

June 29, 2021 Ben Fellowes Inspiration , Featured , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters stickers, decals, truevis, ace high printing, sticker printing business, sticker printing, print stickers, start a sticker printing business, sticker graphics, cool stickers, sticker slaps, saliva sticker, five finger death punch sticker, skull sticker, tattoo stickers, surf stickers, band stickers, bar stickers

In the first of our new blog series, The News Views and How To’s Blog spoke to Rick Herbert from Ace High Printing about building a sticker printing business, the challenges faced when starting a sticker printing business, and finding your space in the sticker printing market.

History of Signs Infographic

May 26, 2021 Ben Fellowes Inspiration , Featured , Inkjet Printers & Printers/Cutters , UV Printing history of signs, sign infographic, history of signs infographic, history infographic, design history infographic, historical infographics, timeline infographic, history timeline infographics, sign design, origins of signs, history of signage, pub signs, history of pub signs, the barber shop pole, worlds biggest sign, neon signs, history of neon signs

In this detailed, visually exciting, and historically engaging infographic, Roland DGA has provided historical highlights from the entire history of signage. Taking you on a graphical journey from cavemen to the latest, advanced sign technology, this is a great info resource if you need some some design facts to impress your friends and tutors, or you were ever wondering about where signs came from and how signage has evolved.