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  1. Notebooks/Ultrabooks/Convertible Tablets - what to stay away from, what to go for?

    It's laptop shopping time, and I'm stumped. There are notebooks, ultrabooks, convertible tablets etc. and the choice is overwhelming. I'm looking for something portable and durable. I want to take it out with me every day. I don't want it to be too heavy, but it doesn't need to be as light...
  2. Old Fashioned Glass Signs

    I thought this was beautiful and wanted to share. http://vimeo.com/m/60647216 Enjoy.
  3. Roland sets up new factory in Thailand

    Just came across this. Hopefully cheaper printers for us and better margins for them. ROLAND DG CORPORATION OPENS OFFICIALLY FIRST MANUFACTURING FACTORY OUTSIDE OF JAPAN ISSUE NO.10, 2010 Factory in the Kingdom of Thailand will serve as the Worldwide Export Hub for the Group ISSUE...
  4. Vinyl is not a lot like wine...

    I've moved to Japan, and have started taking photos of signs and type whenever I get a chance, as their different approach fascinates me. Something else which fascinates me, is how long they will hold onto a sign...
  5. Trying to improve my vector drawing skills

    I am semi happy with this so far. I am trying to improve my vector drawing skills through real practice. This was the closest thing to me on my desk which I thought might be a good place to start challenging myself. The text "eclipse" and "mints", are not refined yet - I am more interested...
  6. The first Roland Desktop Printer?

    Could this possibly be the world's first Roland desktop printer?
  7. Versaworks 4.6 update - Seamless tiling

    So this update isn't bad! Just drop in a seamless tile directly into VW and it tiles it for you. The new function is called 'step and repeat', and has a variety of setup options within VW. This saves you having to generate pre-tiled art, I can also see it working equally well for doing...
  8. Discussion: RIP that calculates vinyl cutting time

    So, the laser machine has a feature which I am sure can be applied to a vinyl cutting machine, ie, my roland vs. You send a job to the laser, push a button to simulate job time, and in 20 seconds, it tells you how long the job will take. I was a little careful with this, thinking it may not...
  9. Anyone in Japan?

    I go to Japan around once a year and am curious to know if there are any members here in Japan. Would be keen to network as I know nothing about the industry there and think it may be interesting to see. Sorry if I'm not supposed to post in another language, but just in case someone who...
  10. Polymeric High Gloss Laminate (does it exist?)

    I'm wondering if there's a polymeric laminate out there which is as glossy as the 3M high gloss cast lam (the one with the clear liner). So far I haven't come across any, but thought I'd ask... anyone?
  11. Street Art Utopia - best of 2011

    http://www.streetartutopia.com/?p=5982 Nice collection of street art. Check out their facebook page too, heaps of fun :)
  12. Plotter Art Seamless tiles

    I have a customer who focuses on interior design and the such, working with textures and coatings. Some of your stuff pops up and comes in very handy every month or so, and when it does, it wows them every time. The most recent graphic which I manipulated to replicate a supplied texture...
  13. The disappearing face of New York

    http://www.retronaut.co/2011/05/the-disappearing-face-of-new-york/ Thought I'd pass this web page of old signs along.
  14. Scientists invent the world's lightest material

    http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2396633,00.asp [.....a material structure that is in reality 99.99 percent air, according to the research team that built it. That means the material's density is less than one-thousandth that of water. And the stuff is pretty resilient as well—researchers...
  15. NeverWet superhydrophobic spray-on coating

    http://youtu.be/7is6r6zXFDc Check out this coating. It makes chocolate syrup run right of a canvas shoe without leaving a trace.
  16. Italy funny

    I got this today, had to share. Bad word has been pre censored - use your imagination.
  17. Finally a gradient banding fix that works (really well)?

    I've looked at heaps of different ways to reduce banding - the noise layerl, blur, etc etc. They work, but sometimes not entirely. This method, is quite unique, and gave me a pretty good understanding of what's going on and how the fix works. I'm just a versaworks user, so I'm limited to 8...
  18. An interesting (positive) problem...

    So... I have a nice customer - who is insisting they pay extra for something to be done quicker than usual. I haven't really had to charge extra for speed because I'm usually ok for my customers' deadlines. In this particular case, I was asked if I could do it quicker (willing to pay for)...
  19. What's your shop minimum?

    Currently; $80 here for people without a clue - retail type one offish type stuff $60 for people who have a clue and know what they want/need Thinking of increasing to $120/$80 respectively. Would like to hear others... I remember I used to be at $30 a few years ago for small things... and...
  20. Roland DG Webinars

    Great info on the webinars which I'm getting through this week. :U Rock:
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