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Friday, January 24, 2003

Graphic Arts Trends

TrendWatch Graphic Arts has released a new study profiling major trends and business statistics in the graphic arts. Among the key findings:
  • Digital color print is up. Traditional offset print is down -- 38% of design and production firms say their digital color printing jobs are increasing. The same number (38%) say that their traditional offset printing jobs are decreasing
  • Number of printing establishments is down -- The number of small commercial and quick printing establishments hit a high point in 1990 at 37,352 U.S. establishments. That number has been declining ever since
  • Cross-media is up -- 42 percent of graphic design firms surveyed reported cross-media as being strategic keys to the success of their business.

The report is available for $1,595 from TrendWatch.

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Categories: Future of Print, Terry Frazier Consulting


Thursday, January 23, 2003

Scalable Vector Graphics Roadmap

As an XML language for describing graphics, SVG is a potentially important standard in the future of print -- it is already supported in some Adobe applications. According to the SVG Roadmap the first draft of print specifications is scheduled for March 2003.

Draft Roadmap for SVG announced. The SVG Working Group has released the first public version of the SVG Roadmap. It's a draft which is missing details on some of the expected new work, but should give an indication of the general direction. Also, the Working Group has made a public version of their charter available for informative and historical purposes. [Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)]
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