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1. When you arrive at the framers, the variety of samples can be overwhelming.
Be prepared to look at what they have and keep an open mind. Most framers are experienced and have a good idea as to what will suit a painting but don’t let them talk you in to a frame you don’t want. They may have plenty of that style in stock!
And there’s nothing wrong with sleeping on a decision. You can usually take a corner sample home to give you a clearer idea of the finished framed painting and whether it will suit the position in the home.

2. The frame needs to suit the style of your home. With most old homes you can successfully have both old style and modern frames but it’s much harder to hang a painting successfully in a modern home if it has an older style frame.

3. Gilt tells the viewer you have respect for the painting. If framing paintings in gold, a simple frame can suit any style home.

4. Cheap framing can spoil a painting. I’ve been to club exhibitions and competitions where art has been devalued because of cheap framing. Properly framed it may have had a chance of selling. This does not mean you can’t frame work yourself but make sure you do a professional job.
On the other hand, if you’re shopping for a painting, you might pick up a bargain at an art show if you can visualise a poorly framed painting in a quality frame.

5. It’s not necessary to frame art on canvas if the artist has painted the sides but you need to make sure the stretched frame is sufficiently reinforced. If you wish to have a painting without a frame, make sure that not only has the artist painted the sides, but that there are no tacks or staples showing.
Framing paintings does give structural support.

6. When framing large contemporary paintings, a narrow floater frame measuring half to one centimetre is often all that is required. Some framing can be understated and simply give the impression of an unframed painting.

It’s important and exciting to experiment. I hate rules so only use the above tips as a guideline for framing paintings.

    Do you really want to print your photos in the way you have never done before? Do you want those photos to be treasured for decades? Do you want it to be awe-inspiring? All your questions will be answered by the canvas prints from photos and canvas pictures. Gone were the days of the black and white photos. The canvas prints from photos will be made of cotton or they will be plastic based. These prints can be the perfect match to be displayed in the house and office premises. They will speak about the love for art and paintings of the home owner and employees.

      People can choose from a varied range of templates available for the canvas prints. A wonderful range of canvas arts can be exploited if you have the passion for arts. The internet is the best place to find maximum information regarding the canvas pictures . All you have to do is to pick up the image and then find a suitable frame. The companies can actually deliver it at your door steps and the best thing is that the frames can also be re-colored. There is wide spectrum of choices when it comes to the colors and designs. You can be the happiest person in the world if you could transform all your old memories to the sweet reckoning thoughts.

     The canvas prints from photos can also be good gifts during special occasions and holiday seasons. They are available at affordable rates and the consumers must make their ground research to the maximum extent before selecting the company for the services. People would have heard about the Giclee prints. It speaks volume about the superior quality offered through the canvas prints. Photography professionals love to have the canvas prints from their photos. The best of results can be obtained at cheaper prices which can keep reminding about the past memories even for decades.

    There are plenty of benefits available by the use of giclee prints. The entire process is very simple and the image should be given as the input. It will be digitally scanned and the possible editing works will be made. They have excellent in terms of accuracy and they are carried out with the 8 to 12 ink-jet printers. With the advancement of technology, it is easy to make mass print outs with a single scanned image. The digital quality can be exactly translated from the computer monitor to the images even when they are enlarged. These prints usually will be done on demand. Minimum effort and cost is what required reproducing the golden moments. Personal preferences can be given while reproducing the digital images and it can support mass productions.

 
    The Giclee prints will allow you to adjust the colors, brightness, hue, color saturation which will make sure that the final product will be according to your requirement.

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An open consultation on the financial mechanisms for meeting the challenges of ICT for development was held in Geneva on 8 and 9 October 2009.

The meeting was opened by the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, Dr. Hamadoun Touré, and the Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Mr. Petko Draganov. During the meeting, speakers from governments, international organizations, civil society and the private sector discussed how to finance ICT infrastructure, ICT applications, relevant content, and capacity-building.

Several speakers highlighted the positive developments witnessed in the area of mobile telephony. At the same time, they noted that the divide is widening in the area of broadband connectivity. This represents a significant development challenge, given that applications such as telehealth, distance learning and exports of ICT-enabled services require sufficient bandwidth to be used effectively.

Participants considered which forms of financing were the most appropriate in different situations. With regard to infrastructure investment, private sector financing has become increasingly prominent, sometimes in the form of public-private partnerships. In the case of capacity-building efforts, by contrast, most efforts are financed through public domestic or foreign sources in the form of official development assistance.

UNCTAD plays an active role in the area of ICT for development. For more than a decade, it has supported developing countries by enhancing their access to ICT statistics, informing governments and other stakeholders on relevant ICT trends and developments, reviewing national policies, and building the capabilities of countries and regions to improve their legal and regulatory frameworks. And on 22 October 2009, the next Information Economy Report will be launched.

In its capacity as secretariat to the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development, UNCTAD also assumes a role in the follow-up process to the World Summit on the Information Society. From 9 to 11 November 2009, the Intersessional Panel of the Commission will meet in Geneva, focusing partly on the financing mechanisms for ICT for development. The outcome of the deliberations during the open consultations will be shared with the Commission on Science and Technology for Development and discussed at its intersessional panel meeting.

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Suggestions from a practitioner

By jeemen keng

Digital label printing is no longer some exotic technology that belongs more to the future of label printing than the present. HP Indigo, the leading digital label press manufacturer, recently reported more than 500 press installations worldwide. The company is now one of the top three label press manufacturers in terms of unit sales. In the last two years the number of HP installed presses has doubled and the number of labels printed has quadrupled.

With this kind of success it is fair to say that digital label printing has become mainstream. However, this doesn’t mean that going digital does not present its own unique challenges. This article will discuss some of these challenges and how to deal with them. It will focus on the HP Indigo technology because that is the leading player in this field, although today there are several other choices if you are considering a digital press.

1. Getting business
Whether you have a digital press, a flexo, gravure, screen, or offset press, the most important challenge is always to make sure you have enough profitable business to fill the press time. The additional challenge with digital is that because of its slower print speed you need to focus on the shorter runs. No doubt you will be relying on your sales people to leverage your existing customers, but you will probably need a plan to get business from new customers as well. The good news is that there are many more businesses out there looking for short run labels than long runs, but you need a good sales plan that focuses on these smaller companies in order to get this business.

2. Putting new systems in place
Another huge challenge is how to integrate digital printing into an existing converting operation. If you use exactly the same systems as you do with your flexo press you will be wasting time and resources. The challenge is to implement new systems from sales and customer service all the way through to rewinding and shipping. Digital printing by its very nature is a more lean manufacturing process; there are fewer steps involved in production and less waste. If you are taking more than a week to turn around your digital printing orders, then you either need more capacity or you have too much waste in your system.

3. Substrates
You cannot run just any substrate through an HP press; most substrates have to be specially coated before the ink will adhere properly. This is not the issue it once was, because most of the major substrate vendors now have several different choices of material coated for the HP presses. Of course, there is always the option for you to coat the material yourself on an existing flexo press, but that is more challenging than you might think. Different materials require different coatings and there is a lot of trial and error involved before coming up with the right formula. Another alternative is to outsource the coating to a company that specializes in it. Masterpiece Graphix in St. Louis is HP’s only certified North American treatment center for coating material, and you can have them coat pretty much any material that you can run through an HP press.

4. Finding the right people
If you expect a flexo operator to jump in and operate an HP press with ease you will be sorely disappointed. HP provides two weeks of operator training at the end of which time your operator should be able to print labels and replace consumables just fine. The challenge he or she will face is in resolving problems (see point 7). It takes a great deal of experience to know just what is really causing the print problems you will inevitably experience. As for what kind of person makes the best operator, there is some debate among HP users. A flexo operator who is good with new technology would work well, but other shops prefer a prepress person who has some mechanical skill. Either type of person should work, but it will be a long learning curve for someone who has little experience with either prepress or press operation.

5. Managing color
As with all presses, managing color is a constant issue on a digital press. The ws4500 press is the best press HP has ever produced as far as repeatability of color, but there will still be some issues. It is important to maintain a consistent operating environment. These presses work best with a constant temperature of around 70°F and a humidity of 40 to 50 percent. If you stray too far from these settings you will get color problems. As with any four color process press, matching a PMS is always a challenge, but HP provides an optional six color process solution called Indichrome (CMYK plus orange and violet) that helps match the majority of PMS colors very closely. The biggest challenge for flexo shops will always be matching color between the digital and flexo presses. Prepress tools from Esko can help with this process, but with two totally different printing technologies matching color exactly will often be very difficult.

6. Integrating with finishing
There are plenty of finishing options available today for the HP presses. You have three excellent solutions that are provided by AB Graphic, Rotoflex and Delta, and these vendors continue to improve their presses. Keeping the diecutting registration is the biggest challenge even with these new presses, and if you have mainly very short runs, swapping dies in and out will slow down your productivity. Also, HP Indigo inks are not particularly durable so you should plan on adding a UV varnish or laminate to most of your labels.

7. Troubleshooting press problems
Why is the press running a little heavy in magenta? What is causing the white spots on these labels? Why is there banding in the dark blue colors? Why can’t I match the proof I printed yesterday? There are literally dozens of possibilities to each of these typical press problems. And these problems can drive inexperienced press operators crazy. There is no substitute for experience, and an experienced operator can look at a problem and know the most likely cause. Online user forums such as DICE (Digital Imaging Customer Exchange) and DSCOOP (Digital Solutions Cooperative run by HP) can be really valuable for helping to troubleshoot problems if your operator is stumped. You can search through the archives for your problem and often find a solution on the spot. Or you can post a question to the group and often get a response within minutes.

8. Press maintenance
You can avoid many of the press problems mentioned above by maintaining your digital press properly. To print consistently well, HP digital presses need rigorous maintenance. There are blankets that need changing at least every 50,000 impressions or so, and the photo imaging plate or PIP (the plate that takes the lasered image) also needs to be changed regularly. If you push either of these components your print quality will start to decline. There is a regular maintenance schedule for dozens of other parts that needs to be adhered to as well. Also, adhesive buildup throughout the press can become an issue if it is not cleaned regularly. The challenge comes when you are very busy and it is tempting to skimp on maintenance, but in the long run this will only cause more total downtime.

9. Got database knowledge?
The ability to print variable data is one of the main benefits of digital printing. But to take advantage of all of the capabilities that this provides you need to have someone who knows databases very well. The HP press takes a CSV file as the input database file (which every database program can export to) so you have lots of choices here. Microsoft Excel is the standard here, most of us have it on our PCs and it is easy to get help if you have a problem.

Here are a couple of typical database challenges. A customer may request consecutive labels from A00001 to A19999, but with the even numbers all on one roll and the odd numbers all on another roll. Or it might be that the even numbers repeat three times, and the odd numbers only repeat twice. And the requests can get much more complex than that. You need to be able to set up the database so the variable data job will run both efficiently and correctly — keeping in mind that an error in a sequential run will often force you to repeat the whole job to achieve the required result.

10. Dealing with inexperienced customers
Most label converters have to deal with some unsophisticated or unknowledgeable customers, but when dealing with customers who want only a few hundred labels you are more likely to come across this in your digital printing operation. It is a constant challenge, and one that involves a lot of education by your prepress operators.

We have a document on our web site that points out the most common artwork problems, but we still have to deal with missing fonts, RGB files and low resolution JPEGs every day. We take the time to educate the customer, so when they come back we can get high quality files and go straight to press. Similarly, your sales force and customer service staff have to become adept at dealing with “first timers” who have no knowledge of printing in general, let alone the intricacies unique to labels.

There are plenty of other challenges that haven’t been mentioned here, but these are the main issues that everyone will have to deal with in their digital printing operation. None of these challenges are insurmountable and with an experienced staff you might find some don’t come into play much at all. Digital printing continues to make advances with each new generation of machines eliminating some of the challenges of the previous generation. By being aware of and dealing with the challenges that do exist, you can take advantage of the many benefits that digital printing provides.
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