Mark Vruno
 Mark Vruno brings more than 20 years of print industry experience to GAM, to which he contributed as a free-lance writer before joining the staff on a full-time basis in late 2004. In that time, Vruno has worked closely with editor-in-chief Bill Esler to focus the magazine’s content on technology applications. He writes the popular “How’d They Print That?” column and coordinates feature coverage and editorial production. Throughout his versatile career, Vruno has worked directly for printing companies, as well as on behalf of printers (including Banta) and suppliers (such as Fujifilm) in marketing/public relations capacities. His tenure includes nine years with RR Donnelley on the corporate side and five years of selling for a $25-million sheetfed printer. Having been on all sides of the proverbial fence—corporate communications, PR and sales—he lends a comprehensive perspective to his reporting. User Stats
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Print Shop TalkRecent PostsAscend to the Great White NorthNovember 14, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)   Print World, running at the Direct Energy Centre November 22-24, bills itself as the only show in North America with an exclusive focus on shorter run printing—including large-format and variable applications. The leading suppliers for this market all have a large presenc...Read More Industries: New Products, Postpress, Premedia, Press, Print Management, Printing Inks, Sustainability Recent PostsInkjet-printing Good TasteNovember 6, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0) One of the hottest (and most yummy) giveaways at the Graph Expo show last week was a buttery shortbread cookie iced with the October front-cover image from Graphic Arts Monthly magazine.  Basically, the baked dough is a rigid substrate that, well, crumbles a bit. Inkjet printheads move over the tasty novelties produced at Freedom Bakery & Confections (FB&C) in California.Paul Liu, the bakery's owner, says he had three problems with the digital inkjet printer he was using to print on cooki...Read More Industries: Digital Printing, New Products, Press Recent PostsOn the Road Again ...November 4, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)
Industries: New Products, Press, Print Management, Printing Inks Recent PostsGraph Expo: 6 Days and Counting ...October 21, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)  of Graphic Arts Monthly and Graphic Arts Online has been inundated with e-mail and phone calls inviting us to attend the myriad press conferences, luncheon meetings, booth tours and one-on-one interviews with exhibiting firms.We have received U.S. mail, too, related to Graph Expo events. One of the mo...Read More Industries: Digital Printing, Graph Expo®, New Products, Postpress Recent PostsAre They Really a Trade Printer?September 30, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0) When I received my recent copy of Graphic Arts Monthly, I noticed an insert for Next Day Flyers. Maybe they have inserted before but I never noticed. I called them to discuss having them print some of our business cards. Afterwards, I got on their website and discovered a difference in pricing, called them and found out they not only print for printers but also for the end user. On the front of their insert it says 'Next Day for Trade,' which would indicate they are a 'trade printer.' I thought Graphic Arts Monthly was a magazine for the printing trade—[so] this j...Read More Industries: New Products, Press
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Only five days after Graph Expo, the team from GFI Innovations packed up its bus and headed west to visit printers in Iowa yesterday—first, the Quad Cities and Des Moines, then it's on to Omaha, Wichita and Kansas City, pushing westward to the Pacific Coast. (The colorful RV, shown above, made a stop at Graphic Arts Online's offices in suburban Chicago on its way out of town.)