Inkjet & Digital Printing

LCC to host industry-leading experts in digital print symposium

Monday 13. October 2008 - The London College of Communication (LCC) will welcome some of the UK's leading authorities in digital colour print at the end of this month. The "Carnival of Colour" symposium at the School of Printing and Publishing will explore future developments and current best practice in digital colour print management, workflow and output.

“Digital colour is a reality of our industry today and the excellent quality that can be achieved is no longer in any doubt. The crucial element is having a full understanding of the complete process from concept to printed, finished product,” comments Sue Pandit, Dean of School, London College of Communication. “The vast range of systems and processes can be overwhelming, and this is why we have invited the experts along – to help de-mystify digital colour print and make its opportunities more widely accessible.”

Open to industry professionals as well as LCC students, the event takes place on Thursday, 30th October and features a repeated programme, beginning at either 2.00 or 5.00 pm, to accommodate anticipated demand. The programme features presentations by Xerox, EFI and X-Rite/Pantone on topics including:

Controlling colour from concept to final print
Managing industry colour standards – servers and network integration
Digital Colour Print solutions, options and opportunities
Culmination of the first programme and anchor to the second will be a keynote speech by industry consultant and Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts London, Andy Tribute, at 5.00 pm.

To complement the seminars, the schedule includes a Q&A forum and break-out sessions for networking, careers advice and full concept-to-print workflow demonstrations. Print samples will feature images of celebrated 60s band The Who, selected from an exhibition by photographer Colin Jones running concurrently at the LCC.

According to Sue Pandit, Dean of School, London College of Communication, the symposium is intended as a celebration of colour and creativity but it also contains a more serious message, “As margins for print service providers continue to tighten the importance of a skilled workforce becomes increasingly significant. Investing in the right equipment is only the start; investment in people will provide the competitive edge.”