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Sportswear Pro: building ‘Brand Me’
After the success of the inaugural Sportswear Pro last month, we spoke with panellist and personalisation expert James Lawrence-Jones about the most exciting revelations at the event.
The pros and cons of Digital Signage and Printed Signage
Sonja Angerer discusses the pros and cons of both digital signage and printed signage. Current developments such as artificial intelligence and spatial computing are changing the situation once again. How will this shift affect printers?
How AI can benefit your data collection
Printers are collecting data about everything from costs to customers and inventory. But how can AI help you to make the most of that?
What does Artificial Intelligence mean for the Design and Print Industry
Today, Artificial intelligence is already built into many products even though at times it is not noticeable. Looking towards the future, the growing presence of AI will change the design and printing industry forever. Sonja Angerer shares how you can successfully future-proof your business.
Weaving AI into the future of fashion
Thomas Rothery, Fashion-Tech Consultant, Copper Global, has extensive experience working in the fashion industry as a menswear designer for numerous brands, including USC, Berghaus and FILA, where he led the development of metaverse strategy. Now, he’s shifting his focus to future fashion-tech by designing items for digital spaces, exploring their interaction with physical space and consulting brands on how they can tell stories across both spaces – through video games, in particular.
Sportswear Pro Conference
Duncan MacOwan, Head of Marketing & Events at FESPA shares details the upcoming Sportswear Pro Conference 2024 taking place on 21st March at the RAI Amsterdam.
The design democracy: AI, creativity and interior décor
We spoke to Matt Fletcher of John Mark Ltd and Cheryl O’Meara from the Print Pattern Archive about combining age-old techniques with artificial intelligence (AI) to create exciting new motifs for luxury wall coverings.
FESPA Denmark: a digital future
We spoke to Michael Brochmann from FESPA Denmark about the state of the industry and how AI lacks print production solutions.
How to use text prompts for Chat GPT
From creating content to customer service, ChatGPT and other AI platforms are proving to be very useful to printers. But are you using it to its full potential, and how can you get the most out of it?
The impact of Direct to Film Printing for Sportswear and Product Personalisation
Debbie McKeegan how DTF printing offers a creative solution for customising sportswear and apparel textile products as well as for product personalisation.
How can AI improve your personalisation services?
A subject capturing headlines inside and outside of the industry, Rob Fletcher considers some of the ways that artificial intelligence can support businesses in the print personalisation sector.
Automation and AI
Paul Sherfield discusses the relationship between automation and artificial intelligence. The level of automation is dependent on the size of the businesses, the market and the technologies used.
Everything you need to know about Midjourney and AI graphics
Marshall Atkinson, author of the Midjourney Experience newsletter, discusses how this incredible AI tool can unlock design creativity.
How to integrate AI into your customer services
Chatbots are growing ever more helpful and sophisticated. What can they do for you, and why should print businesses embrace this customer-facing aspect of AI?
Adopting AI in the Garment Decorating Industry
Marshall Atkinson discusses the new opportunities provided by utilising AI in garment decoration. Marshall also covers AI-driven metrics and AI-driven customer experiences.
How to unleash the personal assistant value of AI
AI assistants have evolved in a short time. We take a look at how they're impacting print businesses and how they can help you.
Building the future: an insight into industrial printing in 2024
Peter Buttiens, CEO of ESMA, reviews the past year in industrial printing and makes his predictions for 2024.
Innovations in Fabrics, Circular Economy and AI at Sportswear Pro 2024 Conference
We speak to 4 experts who will be speaking during the upcoming Sportswear Pro 2024 conference that will offer insight into the latest technologies, sustainable manufacturing processes, fabric innovations and thought-inspiring case studies.
FESPA Trend Event 2023 - brings community together to look to the future
During December 2023, located at the AFAS Theater in Leusden in the Netherlands the FESPA Netherlands Association organised the FESPA Trend Event 2023 that featured approximately 200 professionals from the sign and print industry for the FESPA TREND Event 2024.