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Kodak Polychrome Graphics
 Kodak Polychrome Graphics provides one of the broadest and most
successful portfolios today of digital, conventional and business
solutions available to printers, designers and other graphic
artists. Products and services include a wide range of computer-to-plate
and conventional lithographic plate products, digital halftone,
virtual, inkjet and analog proofing products, digital printing
applications, color workflow tools and Kodak branded graphic
arts films. There are offices all around the world, with regional
offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
The company, founded as a joint venture between Kodak and Sun
Chemical, announced last month that Kodak is now the sole owner,
having redeemed Sun Chemical’s 50 percent interest. Said
Corporate and Worldwide Marketing Director Beth Hogan Scott, “Today’s
announcement serves as a strong validation of KPG’s success
and position as a leading provider of digital and business solutions
to the graphics arts industry around the world.”
T 800.293.4284
W www.kpgraphics.com
Konica Minolta
Two longtime leaders in photography and digital imaging products
and technologies have come together to create Konica Minolta
Business Solutions. The company develops award-winning document
solutions that reduce the cost of production, storage and distribution,
and enhance productivity for office and color-intensive requirements.
For graphic designers and print producers, Konica Minolta is
an increasingly important player, developing, manufacturing
and supplying digital printers and color output devices that
run the gamut from desktop color laser printers for ad agencies
and graphic design studios, to high speed digital print production
systems like the bizhubPRO C500 and 1050 models.
www.konicaminolta.us, www.bizhubpro.com/is
Laughing Stock
Laughing Stock licenses rights protected stock illustration
and art, and also arranges original assignments when desired.
Say company officials, “The priority is to work personally
with art buyers to help them find illustration that goes beyond
the obvious.” On their website, visitors will find thousands
of illustrations that reflect the company’s reputation
for “spirited stock illustration” that is witty,
original and stylish.
T 508.460.6058
W www.laughing-stock.com
MAN Roland
MAN Roland is a worldwide printing press manufacturer, and
the world’s market leader in web press and newspaper
printing technology. In addition, the company designs and manufactures
web and sheetfed offset presses, as well as digital printing
systems for commercial printers, publishers, packaging producers,
quick printers and inplant shops. Renowned for its advanced
technology, innovation and service, MAN Roland sees the creative
community as an essential component in the health and advancement
of print communications. In this spirit, the company is sponsoring
seminars for art directors and graphic designers — “Printing
for Creative” — that offer hands-on updates of
today’s print processes and technologies.
www.manroland.com
Map Resources
Map Resources publishes a comprehensive selection of layered,
fully editable, royalty free stock maps in an Adobe Illustrator
format. Created for graphic designers and available 24/7 online,
offerings include world maps, globes, countries, U.S. states
and cities. To help designers make the right choice, there
are free PDF previews of all maps. The website is user friendly
and backed up by helpful phone service and technical support.
Map Resources has been expert at all this since 1986.
T 800.334.4291
W www.mapresources.com
Masterfile
 Masterfile Corporation is one of the largest and highest quality
independent stock image companies in the world, with an exceptional
collection of rights managed and royalty free photos and illustrations
by world class artists, including the intriguing zefa collection
from Europe. The collections on the website are very tightly
edited for discerning buyers, and the images cover a wide range
of subjects. Constantly innovating and improving, this past
year has seen Masterfile initiate a cool new graphic identity
and institute SimSearch, one of the most powerful visual search
tools in the stock industry. President Steve Pigeon says: "Our
SimSearch tool allows users to search for images more intuitively.
They can use the 'look and feel' of one image to find more images
like it with a single mouse click. This technology reduces the
need to articulate concepts with keywords.”
T 800.387.9010
W www.masterfile.com
Markzware
Markzware is a top developer of quality assurance, data conversion
and workflow solutions for the international graphic arts,
printing, publishing and digital multimedia industries. The
privately held company is based in Santa Ana CA, and has
many offerings that relate to the creative community under
the FlightCheck brand. The most recent addition, FlightCheck
Studio, is a new concept in quality control; it examines and
repairs documents while they are created. Document design specifications
are based on rules known as “Design Policies.” A Design
Policy is saved as a file, which is then distributed to any
number of designers or customers to insure all documents will
comply. All aspects of the design can be controlled including
style sheets, font usage, images and colors. Explains Patrick
Marchese, president of Markzware, “As you are going along
creating a document and go outside the parameter, Studio
warns you and presents the opportunity to quickly fix the problem.”
www.markzware.com
Marubeni Pulp & Paper
NA
For over 20 years, Topkote coated papers have inspired designers
and printers to communicate clearly and without compromise.
The grade is produced by Oji Paper Co., Ltd., imported by Marubeni
Pulp & Paper NA and distributed throughout the U.S. by
Unisource Worldwide. MPPN is headquartered in New York and
is owned by Marubeni Corporation and Marubeni America Corporation.
Oji, which has been in business for more than 130 years, operates
nearly 20 paper mills throughout Japan and has more than 120
subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. A new Topkote promotion, “The
Ultimate Ending,” is currently available.
T 800.UNISOURCE
W www.topkotepapers.com
Mary Evans Picture Library
Mary Evans Picture Library is a wonderful specialist source
for historical images. In addition to an archive containing
thousands of pictures depicting the famous (and not so famous)
events and characters of history, the library also offers a
user-friendly, searchable website from which to access 150,000
pictures, 27,000 of which are currently available in high resolution
for immediate download. Last year, Mary Evans celebrated its
40th anniversary. A series of initiatives this year will see
the agency improving and extending its legacy. On the agenda
is the introduction of faster search times, an improved keywording
system and the addition of IPTC metadata. One thing that will
not change: free searches by expert researchers.
T 011.44.20.8318.0034
W www.maryevans.com
Microtek
 Microtek is a global leader in the design and manufacture of
innovative and affordable desktop digital imaging solutions.
Known for its pioneering influence in scanning technology — it
holds many “firsts” in the imaging world — Microtek
provides solutions for professional designers and small office/home
office, corporate, education and government environments. The
current line of products range from ArtixScan dual-media and
dedicated film scanners designed for professional graphics and
prepress use to ScanMaker XL large format scanners and scanners
for the consumer market. A GDUSA favorite is the ScanMaker 9800XL,
an affordable, large-format scanner with superior specs and
a 12” x 17” scan bed that easily accommodates oversized
originals or batch scanning. This year, a multi-honored scanner
entry is the ScanMaker i900, a dual media flatbed with technology
to reconstruct damaged pictures (PictuRescue with Digital Ice
print technology) and one touch color restoration (ColoRescue).
T 310.687.5940
W www.microtekusa.com
Mohawk Paper Mills
 Mohawk
Paper Mills is a leader in the manufacture of premium printing
and imaging papers. From its flagship grade, Mohawk Superfine,
to the proprietary Inxwell products Navajo and Options, to Mohawk
Digital Papers, Mohawk papers are engineered to provide optimal
performance for sheetfed, web and digital printing. Also a leader
in environmental stewardship, Mohawk is one of the first large
scale production facilities in the U.S. to use nonpolluting
wind energy to manufacture paper. Several recycled products
have been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and Green
Seal. It has been an eventful year for Mohawk. On the positive
side, the company has signed a letter of intent to purchase
the Fine Papers Business from International Paper, which includes
the venerable Strathmore and Beckett gradelines. But sadly,
Thomas D. O’Connor, chairman of the family
owned mills and a respected member of the community, passed
away on November 30. He began his career at Mohawk a half century
ago, and his leadership was key to the company’s emergence
as a national leader.
T 800.THE.MILL
W www.mohawkpaper.com
Monadnock
Named for the mountain that dominates the company’s local
landscape, Monadnock was founded in 1819 and is among the oldest
continuously operating paper mills in the U.S. Grades include
Astrolite, Astrolite PC100, Dulcet and Caress. In the spirit
of the company, a recent promotion, “Specifying Quality,” documents
the continuing value of premium papers for graphic designers.
Sample comments from the piece provide evidence. Kit Hinrichs: “If
I believe a paper will have a positive impact on the effectiveness
of a piece, I will advise… accordingly. But I will present
it as a smart business decision, not only a creative one.” Jennifer
Sterling: “I always select the stock. I will give up a
number of colors or pages or a specialty process before I print
on a sheet I don’t like.” Leslie Smolan: “Paper
is a huge part of the design. It projects the tactile, sensory
parts of the message.” Jennifer Morla: “I always
make the paper selection. While a ceo doesn’t know the
cost of paper vs. photography or printing, he certainly knows
if what he holds in his hands projects the right image of the
company.” This piece, and more, are available on a newly
revamped website.
T 877.877.2098
W www.mpm.com
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