Happy Earth Day
We all see the “save a tree” encouragements designed to shame us into not using paper, but are they really true? No, in North America trees are doing just fine thanks. It is blatant
Hell Freezes Over
At least that is how one of my favorite Blogs, Dead Tree Edition describes it, but it is good news
Western Web, Inc. turns Six
Western Web was born in June of 2005 during the planning stages for construction of a printing plant to produce
No shirt, no shoes, no problem
In forty years of selling printing I’ve landed accounts in some odd ways. Once I walked through the door of
Pity the poor printer
Pity the poor printer. Beset by the Internets, iPads, Smart Phones, Kindles, Pay Walls and all things electronic, but, HA, we still have you if you want to hold a real newspaper or magazine in your hand. Or we do until Meganews hits the streets. The concept behind Meganews is
Western Web’s Tests New Tsunami Drill
Since the building that was our Tsunami safe spot has been torn down, Western Web had an opportunity during this week’s Tsunami warning test to try out our new Tsunami Escape Plan as seen below. Clearly the new plan needs some work.
Printing. Funny?
So you think printing is boring ink on paper stuff. Ha. Printing is funny. Here are my two favorite typo stories from the last thirty years. I’m visiting my good friends and customers at Redding Homes. The Publisher is a restrained military type married to a very sweet, quiet, shy
Winner, Winner Sushi Dinner
Western Web is just giddy to announce we’ve been honored with four awards at Printing Industries of America’s, Web Offset Association (WOA) 2013 Print Awards Competition. We received two firsts and two seconds. Western Web has won seven first place awards in this competition in four years. No other open
Using Paper KILLS TREES!
Nonsense, trees are a renewable resource. Did you know there are more trees in the USA than there were on the 1st Earth Day in 1970? Western Web only buys from domestic mills with a record of sustainability. Besides, paper is still a very valuable part of everyday life. As
Agricultural waste can be turned into air pollution or paper
While investigating the situation in Clayoquot Sound I made friends with a Greenpeace associate. We didn’t agree on everything, but we each trusted the other and stayed in touch. A few months after the trip he asked if I would participate in a test program to make newsprint from rice
Paperweights
In virtually every other country in the world, the weights of various paper types are described by the simple definition of grams per meter squared (GMS). In Montreal, Paris, or Kabul for that matter, 52 GMS paper is heavier than 45 GMS. However we live in the USA where we
Hell Freezes Over
At least that is how one of my favorite Blogs, Dead Tree Edition describes it, but it is good news for mailers. April 10 postal rates will go down for the first time since World War 1. This is not based on the generosity of the Postal Service as evidenced
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