Sustainable Printing

A lot of Sustainable Printing practices begin with the design of your document. I’ve already discussed a few ways to make your design more sustainable (see related posts), but I came across another blog post that has a few more tips to reduce paper usage when printing documents at home or the office. (more…)

Today on Sustainable Printing, I wrap up my 10 post series on Ways to Find a Sustainable Printer.  In each post, I explored a new way to determine if your printer’s philosophy is green at the core.  This last post is sort of a catch-all of other efforts your printer may be making towards sustainability.

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I’d like to take a moment to announce today on Sustainable Printing the birth of my newest family addition.  Gloria Renee came to us on Wednesday June 17 in a wonderfully quick and peaceful way.  I was fortunate enough to deliver her in a birthing tub at the Greenhouse Birth Center here in Michigan.

While I enjoy my new daughter, I have to think about any formal birth announcement I may want to do.  Personally, I’ve never been too keen on birth announcements, but over the course of my career, I have seen some that were so incredibly beautiful.  Typically, birth annoucements are printed on cardstock with a full bleed.  Of course, this is simply what I have seen most often, but like with any print project, the sky’s the limit.

Well, most of you know how I feel about bleeds as a sustainable print option (if not, see my related posts), so that doesn’t sit right with my eco-ethics.  And frankly, addressing and mailing out 50+ announcements is not high on my priority list.

So I think I may send out e-announcements.  This is a fantastic option that allows me all the design features that would normally be not so ecofriendly (like bleeds or an odd size), but yet can still look amazing.  Also, I save on paper, energy & postage…quite environmentally friendly.

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Planning Your Printing - Graphic Design

Today on Sustainable Printing, I write my 9th post in my 10 part series on ways to find a sustainable printer.  With each post, I explore a new way to determine if your printer’s philosophy is green at the core.  Today, I want to talk a little about possible certifications your printer may or may not possess.

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While researching topics for possible Sustainable Printing posts, I came across this press release about Pharos Systems’ new security feature for office printing.

The Omega PS60 technology allows offices with multiple users for printers to ensure that confidential documents only get in the hands of the person printing them.  Users send documents to whichever printer they designate and then swipe a card at the printer to release the job.  The document will not start printing until the person who generated the request is standing at the printer with their keycard.

This not only protects confidential documents from being seen by unauthorized eyes, but from a sustainability factor, this is a great feature.  There would be no chance of someone else accidentally grabbing your document, which then requires you to wastefully reprint it.

A user could also send multiple documents over the course of an hour or a full day, but only make one trip to the printer.  This could very effectively make for an easier workflow for employees since they wouldn’t have to jump up and grab their confidential documents every time they sent one to print.  Making a single trip to the printer would enhance your employees the ability to work more efficiently.

For more information, visit the Pharos Systems website.