printing

When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press back in 1436, it revolutionized the world. Gutenberg's press rode the Renaissance Era that was quickly sweeping through Europe and the rest of the world, and soon it was the greatest invention of that century. Gutenberg's press eventually replaced block printing, making it the most used format of modern movable type in the world.

And with that, the evolution of printing took off at a breakneck speed. It not only made books cheaper so the common man could begin to read, become educated, and begin climbing the social echelons of class, but it made the Bible accessible to laymen — changing the course of religion forever. The clergy no longer had a monopoly on literacy and no longer had control over what was taught to the people.

The book was the first major milestone in printing, but it was not the last. Movable type printing came next, followed by the rotary printing press, offset printing, ink jet printing, and finally, the digital printing of today.

Nowadays, everything from meeting minutes to club flyers are printed and distributed via printing. And we have a brilliant goldsmith named Gutenberg to thank for it.

Bloggers speaking about printing can be found at sites such as uprinting and printpattern.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “printing”

• in Business
  Amazon to Start Selling 3D Printers
  Online retailer Amazon are to create a section of their store dedicated to 3D printers
  by cmimanagers / on Jun 15, 2013
• in Finance
  Hi-Tech Printers Producing Fake Canadian Currency
  Local officials previously considered Canadian currency as impossible to counterfeit.
  by mdumon / on May 26, 2013
• in Videos
  Wayne Coyne Prints Poster Using Own Blood
  Flaming Lips frontman uses his own blood as ink for this one-of-a-kind print.
  by bryanmckay / on Oct 13, 2010

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• 3-D printing artificial bone

  
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• 3D Printed Surgical Guides Make Their Malaysian Debut

  
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  June 18, 2013, Selangor, Malaysia. A 37-year-old Malaysian man has now joined the growing number of people worldwide whose lives have been significantly improved by 3D Printing. Suffering from a badly healed broken arm, which he fractured at a young age, he developed a bony deformity in the left forearm. This led to ...
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• Pelican Imaging shows off Mobile array camera with 3D video capture, 3D printing and more

  
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• In Depth: 3D printing explained: what’s all the fuss about?

  
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• 3D printing could be miners' new tool

  
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• Presentation Folders Printing

  
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  It is famously said that first impression is the last impression; hence one must be very careful when planning your presentation folder. View and Vote
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• Custom Pocket Folder

  
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• Who Looks Worse Post Hiatt Deal – BSU or Gannett?

  
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  What Grades Do We Give Gannett and Ball State? Local resident Chris Hiatt has been sharing his displeasure across social media channels regarding the “cozy relationship” between the StarPress and Ball State University. According to Hiatt, it would seem that the pages of our local newspaper are used as a “public ...
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• Google releases Cloud Print app for Android

  
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  You may or may not know that the Google Cloud Print service isn’t anything new. It’s been implemented in many Google services for a while now, but it seems that Google are having a good time throwing standalone apps at us of already existing features – I’m not complaining, I welcome them all with open arms. ...
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• Graphics designer to make a5 postcard brochure double sided by ipwn

  
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  My printing people have given me a double sided a5 template so that we can make a brochure for 2 of our products. need a graphics designer to make some cartoon type images using a real picture and then… (Budget: $2-$8 USD, Jobs: Brochure Design, Graphic Design) Go to Source
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  a series of three images, same image treatment, palette, etc. .:: dibujandoARTe ::..
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• 3D Design – 3D Design for Printing Logo

  
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  Payments Offered: USD$500 Deadline: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Go to Source
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• Eric van Straatens "Bliss" 3D Printed Sculpture of a pig who gets all the ladies attention!

  
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  Im not quite sure what the above pictured pig is doing that Im not, but he sure seems capable of getting the attention of all the ladies around him! Of course, unfortunately, the gals are all human and while the pig only has a human face… so it is more like a taunting reminder to him that hes not a true person. ...
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• Print From Your Android With The Help Of Google’s Free Cloud Print App [Updates]

  
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• The future of buildings: coming soon, the house that can repair itself

  
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• X-Cube 3D Printed Open Source Puzzle Cube: Rubikulous

  
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• Amazon opens 3D printing store

  
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