Printing as the Quiet Revolution of Civilization
The printing industr y is among the oldest of human industries, and one of the most quietly revolutionary. Whenever civilizations have developed in knowledge, commerce, or culture, printing has been behind the scenes, ensuring ideas and information could move more rapidly than mouth-to-ear. From Gutenberg's invention of movable type to the advent of offset lithography, the print business has not only kept pace with its time but helped shape whole epochs. The industry is now experiencing another great transition, this time fueled by Digital printing, a technology that is transforming not just publishing and packaging but advertising, fashion, and much more. The Journey from Offset to Digital Printing During the industrial era, offset printing was the unchallenged monarch of the trade. Huge presses that could churn out thousands of first-class prints per hour generated economies of scale that powered newspapers and magazines, textbooks and ads, and packaging for consumer products. D...