Leading industry expert Professor Frank Romano shares his views on the evolution of printing, impact of digital transformation, advancements in inkjet technologies and the future of printing and packaging.   He provides his candid opinion on Konica Minolta’s AccurioJet KM-1 and MGI products.  An insightful twenty minutes that will especially benefit those involved in commercial printing, packaging and publishing industries.

Earlier this year Konica Minolta Canada had the opportunity to catch up with Professor Frank Romano at Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo, California where he’s teaching a course on digital printing.

Professor Romano has spent over 58 years in the printing and publishing industries. Many know him best as the editor of the International Paper Pocket Pal or from the hundreds of articles he has written for publications from North America and Europe to the Middle East to Asia and Australia.

He is the author of 60 books, including the 10,000-term Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications (with Richard Romano), the standard reference in the field. His books on QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, and PDF workflow were among the first in their fields. He has authored most of the books on digital printing. One of his books is the 800-page textbook for Moscow State University.

He has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Times of London, USA Today, Business Week, Forbes, and many other newspapers and publications, as well as on TV and radio. He contributes to InfoTrends with commentary on the printing industry.

Frank provided his thoughts about the evolution of the printing industry and his opinion on Konica Minolta’s AccurioJet KM-1 and MGI Digital Finishing line.

Here’s the full interview (20 minutes long).  Shorter versions of the video will be released in the coming weeks.


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