Graphic Arts Online - December 1, 2004

Commercial print firms are expanding into "specialty" offerings. Everything from pop-ups to shelf-talkers, cosmetic samples to lenticular images, security printing to luxuriously converted decorative items (e.g., highly decorated book components and specialty papers) and wide-format prints are among a growing list of complex offerings.

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