Inspiration

Roland DG customers are some of the most imaginative and creative people we've ever met. To support your creativity and need for inspiration,we have created a selection of blog entries to help you get inspired and excited about creating your next vehicle wrap, sign, custom graphic or prototype. The following content ranges from fun articles and infographics to customer interviews and print news.

Roland DGA Cartridge Recycling program

12 November 2010 Rick Scrimger Inspiration cartridges , facebook restyling , green , recycling

I recently saw a post on our Facebook restyling page asking if we had a recycling program. Yes! The Roland DGA Cartridge Recycling Program, launched in early 2010, was met with cheers of excitement & enthusiasm from Roland DG owners. Over the last year, we’ve saved thousands of cartridges from the landfill. One Roland DG owner had been saving cartridges for years in hopes of a good recycling program…

Can you hear me now?

04 November 2010 Dave Goward Inspiration

Quick, run into an empty room, close the door behind you, and start talking out loud. That's kind of what writing a blog is like. Can you hear me now? Now? Now? How about now?

Your Creativity Is Our Inspiration

28 October 2010 Patrick Kersey Inspiration , Engraving

At the recent SGIA show in Las Vegas, I had someone approach me who read my name badge and challenged me, "Creative Director? What would someone with a title like that do when the entire company is so creative?"

What's the difference?

27 October 2010 Andrew Oransky Inspiration born to wrap , creative center , inkjet , inspire , sgia

As you have probably noticed from some other posts, we have been spending a lot of time at trade shows lately. They are always exciting for me because I get to see all kinds of new technology in one place, but also because I get to meet a lot of Roland DG users all at once, and hear about their work. While I’d like to believe that simply owning a Roland DG is a competitive advantage, almost everyone I talk to has some additional way to differentiate their business. One user bragged that he could turn around 8″ x 10″ canvas prints, stretched and ready to hang, within 24 hours of an online order. That means event photographs get delivered while the event is still fresh in people’s minds. Some owners have found that focusing on and perfecting one application, like wall coverings or window treatments has made them stand out.

Better. Faster. Cheaper.

21 October 2010 Rick Scrimger Inspiration 3d mills , better. faster. cheaper , cnc , design-2-part , sgia , sgia expo , simon sinek , srp , versauv

Not your father's CNC machine. Roland DG's 3D products are not an easy sell. First of all, there's so much buzz about 3D printing technology, that there's little discussion room left for the older CNC technology. Second, the market is so diverse, literally a hundred different types of customers in a variety of market niches. Trust me, from a marketing perspective, selling CNC is tough. But we believe in what we're doing. Unlike previous CNC machines that demanded that you know programming.

What happens in Vegas…

13 October 2010 Dave Goward Inspiration

..stays in Vegas. What a great tag line, huh?

Vehicle Wraps Motor into the Fast Lane

11 October 2010 Patrick Kersey Inspiration bmw , ford , scion , sgia , vs-640 , wrap , xc-540

We just hosted another full Born To Wrap 2-day workshop at our California offices and I have no doubt that our free wrap demos at SGIA will also be well attended. I believe there are two primary reasons for this continued interest in designing and installing vehicle wraps and they are profound.

Sweet Home Chicago

06 October 2010 Andrew Oransky Inspiration b2b , commercial print , direct mail , graph expo , inkjet , label printer , quick printer

Graph Expo just wrapped up in Chicago, and after a few days walking around the show and talking to customers at our booth, I’ve come to some conclusions about the state of the printing business. First and foremost, despite all the discussions and questions about the need for print in the digital age, the industry is alive, well, and innovating at a staggering rate. Printers were walking the floor looking for new techniques and technologies that would continue to push the limits of what we can do with ink on paper (or plastic, metal, wood, and a thousand other substrates). There are still lots of instances in which a computer monitor, smart phone, or iPad won’t get the job done.

New “Fakes” from Roland DG

04 October 2010 Rick Scrimger Inspiration fakes , label expo 2010 , labels , metallic inks , samples , versauv

In preparation for Label Expo, we wanted to show off some great samples of work that we can do on our machines – so first, we needed to design a bunch of Roland DG branded or fake product labels, find stuff to stick them on and go to town. Here’s a sample of some of our “fake” products!

Sales 101

29 September 2010 Dave Goward Inspiration economic outlook , oatmeal , versacamm

Did you ever notice when you get a new car how suddenly everyone is driving the same car?