Images October 2019 Digital Edition

www.images-magazine.com 04 images OCTOBER 2019 Published by: 360 Communications Ltd images magazine, 360 Communications Ltd, 58a Livingstone Road, Hove, BN3 3WL, UK 01273 748482 | www.images-magazine.com Advertising: advertising@images-magazine.com Editorial: editorial@images-magazine.com Subscriptions: subscriptions@images-magazine.com | images is available free of charge to UK subscribers | Subscribe / unsubscribe / update contact details online: www.images-magazine.com Publisher/advertising: Jonathan Vince | jonathan@images-magazine.com Features editor: Rachael Glazier | rachael@images-magazine.com Staff writer: Ceri Roberts | ceri@images-magazine.com Features writer: Mark Ludmon | mark@images-magazine.com Publishing assistant: Gaby Bowring | gaby@images-magazine.com Design/Production: ATG Media | production@atgraphicsuk.com Printing: Stephens & George Ltd | Goat Mill Road,Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 3TD ( issn 0966 7512) Opinions expressed by contributors in this magazine are not necessarily shared by the Publisher. 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OCTOBER 2019 | VOL.28 NO.10 OCTOBER 15, 2019 Promotion & Branding Show - Belfast Hilton Templepatrick Belfast, Castle Upton, Paradise Walk, Templepatrick BT39 0DD promobranding.events OCTOBER 17, 2019 Print & Stitch - Bristol Aztec Hotel & Spa, Aztec W, Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4TS printandstitch.org OCTOBER 17, 2019 Promotion & Branding Show - Dublin Red Cow Hotel Dublin, Naas Rd, Dublin 22, Ireland, D22 YX80 promobranding.events OCTOBER 23-25, 2019 Printing United Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, 650 S Griffin St, Dallas, Texas, 75202, USA info.printingunited.com OCTOBER 30, 2019 Promotion & Branding Show - Glasgow Hilton Strathclyde, Phoenix Crescent, Bellshill, Glasgow, Scotland, ML4 3JQ promobranding.events NOVEMBER 5-8, 2019 A+A 2019 Messe Düsseldorf Messeplatz Stockumer Kirchstraße 61 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany aplusa-online.com NOVEMBER 7, 2019 Print & Stitch Nottingham Derby Novotel Hotel, Bostocks Lane, Long Eaton, Sandiacre, Nottingham, NG10 4EP printandstitch.org JANUARY 7-9, 2020 PSI - Düsseldorf Messe Düsseldorf, Messeplatz, Stockumer Kirchstraße 61, 40474 Dusseldorf, Germany psi-messe.com JANUARY 12-13, 2020 Trophex 2020 Hall 7, The NEC, North Avenue, Marston Green, Birmingham, B40 1NT trophex.com JANUARY 17-19, 2020 ISS Long Beach Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Centre, California, 90802, USA impressionsexpo.com/longbeach/ EDITORIAL DIARY Follow us on social media: @imagesmaguk T he workplace can be a stressful environment, and one that can take a toll on people’s mental health. Mind, the mental health charity, suggests that one in six workers is currently dealing with a mental health problem, such as anxiety, depression or stress, which not only affects their wellbeing but also impacts on their performance and productivity. For any business owner or manager, fostering a happy and healthy workplace and effectively managing and supporting your staff’s mental health is not only in the best interests of your employees, it is also in the best interests of your business as a whole. We are marking W orld Mental Health Day (10 October) by publishing some practical pointers on how to maintain a healthy workforce from Laura Johnson, head of workplace wellbeing programmes at Mind (page 24), while Marshall Atkinson focuses on the causes (and prevention) of stress in the print shop, as he sharpens his stake, peels his garlic and prepares to help you ‘Slay your energy vampire’ (page 48). Talking of vampires, Halloween is fast approaching and we’re getting into the spirit (sic) of things with the help of Grafityp UK’s Sue Kirkwood, who demonstrates how to combine different types of heat transfer vinyl to create a spooky glow-in-the-dark T-shirt design in this issue’s step-by-step feature (‘Vinyl combos’, page 68). Suitably inspired, you can catch up on all the latest developments in heat- applied decoration equipment and consumables in ‘Film stars’, our annual heat transfers and vinyls showcase (page 71). Meanwhile, screen printing expert Tony Palmer goes all Harrison Ford on us as he presents a primer on squeegees in ‘Blade rubber’ (page 40), while embroidery guru Erich Campbell rolls up his sleeves and grapples with large and complicated pieces of embroidery work in ‘How to digitise daunting designs’ (page 51). Embroidery designs don’t come much more complex than Laura Marriott’s stunning RiverFleur piece – see how it was created in this month’s ‘Anatomy of an embroidery’ (page 36) And digital print shops needn’t feel left out, as Colin Marsh of Resolute DTG is on hand to explain the differences between piezo print heads and advise on which type would best suit your production requirements (‘DTG helpdesk’, page 26). Jonathan Vince Mental health day and fright night