Digital BW, The Print

I have been in touch the last six months with Mark's efforts and hard work in this area of inkjet longevity testing and have contributed many print samples myself. 

I can only say that what he is doing now is exactly what so many of us who do this kind of print imaging for a living had dreamed of for the last decade. 

Since he is not being supported by the big three printer/ink manufacturers, and therefore is not in the position to be influenced by their marketing needs, (or, anyone else's marketing needs as far as that goes) what he is doing is of great value to us all.

So, you guys out there, whether you are artists, print studios, or university departments, please consider joining his site and supporting this continued research. He can't do it all alone.  Personally I think what he is doing is historic. We may not always like what we hear from this form of neutral observer testing, but we need to hear it. And, this isn't just an ink situation I'm talking about, it is equally a media selection situation. 

We need more tests and in my opinion he is the qualified guy to be encouraging to do them. Please join and stay in touch with his website as things progress. We'll all learn something.

John

deanimaging.com