Our Changing Industry - We Used To Call It Printing

The speed with which computer technology has become applicable to and affordable for the graphic arts is reviewed. The means of getting information into print is changing. Most accurately it could be called The Information Transfer business. Several small industry segments, or modules are discussed, including text, layout, image and communications management, and artificial intelligence. All of these are desktop publishing issues with enormous implications for traditional graphic arts market segments. The overview gives a glimpse into some of the new prepress technology arenas that need evaluation.