It’s still 2020 — so BYOB! We’re partnering with the Dallas Society of Visual Communications to kick-off our sixth-annual PrintOberfest with Motto (NYC + Dallas).
Then, from lunch to lunch, we’ll host (8) educational sessions and (2) networking breakouts — all available again, on-demand later. It’s our biggest PrintOberfest yet!
The line-up is stacked. Create your own augmented reality experience, discover cutting-edge trends and, ultimately, be re-energized. You'll feel inspired for your next project.
1Can we say "crap ton?" There are a ton of coveted, delicious print & packaging samples all boxed up, with your name on it. You don't want to miss out on this resource box.
3Mix and mingle in small groups where you can make meaningful connections, swap ideas and refuel with peers. Come for happy hour, coffee, or both!
2Be facemask famous! Win the PrintOberfest design contest, and we'll dye-sublimate your art to send you 10 facemasks. Scroll down to download the template.
4RBMM, Principal
As managing principal, Jeff holds the unofficial titles of Team Builder, Visionary, and Cat Wrangler. That’s okay, because Jeff has always been at his creative best when things are at their most chaotic. Like many of his predecessors and peers, Jeff is committed to elevating the practice of design. He is a past president of the Dallas Society of Visual Communications (DSVC), and a former board member (he served 10 years). Jeff honed his design chops at three Dallas design and advertising firms, where he also polished his skills as a creative director and mentor. He joined RBMM after three years of running his own successful practice. Most evenings, Jeff heads out to his backyard studio – where he and his wife, Shay, run Bee Things. The couple designs and prints limited-edition posters, apparel, and paper products for the home. Jeff’s marine biology degree hasn’t proved very useful – except for his uncanny ability to draw sea creatures.
Chief Folding Fanatic, Foldfactory.com
An educator, author, designer, and world-class presenter, Trish specializes in creative solutions and engagement strategies for direct mail and marketing—and she uses her expertise to help companies find solutions that can meet, or exceed, their marketing goals. She is also the curator of the world’s most exciting collection of folded print and direct mail samples, sharing the best of her collection on her popular e-video series “60-second Super-cool Fold of the Week”— a series that has surpassed 500 episodes. Trish is the President of Foldfactory.com, and the creator of the award-winning FOLDRite™ folding template system. Trish is an instructor for LinkedIn Learning, and has authored many resources, including Direct Mail Simplified, and Paper Folding Templates for Print Design.
Intl. Direct Packaging, Creative Director
Named “One of the 200 Best Packaging Designers” by Lurzer’s Archive, and Graphic Design USA’s “People to Watch,” Evelio is an industry-recognized packaging design expert known for his ability to engineer strategic user experiences. His focus on user experience coupled with sustainable systems and packaging allows him to share this knowledge to elevate our industry. Evelio’s passion for designing and engineering memorable #unboxing experiences for global consumers can be seen in his creative collaborations with many of the world's most sought after brands. He’s bridged the gap between design and flawless manufacturing for brands that include Sephora, Urban Decay, Michael Kors, Tiffany & Co., Sonos, and Google.
TREKK, EVP
Sarah Mannone is Executive Vice President of TREKK, a multi-channel marketing communications agency. She works with Trekk clients to develop strategic marketing plans and craft measurable programs that span print, web, social and mobile. Sarah is actively involved in uncovering new technologies and applications to meet clients’ current and future needs. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Northern Illinois University and a Master’s Degree in Communications from the University of Illinois.
RealityBLU, CEO
MJ is Chief Experience Officer and a founding partner of RealityBLU, his second start-up. RealityBLU is a Software as a service company that provides tools for marketers and creatives to create, manage, deploy and measure AR campaigns at scale and without programmers. As a previous agency owner and creative director his career has always been about using state of the art technologies to solve real-world communication challenges for global companies and brands. M.J. is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events where he shares his expertise in increasing marketing relevance through practical use of mobile apps, video, augmented and virtual reality.
Dejan Associates, Principal
As an educator, designer, humanist, mentor and lover of all things graphic arts, Daniel has been an evangelist for the power of paper and print for the span of his career. With more than 50 years of design, production, print buying and on-press experience, Dejan is always ready to share his knowledge of the successful and effective marriage of print and paper. With a history of being on the road 200 days a year, in his 22 year tenure as the Print & Creative Manager for Sappi North America, he is a hands-on, in-person resource — delivering presentations to designers, printers, corporations and paper merchants as well as to organizations at public and private events and conferences throughout North America.
PIA MidAmerica, President
Teresa represents print and imaging companies in PIA MidAmerica’s four-state region: Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. With 25 years of industry experience, she’s been a leader in print operations management throughout her career, owned her own business and taught graphic communication for Metropolitan Community Colleges in Kansas City. Born and raised in the Midwest, Teresa attended Central Missouri State University where she graduated with a degree in Graphic Art Technology Management.
Hallmark, Designer
Cory Say, born and raised Texan, is a designer at Hallmark Card Inc. who found his powers are lettering and illustration. While working at Tracey Locke, he was found by Hallmark through his Pinterest and landed his dream job by putting himself out there. Cory will share how his path in design led him to lettering and how that skill allows him the ability to standout in each opportunity that comes his way.
Mohawk, SVP Creative & Marketing
Chris is SVP Marketing & Creative at Mohawk Fine Papers in Cohoes, NY. In this role, he has responsibility for brand management, strategic market development and creative direction for the company’s product and marketing campaigns. Chris joined Mohawk in 1990, holding several positions from sales to marketing and played a pivotal role establishing Mohawk as a market leader in digital printing. Chris is a Lynda.com author and speaks extensively on the role printing and paper play in design today. He holds an undergraduate degree from SUNY Oswego and an MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology College. He lives in beautiful Troy, NY.
Canon, Marketing Director
Tonya is the Director, Marketing at Canon Solutions America with a focus on all outbound marketing initiatives and the customer experience for the Production Print Solutions business. Tonya brings a wealth of knowledge on building strategies for B2B marketing, with a keen focus on the graphic arts industry. She has been in the industry since 2015 starting at Hewlett Packard. Tonya has been with Canon Solutions America since 2009, initially focused on the graphic arts customer segments. Tonya currently serves on the thINK Board, BMI’s Marketing & Membership Committee, and Printing Industries Alliance Franklin Event Committee.
International Paper, Brand Manager
Karin has been with International Paper for 25 years and in her fifth year as the Commercial Printing Brand Manager. She develops strategies and leads the execution of brand plans for the Commercial Printing brands Accent® Opaque, Springhill® Opaque Colors, Springhill® Uncoated Bristols and Williamsburg Offset.
Domtar, Customer Marketing
Passionate marketer and self-proclaimed paper nerd, Meredith Collins has over 15 + years of experience in the paper industry. Her expertise in paper offers unique insights to tips and solutions for impressive print results.
President, PrintForest & Posty Cards
Erick began his career in the booming California technology industry after receiving his bachelor’s from Standford. With 15 years experience in Silicon Valley, he joined the family business as General Manager, playing a key role in the company’s continuing success and modernization. Erick was appointed President in 2010. Under his guidance, Posty Cards continues to receive national recognition for sustainable business practices, and he catalyzed the launch of PrintForest, a division that focuses on sustainable printing.
PIA MidAmerica, Vice President
Cristen has a background in newspapers and communications. She was the managing editor for five community newspapers before leading up the Student Media Department at UT Dallas. She helped build a local non-profit from the ground-up as Communications Director before joining PIA MidAmerica in 2018. In her new role as Vice President, she's tasked with strengthening connections within the commercial print & packaging industry.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT KICK-OFF • 6-7:30 PM NOV. 4
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MJ Anderson
Karin King
This augmented reality session & hands-on workshop will demystify AR by giving the attendees a quick primer on the medium as well as a conversation about the revenue opportunities and applications that exist right now for the organizations that want to add additional service lines that complement their existing offerings. If you understand the impact movable type and invention of the printing press had on us as humans, then discover how AR and VR will do for us like what Gutenburg did with the first printed book.
Sarah Mannone
Tonya Powers
When agencies and printers are able to collaborate early on in the design process, amazing things can happen. True partnership allows both parties to leverage the full breadth of their capabilities — and understand what the other can do. In this presentation, Tonya and Sarah will look at the Canon Solutions America ProStream Possibilities Media Guide as a case study. They will walk us through the collaboration process between designer and printer, from the concept stage through production, and will highlight the ways in which this piece benefitted from the CSA/Trekk creative partnership.
Meredith Collins
Teresa Campbell
Wow, cool samples. But can I really afford all this embellishment and finishing? Teresa and Meredith have the tips & tricks to make your design work for you … not the other way around. Learn how to tap into the newest technologies and easy tips that can elevate projects. They’re also the queens of Q&A, so bring your quandaries and hurdles. Every question will get answered, even if that means post-session research. Get practical answers and leave with the tools to boost your next print or packaging project.
Chris Harrold
Erick Jessee
Evelio Mattos
Hear from PrintForest, the first U.S. printer to achieve Platinum level TRUE© Zero Waste certification. Projects are produced and fulfilled from a LEED Platinum, zero-waste facility, with 100% renewable energy, and paper is exclusively sourced from sustainably managed forests.
Daniel Dejan
Our culture is constantly being influenced by fads, trends and occasionally truly disruptive technologies that find their way into new and maturing markets. It raises the question: how do we integrate these new technologies into our current sales and marketing strategies? While some are pricey now, we have seen the cost of many tools (some only a few years old) become affordable and a part of day-to-day life very quickly. We’ll cover new technology such as image recognition as a link between ink-on-paper and digital marketing communications; OLED (organic light emitting diodes) paper-thin monitors being incorporated into unique direct marketing and publishing campaigns; the ability to print electronic and digital circuitry directly on substrates to be used for new products including packaging, interior design, greeting cards and more. Join the discussion on how the printing industry is incorporating new technology to evolve in ways we would not have imagined only a few years ago.
Mix & Mingle
Come network in small groups with moderators.
Coffee with Creatives
Come network in small groups with moderators.
Trish Witkowski
This power-packed session is filled with direct mail inspiration and advice from the one-and-only Trish Witkowski of Foldfactory, who will be broadcasting LIVE from her Maryland studio. Trish will take us on a journey through different engagement devices and techniques with a focus on generational preferences and strategies. So, the question is: "Can companies attract and engage Millennials and Gen Z without alienating their Gen X and Boomer clients?” Tune in to learn how to “get it opened,” and how to make effective mail campaigns that connect with your audience.
Cory Say
Cory found his powers are lettering and illustration. In the session portion, he will share how his path in design led him to lettering and how that skill allows him the ability to standout in each opportunity that comes his way. Then, in a workshop format, attendees will learn how to draw and illustrate lettering and will learn techniques for brush lettering. Plus, he will share his tips and tricks on using Illustrator and the pen tool. At the end of the workshop, Cory will select a design that will win a special prize!
Jeff Barfoot
Jeff will be presenting the recently launched branding update for the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. This will include speaking about and showing the RBMM branding philosophy and process, the first round of work done for the project, and the finished work for the museum, which included everything large (environmental signage), medium (printed collateral), to small (about a kajillion icons).
