Describe emerging technologies and how they relate to the graphic imaging industry.

Description should include

• 3D printing
• nanography
• digital inkjet
• quick response (QR) and/or other two-dimensional bar codes
• cross-media communications
• augmented reality (AR)
• variable data printing (VDP)
• cloud-based composition
• e-publishing applications
• print embellishment
• automation
• AI
• personalized Uniform Resource Locators (PURLs).

Process/Skill Questions:

• What digital and online factors relate to any printing project?
• When and how does a print job get modified or develop to include an online communications component?
• When should live links be included in a project?
• How does an online presence relate to a printed piece?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of e-books vs. traditional books?