The recent Taktisphere Live session featuring Harris & Bruno’s unboxing of their “Out of This World Embellishments” sample kit was positioned as a simple reveal. In practice, it served as something more useful: a clear look at how far digital embellishment has progressed, and where most of the industry is still falling short. The session brought together a mix of printers, designers, OEM teams, and operators to walk through a set of samples that were originally introduced at

When Al Kennickell took the virtual stage inside Taktisphere to talk about “avoiding the plastic look” in inkjet-based dimensional effects, he did more than share a technical trick. He opened a window into the kind of experimentation, cross-industry collaboration, and practical curiosity that is quietly pushing digital embellishment into a more mature phase. The session, hosted as part of Taktisphere’s new member-generated live series, centered on a deceptively simple challen

In today’s competitive print market, simply buying a new embellishment press and hoping customers line up is a risky bet. Print embellishments, like digital foils and spot UV coatings to raised textures and metallic effects, have evolved from gimmicky add-ons into strategic tools for business growth. However, success with these specialty enhancements doesn’t happen by magic. It requires a well-crafted business plan that goes beyond the shiny equipment and spells out how you’l

The Taktisphere has always been about more than showing off shiny samples and talking about what is possible in digital embellishment. At its core, it is about bringing the people in this space closer together so they can learn from each other, challenge each other, and help push the industry forward. That is why we are excited to officially open up the Taktisphere Live submission page and invite the community to step onto the stage. This means operators, OEMs, designers, pri