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The move will be the first time that all Kodak’s recent acquired companies and original divisions will be integrated in same location. GCG will join with the consumer division and medical division in the new building on Tuesday after the Labour Day weekend. It may be a first but Sydney is not the Kodak HQ in Australia; that will be in Melbourne and won’t be integrated until November at the earliest.
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To those readers who've been having sleepless nights wondering about our recent reports of a young female trade-qualified printer who couldn't find a job – you can now rest easy. The relentless efforts of James Cryer of JDA have paid off, and our young ink-stained Portia is happily behind the wheel of a 4-colour GTO, with a printer on Sydney's Northern Suburbs. It’s amazing that in an industry loud with the cries of printers unable to find staff, an eager young printer should have such difficulty finding a position.
“I wonder how many other women printers there are out there? Maybe we could recognize their special contribution to the industry,” said James.
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It must be the season for new logos. Following on from last week’s new Quark logo, this week I’d like to point out the similarities of the new Ricoh and Kodak logos. Undoubtedly designed by people who know a lot about these brand new matters, they certainly have a lot in common. Plain red on a white background is the go. 
Makes you wonder what they’re getting at, if anything at all.
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According to the latest Trendwatch report from the USA internet creative firms are not sure where the future lies. “Understanding where our business should go in the future’ was cited as a business challenge by 55 per cent of all internet creative firms, the highest level ever tracked by Trendwatch.
It somehow makes it better that those on the bleeding edge of innovation also haven’t a clue about the future.
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Knowing what you’re worth is essential in the labour marketplace, and knowing what other people are paying allows you to keep your business competitive. Which is why we should all lend a hand for GASAA’ wage survey. It’s a notable annual industry event and the more people who participate the better and more accurate the result. Log on here - GASAA Survey
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And finally … for everyone who ever wondered if marriage counselling works at all.
A husband and wife go to a counsellor after 15 years of marriage. The counsellor asks them what the problem is and the wife goes into a tirade listing every problem they have ever had in the 15 years they've been married. She goes on and on and on.
Finally, the counsellor gets up, goes around the desk, embraces the woman and kisses her passionately. The woman shuts up and sits quietly in a daze.
The counsellor turns to the husband and says, "That is what your wife needs at least three times a week. Can you do that?"
The husband thinks for a moment and replies, "Well, I can get her here
Monday and Wednesday, but on Friday, I play golf.
It must be the season for new logos. Following on from last week’s new Quark logo, this week I’d like to point out the similarities of the new Ricoh and Kodak logos. Undoubtedly designed by people who know a lot about these brand new matters, they certainly have a lot in common. Plain red on a white background is the go. 