Visual Connections and the LIA recently hosted a joint Christmas dinner at the Sydney Rowing Club, waterside at Abbotsford. The LIA’s Angus Scott and Visual Connections’ Sarah Moore and Charly Blade were supported by The Press Gang, Society of Old Friends, Women in Print and Museum of Print folk.
The only address to the gathering was from Scott to give away a copy of James Cryer’s book ‘The Romance of Letterpress’ and a few bottles of French wine.
Fairfax and Rural Press legend Bob Lockley then thanked Scott for all his hard work in organising the event, with the help of Moore and Blade. The rest was pure enjoyment and camerarderie.
Industry recruiter, James Cryer of JDA Printrecruit – who donated a copy of his book as a door prize said, “The event represented a milestone in our industry’s evolution from primarily a trade-based one to a more diversified industry providing a wide range of solutions, processes and services.
“This has not always been an easy transition. The dominance of offset has historically overshadowed other smaller specialist sectors of our industry such as labels, cartons and signage.
“All that changed last Thursday, when under the LIA’s Angus Scott’s masterful leadership, assisted by Visual Connections, we emerged as an industry of many colours! A veritable ‘united nations’ of print, if you will.
“Collaboration and cooperation is the new black and I’m pleased to say we’ve been ‘first movers’ in this regard as we reach out to embrace new technologies and new markets. We’re being less defined as ‘printers’ and more as brand managers as we offer an increasingly diverse range of services.”
Here are some pictures from the event:
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