It's International Print Day! Here's How You Can Join In

Celebrating its fourth year focusing on print — the original communications delivery device — International Print Day (IPD) gives you a chance to join a worldwide conversation and share your passion for print. Throughout the day today, you can share your work, your favorite print samples and applications or simply share a moment with fellow enthusiasts using the Twitter hashtag #IPD17.

Last year, the IPD hashtag on Twitter generated an impressive 30 million timeline deliveries in just under 24 hours. The push for 2017 is to go bigger.

IPD’s annual theme is born from the community that gathers for a weekly #PrintChat held every Wednesday on Twitter at 4 p.m. ET, and this year it’s ‘#PrintUX’, providing another way for stakeholders to interact.

“Print is an evolving technology with a proud history and a vibrant future,” says Deborah Corn, principal at Print Media Centr and the driving force behind the day. “PrintUX represents 'The Print Experience' as related to print’s role in the world, print’s role in our lives and the industry’s role in providing the tools and technology to manifest imagination through the printing process. We’re expecting to see printers, designers, marketers and entrepreneurs connecting throughout the day sharing samples and stories of great print – plus ideas, suggestions and opportunities to collaborate.

 “In 2015 the United States Capitol Building recognized IPD by sharing pictures of their printed admission tickets,” Corn recalls. “In 2016 Good Morning America gave us a shout-out which was incredible considering their massive following. But when the United Nations Library Geneva reached out to share their 2017 event news, I felt that International Print Day was validated as a legitimate global celebration of print. Now the rest is up to us. So, be as inventive as possible and let’s get print and its possibilities trending around the world.”

For more information, please visit www.internationalprintday.org, where additional details about the format and content of the day can be found. Novice social media users can also find “Social Media Minute” videos by Print Media Centr at www.youtube.com/printmediacentr ahead of time to shore up their sharing knowledge.

Connect with International Print Day on Twitter @IntPrintDay and on Facebook.

About Print Media Centr

International Print Day is organized by Print Media Centr, a diversified collective of print and print media enthusiasts who bring relevant and topical information and resources to the print and marketing community. More information about Print Media Centr, and its Principal Deborah Corn, can be found at www.printmediacentr.com

About #PrintChat

#PrintChat is a weekly discussion about all things Print and Integrated Marketing every Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET via Twitter. This hour-long chat, hosted by Deborah Corn of Print Media Centr and moderated by Sandy Hubbard, attracts the best and brightest industry influencers from the print community. For information on how to participate please visit www.printchat.printmediacentr.com

The preceding press release was provided by a company unaffiliated with IPG. The views expressed within do not directly reflect the thoughts or opinions of the staff of IPG.