In these unprecedented times, please know that we keep you in our minds with good wishes for health, safety, and wellness.
Through these months, we are here to work with you remotely and, in some cases, on site.
We continue to supply consumables, hardware and software.
Softproofing is perfect when away from the office.
Over the years, we have been strong proponents of softproofing in controlled and accurate environments. Today may be the time to consider such an option. Please give us a call to see if softproofing is right for you.
We bring You Back From Chaos.
Is your personal chaos a printer that prints lousy colors?
Or is your chaos so great that you can’t find your files,
nothing prints right and everything takes twice as long as it should?
Or is your chaos so great that you can’t find your files,
nothing prints right and everything takes twice as long as it should?
We are creative, intuitive, technical thinkers and doers
who build innovative workflow solutions for the graphic and printing industries.
who build innovative workflow solutions for the graphic and printing industries.
COLOR MANAGEMENT
- Color management
- Job management
- Automation and customization
- Prepress and printing standardization
WORKFLOW INTEGRATION
- About workflow integration
- How does color management impact your workflow
Print + Digital
- Interactive Print
- Rods and Cones With Linkz
- Digital Publishing
- Print + Digital Services
HONBLUE: Integrating multiple divisions into one workflow
HONBLUE was established in 1967 by Larry Heim Sr., an architect from Palo Alto CA, to provide printing services for the Architectural/Engineering/ Construction (AEC) firms. Today, with over 140 employees, they are the predominant leader in Hawaii, not only for AEC printing, but also for commercial, digital and large-format printing.
Matt Heim, son of founder Larry Heim Sr., brought many innovative and forward-thinking technologies to address unmet needs in Hawaii. Installation of the Indigo E-Print 1000, the print industry’s first digital press, and the first large-format digital printer are good examples of how HONBLUE anticipated the needs of Hawaii’s creative community.
HONBLUE: Integrating multiple divisions into one workflow
HONBLUE was established in 1967 by Larry Heim Sr., an architect from Palo Alto CA, to provide printing services for the Architectural/Engineering/ Construction (AEC) firms. Today, with over 140 employees, they are the predominant leader in Hawaii, not only for AEC printing, but also for commercial, digital and large-format printing.
Matt Heim, son of founder Larry Heim Sr., brought many innovative and forward-thinking technologies to address unmet needs in Hawaii. Installation of the Indigo E-Print 1000, the print industry’s first digital press, and the first large-format digital printer are good examples of how HONBLUE anticipated the needs of Hawaii’s creative community.
Events and Noteworthy
Color21
the annual on color and workflow for the graphic and printing industries, has been moved to June 5 – 8, 2021
“Whenever I need color management answers, I reach for the one tool which will solve all my color management problems: the telephone. I dial Rods and Cones and they lead me out of chaos.”
Russell Preston Brown
Senior Creative Director at Adobe Systems Inc.
“Software alone does not solve problems. Rods and Cones’ creative integration and spot-on support helps provide solutions for our customers that really work!”
Matt Heim, HonBlue
Our clients list includes:
Tiffany
Williams Sonoma
Schawk!
Tea Collection
Benefit Cosmetics
i.M. Branded
Athleta
Integer
“Whenever I need color management answers, I reach for the one tool which will solve all my color management problems: the telephone. I dial Rods and Cones and they lead me out of chaos.”
Russell Preston Brown
Senior Creative Director at Adobe Systems Inc.
“Software alone does not solve problems. Rods and Cones’ creative integration and spot-on support helps provide solutions for our customers that really work!”
Matt Heim, HonBlue
Our clients list includes:
Tiffany
Williams Sonoma
Schawk!
Tea Collection
Benefit Cosmetics
i.M. Branded
Athleta
Integer
Award-winning magazine, Out of Chaos, has folded.
We had realized a dream with Out of Chaos: To publish a magazine, free of charge and with not advertising, a gift to the graphic and printing industries. We produced 90% fresh content written by dedicated writers. Our articles were a mix of cutting edge color technology, introductions to new and not so new technology, and captivating general interest stories. In the magazine’s short life, published for the first time in 2013, we won awards from the Western Publishing Association, and were finalists for the very coveted Ozzie and Eddie awards from Folio.
But all good things come to an end. Unable to attract enough readers, we can no longer continue.
You will always have access to the downloadable app and web reader version, with its seven issues. We hope you enjoy them.
We thank the dedicated team that made it possible to publish at all: Writers Kevin O’Connor and Danielle Ruderman; Designer LN Vaillencourt, and technical and creative wizard Matt Richmond. We also thank the many industry colleagues who collaborated on these articles.
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