PI's 45th ANNIVERSARY -- From Art To Science

"The new competing technologies will not eliminate printing or even necessarily stunt its future growth. Rather, they will cause present methods to be modified and will likely change the emphasis on what is printed and how."

The year also brought the launch of PRINT 68, billed as the first truly international printing trade show held in the United States. Some 50,000 attendees visited the exposition, but that fell far short of the preshow projections of 100,000 attendees and more than 500 exhibitors. Show promotions proclaimed, "The graphic arts industry is going through a period of astonishing inventiveness." Computer typesetting and electronic press controls were among the specific developments cited.