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On 9–10 April 2026, the Croatian print community supported the University of Zagreb Faculty of Graphic Arts at MUZZA Zagreb, one of Croatia’s leading science and technology festivals for children. The event brought together hundreds of young visitors to explore the exciting world of STEM subjects, with graphic sciences playing an important role in inspiring future careers.

Watch FESPA Conference 2026 videos The FESPA Conference offers a greater understanding of trends and opportunities across speciality print, signage, textile and personalisation. Learn how to capitalise on market trends and convert them into business growth. Discover more content on AI

Those who focus on automation, e-commerce, and creative personalization can successfully position themselves in a rapidly growing market. Demand for personalized products has been growing for years. That’s because consumers want to stand out from the crowd. To do so, they look for products that reflect their personality, interests, or needs. This has led to a sharp increase in recent years in the demand for personalized packaging, custom-designed textiles, and personalized promotional items.

Trends & Print Sessions and Textile Talks will bring together experts from the graphic arts and textile industries to explore the trends, technologies, and opportunities that are transforming both sectors. From September 10 to 12, 2026, the Banamex Center in Mexico City will once again serve as a gathering place for professionals in the printing, visual communications, textile manufacturing, and other related industries, with a program that combines exhibitions, innovation, and knowledge.

Wide-format printing powers exhibition spaces through graphics, backdrops, and displays. Nessan Cleary shares how success requires high image resolution, strict color management, and compliant, sustainable materials like polyester textiles. As technology evolves with ultra-wide dye-sublimation printers and dynamic digital screens, print service providers can unlock high-impact opportunities for trade shows and events.

Will humans and intelligent machines work together in the future to create proposals for large-format printing projects? It sounds like a distant dream, but the products are already on the market. Cost estimation has always been one of the most challenging tasks for printing and sign-making companies. Material costs, machine run times, setup costs, post-press processing, and outsourced services must be factored in quickly to arrive at a competitive price.

Supported by FESPA and Verband Druck | Medien Österreich, thirty-five graphic design students from Vienna’s Graphische Schule visited Druckhaus Scharmer in Styria. The immersive factory tour showcased large-format digital printing, business management, and industry collaboration, inspiring the next generation of print professionals while demonstrating modern career opportunities to help address skills shortages.

Innovative materials that are transforming the European printing market. Sustainability continues to drive innovation in the printing industry, but the focus is no longer solely on reducing energy consumption or using more environmentally friendly inks. More and more manufacturers are developing a new generation of sustainable substrates that meet both European regulatory requirements and the growing demand from brands and consumers for solutions with a lower environmental impact.

Digital technology is transforming fashion design by giving young creatives like Steffi Kestel, a 27-year-old designer from Seegen, the tools to build slow fashion collections from the ground up. With digital textile printing and precision sewing machines, the next generation of designers is rewriting what independent fashion looks like. There is a generation of designers who have never known a world without digital tools.

How to scale up garment printing while maintaining consistency in every production run. Some careers are the result of a plan, while others are built on opportunities. Rapsodia Mendoza’s career falls into the second category. Although he studied Industrial Design and later earned a master’s degree in Engineering, Management, and Quality, his career took an unexpected turn when he left mechanical engineering to join a children’s fashion company in Mexico City.