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Skybox Ink made our way to the PIAexpo 2010 at the San Diego Convention Center on February 25. The event boasted a wide variety of printing and related industries. It was a great place to check out the best new paper stocks, coating options and everything innovative happening in the printing industry. A huge theme echoed throughout the event was eco-friendly printing, and we were happy to spread the word about Skybox Ink’s use of green materials such as recycled stocks and soy/vegetable based inks.

Skybox had the chance to meet with Adam Hale of Blend, a well-branded printing company who prides themselves on exceptional digital printing. As we got to chatting about coating options and elaborate branded materials, Hale pointed us in the direction of Creative Coatings, a company in San Diego that specializes in unique coating treatments.

We also stopped by the Mohawk Fine Papers booth and picked up some of their latest samples, as well as In To Ink Letterpress, which had some truly beautiful invitations and envelopes. They describe their letterpress work as:

“having a look and a mystique that is not able to be replicated on an offset press. There is texture and dimensional feel to many letterpress projects. There is also the opportunity for the project to be more of a hands-on crafted piece. We strongly encourage any of our clients utilizing our letterpress department to be press side during the creation of their project. This allows a fine tuning to your desired look.” Courtesy of intoink.com

Last night Skybox lounged in the land of photographers and writers, advertisers and business owners, at PacificSD Magazine’s 3-Year Anniversary Love Party.

We had the pleasure of congratulating Publisher David Perloff on his magazine’s success, as it has become one of San Diego’s signature luxury lifestyle publications. In a short time, the magazine has evolved into a sleek and chic printed piece, keeping the socialites and downtown rockers informed on all that is fun and fresh in San Diego.

As usual when we’re out and about, we met some great people, including Aaron Blank of VQS Enterprises, Inc., a printer located in Vista and Timothy Crocker of Trend Offset. Also in attendance was Cookie “Chainsaw” Randolph, Star 94.1’s Geena the Latina and San Diego’s 6’s Ruben Galvan.

We missed the burlesque dancers…but did catch the musical talents of Nena Anderson — her rich and soulful voice was an excellent addition to the evening.

Photos Courtesy of Leetal Elmaleh

Skybox Creative spent an evening mingling and mixing at the Golden Triangle Chamber Networking Event on February 10 at P.F. Chang’s in University Town Center.

The monthly event included a casual meet and greet, raffle prizes and induction of new members. Natural Health Technologies sponsored the event and provided the evening’s delicious appetizers.

Skybox staff had the pleasure to meet a wide-range of business professionals, including Charles Dixon Garrett of Primerica Financial Services, and Toni Sanders, director of special events for Perfection Squared. Sanders is also on the Chamber board, and is their trusted event planner.

Other attendees included Spa de La Jolla and Marty Gladstein of Glad Photography.

The Golden Triangle Chamber mixers are the second Wednesday of every month. The next one is at La Jolla Brewhouse and starts at 5:30pm. They are a great way to meet a lot of interesting professionals in varied industries, and you never know who might need what you have to offer.

We’re a month into 2010, and it has been a busy and fulfilling year already!

Skybox Creative’s eco-friendly printing business, Skybox Ink is doing increasingly well, and we are consistently expanding product options and paper stocks. New this year is 100# Linen and rounded corners for business cards and postcards – definitely check out the site – 250 business cards start as low as $14!

Skybox Creative has also been working with some wonderful clients, both new additions to our business family and some long-standing relationships. SKIN1 by Dr. Gram recently changed its name to GRAM Skincare, and we are the branding firm revamping their new look (updated packaging and logo to be presented Spring 2010!)

We are also very excited to be working with new client Iaomai Medical Ministries, a medical outreach non-profit here in San Diego. We are currently in the final stages of their website redesign, and it has been a wonderful experience working with people who are so giving of their time, expertise and spirit to make this world a healthier, happier place. Last year, they provided medical care to almost 1400 people in Guatemala during a 10-day outreach trip – incredible!

Mark it on your calendar – Thursday, March 18, 2010 – the next installment of “Green is the New Black.” Skybox Ink, in association with Skybox Creative, welcomes everyone to our Green Networking Quarterly Series at Se San Diego Hotel in the Gaslamp. More details to come soon, but there will be raffle prizes, great conversation and eco-friendly business brainstorming shared by all!

We’ll do our best to keep you current on everything Skybox here on our blog, but please drop us a line at 619.381.3825 or email info@skyboxcreative.com to inquire about our services!