Wallcoverings are wonderful! Today’s manufacturers have a range of substrates, inks, printing and embossing techniques, which take the art of printing to its highest level. It is this rich complexity which drives the need for specialised software to enhance and accelerate the design, colour separation, colouring, sampling and printing (both digital and conventional) processes. Hence…
The i-dott charity was set up in 2013 to support, nurture and inspire surface pattern design students internationally (inspiring the designers of tomorrow, today). Ten years on it has grown from strength to strength. 2021 saw a record 522 entries from over 20 universities. 2022 however, suffered from the Covid Effect, and the competition saw…
We are delighted to share with you that our AVA CAD Specialist Training course has officially been approved by not just one, but two external organisations. We have been long-standing Associate members of the IGI Global Wall Coverings Association, but this year, after independently reviewing the content, they agreed to approve our training course. The organisation…
2020 has been the catalyst of change for many businesses worldwide. For AVA one of the changes that we implemented was to host our first online AVA CAD Specialist Training (CST) course. This was a great success and we have already gone on to host another digital training course. We’re delighted to introduce one of…
Our team returned to the London business design centre for New Designers 2023, for a busy week, packed with creativity and innovation. This event is an exciting one for us at AVA, as it provides a unique opportunity to see new designs and trends, as well as being able to meet many talented graduates, who…
We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest technology partnership with Print Factory, a collaboration which ensures seamless colour management from screen to print! PrintFactory is a suite of award-winning, workflow software that helps LFPs to work more efficiently today and prepare for more advanced levels of automation tomorrow. The team are printers…
AVA have been proud supporters of the i-dott competition for many years, supporting in many different ways across the years; helping judge the competition, supporting the gala dinner, networking, providing training prizes, free leases of the software, all the way through to our Customer services director Debbie Buchan sitting on the board of trustees. Inspiring the designers of…
CAD Specialist Training courses, or CST, is a professional course introducing the AVA software modules, as well as industry processes and tools. Here you will learn industry required skills such as creating, real-time repeating, colour separations for flat and tonal artwork, as well as colourway creation and 3D visualisations. The AVA CST course is a…
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