Global Graphics Software
Global Graphics Software develops smart software components for digital print.
An expert in PDF since the early days of the format, Global Graphics has always taken an active role in industry standards setting bodies and associations and for many years our former distinguished technologist, Martin Bailey, played a key role, being the UK primary expert on the International Standards Organization (ISO) maintaining and developing PDF and PDF/VT.
Our global team comprises an exceptionally talented group of software architects and engineers. They are highly valued by our customers because they have the vision to produce innovative solutions and the specialist skills to solve complex problems.
Our products are award-winning and include the new SmartDFE™, the Harlequin RIP®, ScreenPro™, and Mako Core™ SDK, offering several features including PDF conversion, analysis, optimization, and for cloud or mobile app development.
All our software is developed by our in-house teams giving you complete control over your project. We’re trusted by global brands to supply the technical innovation that adds value to their solutions.
The roots of the company go back to 1986 and to the iconic university town of Cambridge, and today the majority of the R&D team is still based near there. The US office is in Sarasota, Florida and Global Graphics KK is based in Tokyo. Global Graphics Software is a subsidiary of Hybrid Software Group PLC (Euronext:HYSG).
In 2020 Global Graphics Software was a proud recipient of a Queen’s Award for Innovation and in 2023 received a PRINTING United Pinnacle Product Award for Technology for SmartDFE.
For further information visit www.globalgraphics.com or email info@globalgraphics.com
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Member Info
Full Member
Joined June 2008
Headquartered in United Kingdom
http://www.globalgraphics.com/
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Published Articles
April 2022, Martin Bailey
Martin Bailey reflects on the history of PDF/X and its impact on production printing and the exchange of … Read more
Published News
August 2022, Global Graphics Software
Integrating Global Graphics’ Mako(TM) into Vellum has reduced 180g’s customer support load significantly and allowed the company to … Read more
May 2021, Global Graphics Software
Unfortunately a lot of PDF files are still being made that don’t comply with the standard. The team … Read more
February 2021, Global Graphics Software
HP Site Flow’s architecture relies on containerization to quickly scale up and down as demand dictates. Mako(TM) was … Read more
February 2021, Jill Taylor
A second edition of the popular guide to variable data printing ‘Full Speed Ahead: How to make variable data … Read more
January 2021, Global Graphics Software
MyQ has integrated Mako into its job management software to provide users with job preview options before a … Read more
October 2020, Jill Taylor
The Mako(TM) SDK adds value to the Racami transactional workflow by cleaning up PDF files from multiple sources … Read more
August 2020, Martin Bailey
Which PDF/X should I use? Both are ISO standards that deliberately restrict some aspects of what you can … Read more
July 2020, Jill Taylor
PDF files from multiple sources are “cleaned up” seamlessly using the Mako SDK before onward multi-channel processing.
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