Duff Johnson
Chair of these communities: US TAG | TC171 SC2 US WG8 PDF | TC171 SC2 US WG9 AccessibilityDuff started working with PDF in 1996 when he founded Document Solutions, Inc. in Oakland, California.
Today, as CEO of the PDF Association, Duff coordinates industry activities in support of PDF technology.
Duff also serves in technical roles as Project Leader for ISO 14289 (PDF/UA) and as Project co-Leader for ISO 32000 (the PDF specification). He chairs the US Technical Advisory Committee (TAG) for ISO TC 171 SC 2, and serves as its Head of Delegation.
He can be reached at duff.johnson@pdfa.org.
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Duff Johnson's Publications
Article June 10, 2019
The US Access Board who sets policy for US federal agencies and contractor’s deliverables has agreed to require PDF/UA.
Article May 30, 2019
How do you redact content in HTML? The format doesn‘t really include that concept. In both principle and practice, committing … Read more
Article April 23, 2019
The DoJ quietly reposted the Mueller Report. We analyze their repost, noting the changes (from a PDF perspective).
Article April 20, 2019
Even with OCR, the Mueller Report PDF remains partly unsearchable due to poor redaction and scanning workflows that degrade text … Read more
Article April 19, 2019
It‘s too bad that such important historical documents are nonetheless posted as such low-quality PDF files. We provide commentary.
Article, Interview April 15, 2019
David Blatner discusses PDF’s legacy, creative publishing, and why the format must evolve with richer interactivity to stay relevant.
Article April 4, 2019
PDF is everywhere, but most document systems still treat it like digital paper. This article explores the gap between basic … Read more
Article March 8, 2019
Researchers from Ruhr University Bochum and Hackmanit GmbH have published pdf-insecurity.org, a detailed explanation of several vulnerabilities they had identified … Read more
PDF Association news January 29, 2019
Welcome to the brand new PDF Association website. This sweeping relaunch has a modern and user-friendly interface and offers interesting … Read more