Big Picture’s Top 15 Articles from 2021

The pandemic just won’t go away, but the print industry – and the American economy as a whole – managed to rally in 2021 as vaccines became widely available and lockdowns were lifted.

Consolidation was a principal theme of the year as institutional investors continue sinking their hooks into commercial printing and industry suppliers. Big Picture’s Brain Squad also delivered a handful of true tales from the shop floor that you won’t read about anywhere else.

To recap the year, here were the top 15 most-read articles on BigPictureMag.com in 2021:

1. Largest Printer in America Sold for $2.1 Billion

2. Print Shop Employee Gets 1-Year Jail Sentence for Running Side Hustle with Company Equipment

3. Explosion at Print Shop Blows Off Roof, Injures 4

4. Judge Fines Print Shop Owner $850 for Violating Mask Rule

5. Print Shops Could Receive Thousands of Dollars in Cash Back from IRS

6. Shop Fills “Naughty” Order, Prints Massive Nude Photo for Man’s Wife

7. Print Shops Warn of Possible Scammer Posing as a Salesman

8. Nine Things a Print Pro Should Never Do

9. Justin Bieber Gets Caught with His Pants Down in Billboard Gone Wron

10. Rude Client? Make Them Pay the Pain-in-the-Ass Tax

11. Wrap Supply Distributor Fellers Acquired by Private Equity

12. Two Renowned Print Shops Become One

13. Email Must Die: Why PSPs Should Focus on Their Front Office Operations

14. Sustainable Digital Printers Should Know These Eco-Friendly Inks

15. Print Shop Explosion Caused by Gas Pipe with History of Problems