A new law was signed by the governor in 2009 requiring prescriptions written in
Washington be on tamper resistant paper or pads (TRPP) approved by the
Washington State Board of Pharmacy. Beginning July 1, 2010, all medication
prescriptions hand-delivered to a pharmacy must have the new look.
The Washington State Board of Pharmacy has approved Kaye-Smith as a vendor of
board-approved tamper-resistant prescription paper and pads. “The Board’s approval is based on Kaye-Smith demonstrating these products will have
features that meet the security requirements,” said Mike Meyers, Kaye-Smith Operations Manager.
While the layout will be much the same as previous forms – with two signature lines for prescriber and patient information – the forms must include the seal of approval. Prescribers, pharmacists, and
patients can identify approved forms by the seal printed in the lower
right-hand corner of the prescription form.
The tamper resistant prescription paper and pads now in use will not comply with
this new law. Only board-approved forms are to be used for hard copy given to a
patient or patient designee, including prescriptions printed from an electronic
medical record system.
A few helpful tips will assure prescribers are using the proper forms in the
correct way.
• The seal of approval should always appear in the bottom right corner of the
prescription form.
• The seal consists of a mortar and pestle watermark with the Washington State
map centered over the top.
• The state is printed in green thermo-chromic ink that changes from green to
yellow when exposed to heat or friction. The color turns back to green when
cooled.
Approved versions of the Washington State Board of Pharmacy “seal of approval” are ready for use in the Kaye-Smith Prepress department. The seal of approval
must appear in its entirety on any prescription paper or pad.
In recognition for outstanding commitment and leadership to commute trip
reduction efforts in the Puget Sound region for 2009, Kaye-Smith has been
awarded the Pacesetter award from the Commuter Challenge program. Businesses
winning this award have shown outstanding commitment to commute trip reduction
and may very well be on their way to a future Diamond Award win.
The Commuter Challenge Web site indicates Kaye-Smith has also been nominated to
receive the Commuter Challenge “Diamond” award.
The overall goal of the Commuter Challenge Diamond Award is to publicly
recognize those local businesses that regularly go “above and beyond” when it comes to providing commute trip reduction programs to employees.
Award-winning organizations are not doing just the minimum to be compliant with
the state’s commute trip reduction law, but rather take the time to really look at what
programs and services would get their employees out of single occupancy
vehicles and then put the organization’s resources – whether personnel, money, facilities, or otherwise – behind the program.
Kaye-Smith is proud to accept the Pacesetter award and looks forward to future
news about the Diamond award nomination!
Coinciding with the 501 Building’s consolidation to the beautiful new Oakesdale office buildout,
Kaye-Smith is represented by a new logo design and corporate color palette.
“We wanted a look that was more modern, cleaner and one that reproduced well in
digital printing processes as well as on the Web.” said Alex Smith, Kaye-Smith CEO. “Our previous logo design is classic and well known in the regional community, so
we also wanted to retain that strong connection.”
The answer was to base the new design on a typeface that retained the “look and feel” of the previous logo, but presented a more contemporary impression. The
Kaye-Smith Creative Department experimented with several options. “It’s fascinating how different, but seemingly-similar typefaces affect the outcome.
We finally settled on a design based on a little-known face called Omni,” said Jim McClure, Prepress/Creative Manager. “Letter combinations in our company’s name proved to be particularly challenging... the combination of the first
four, plus the M, I and letter T.” After several rounds of experimentation, Melissa Tabori, Graphic Design, hit the
sweet spot with a perfect combination of letter thicknesses and kerning.
(Kerning is the process of adjusting the space between letters.)
Having hit the target with the base logo redesign, the team went to work
developing some new, fun variations: a black on white (a “reverse” of the standard white on black) and eight additional versions each making use
of our corporate color palette. These new logo options are based on the same
typographical design. The arrangement of the familiar pastel blue, green and
yellow (or orange, depending on who you ask!) is joined by a new red, or rose,
color – providing balance within the palette. Use of the new color logo options will be
managed by the Creative Department, but the black and white versions will be
made available to Sales, along with a set of helpful application guidelines.
The new logo and color palette will soon appear on Kaye-Smith printed material,
promotional items and Web sites. Coinciding with the consolidation and other
exciting upgrades, these changes remind us that Kaye-Smith remains a strategic,
creative and flexible entity – always adapting to changing times to remain the Pacific Northwest’s leading industry solutions provider.
With the installation of Prepress’ new computer-to-plate technology (see Moving Forward, February 2009 - Out With
The Film, In With the CTP) along came a new companion proofing system, the
Kodak Matchprint Proofing Solution.
Based on the Hewlett-Packard DesignJet Z2100 44” printer and the Matchprint Inkjet 800 Proofing Controller, the system creates “contract quality” proofs directly from the departments’ Kodak Evo digital workflow software.
This is an example of the old, but essential, need to adhere to the Rip Once,
Output Many prepress ideology. Once a job enters the Evo prepress workflow, the
art files are “refined” to a PDF ready for output to a variety of devices. Output options include the
low-resolution, high-speed inkjet printer – suitable for preflight prints and digital “stripping” plots, the new HP Z2100 high quality inkjet proofer and the CTP output device – for plates... all from the original refined Evo PDF.
The new inkjet system is capable of creating high quality printing proofs, as
mentioned, matching a great majority of Pantone spot colors using sophisticated
color management and 8 different color inks. Process color (CMYK) printing is
simulated using the latest, standard profiles.
In addition to great color proofs, the system can be used for promotional
signage, photo display prints and just about any wide-format high-quality color
print need.
Proofs from this system will be made available for all job types. Specifications
and pricing details are due out soon, and are expected to provide for a very
competitive, high-quality proofing option.
Kaye-Smith is upgrading the Xerox 6060 to an iGen3 variable color image unit.
The iGen will provide Kaye-Smith with expanded service capabilities for both our
existing clientele and prospective customers. These capabilities include the ability to print full-color personalized
applications ranging from direct mail, digital books, transpromo documents, and
marketing collateral to name a few. It allows our customers to capture greater attention and increase the
effectiveness of their pieces through the use of variable digital color.
Kaye-Smith has become a solid player in the Web-to-Print market by utilizing our
current software with the iGen3 quality output. The advantages of going
full-color digital in our industry are clear:
• Personalization
• Faster turn times
• Shorter run lengths
• The iGen increases our output quality over the 6060 and expands the stocks
available for digital color products.
Joe Rockwell (Kaye-Smith Sales) says that some of his existing customers “will be pleased with the improved quality and throughput capacity of the iGen.
With its ability to produce true color, the iGen will eliminate the need for
commercially printed 5-color shells, which will reduce our client’s cost.” Joe went on to talk about a specific application he was looking to use the iGen
on. “The World Vision Sponsorship team is now developing a Donor Relationship
Management strategy for a new market, made up of high-end donors. The iGen will
fit perfectly as a strategic output tool for this market, because the donor’s high value justifies an investment in marrying digital color graphics,
sponsored child photographs, country and project information with donor
personalization to deliver high-impact communications. The iGen will help World Vision retain and grow these valuable relationships
through full-color, personally relevant messaging and asks – supported by high quality photos of their specific children, villages, projects
and gifts.”
Once again, Kaye-Smith has provided a terrific upgrade that should help us be
more competitive in an ever changing market.
We are pleased to announce that the SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance
has certified Kaye-Smith to FSC Chain-of-Custody standards. This certification
is for five years. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is the internationally
recognized standard setting body that accredits and monitors forestry
certifiers worldwide.
What is FSC Certification? It is a system for tracking certified wood from the
forest, through each stage of production and distribution, to the point of
sale. It assures the public that the wood or paper products bearing the FSC
label were produced from a certified “Well Managed” forest.
Kaye-Smith is being environmentally friendly. As a result, you may see the
following labels on client products where FSC certified stock is requested.
