Holography is a complex subject and purchasing holograms, OVDs and DOVIDs, for band
protection or for security documents is not an easy task for the uninitiated. With
commercial contracts worth several thousand pounds it’s advisable to get some impartial
advice from someone who has been in the industry for 30 years.
David Pizzanelli provides independent consultancy services in the fields of Security
Documents, Brand Protection and all kinds of industrial and display holography.
Services include:
- Project Management: David Pizzanelli offers independent consultancy
for brand owners and governments who want to commission a custom hologram, OVD or
DOVID - giving guidance on selecting types of hologram and choice of suppliers, right
through to full project-management of commercial orders ensuring contractors perform
to client expectations.
- Hologram Specification: Independent advice on which types
of hologram, OVD or DOVID are best suited to different substrates and authentication
applications.
- Hologram Design Advice: Independent consultancy for brand owners and governments
showing how a client’s artwork (logo, crest or design) can be translated into a hologram,
OVD or DOVID, and guidance on which independent designers can prepare the artwork
in a form that is compatible with the suppliers of hologram materials.
- Security
Features Evaluation: Consultancy regarding the efficacy of different types of optical
feature and the ways in which some features can be simulated or duplicated by counterfeiters.
- Litigation: Expert Witness: David Pizzanelli offers advice in litigation situations
as an expert witness to PhD level.
- Patent Claim & Description Analysis: David Pizzanelli offers advice in the capacity
of someone skilled-in-the-art with regard to the novelty of patent applications.
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Arbitration Facilitator: David Pizzanelli offers independent consultancy for situations
involving two parties with an ongoing dispute that requires arbitration, thereby
avoiding costly litigation.
- Counterfeit Analysis: Analysis and evaluation of counterfeit holograms, OVDs and
DOVIDs found on security documents (banknotes, passports, etc.) and branded goods
& packaging.
- Market Analysis: Reports, articles & studies on the market for holograms,
OVDs and DOVIDs.
- Training & Presentations: Workshops, courses and tutorials on Document
Security, Product Authentication, Anti-Counterfeit Techniques, Embossed Holography,
Classical Holography Techniques, and Digital Holography.
