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Announcing a BIG JUMP PRESS KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN! Give a little, get a lot!

NOTE: this project was fully funded in June! Hurrah! Hello Blog Friends! I am so pleased to announce that (science correspondent and collaborator) David Allen and I have finally launched … Continue reading

May 11, 2014 · 2 Comments

Adventures in the Monotype Archive: Jan van Krimpen’s Angry letters

Welcome back to the Monotype Archive! Thanks to Monotype designer Toshi Omagari, I was able to spend time last week digging through boxes and pawing old documents and type drawings … Continue reading

April 24, 2014 · 2 Comments

Adventures in the Monotype Archive: The Sad Story of Sachsenwald

The archive buried in a small office complex in Salfords, Surrey is the last onsite stronghold of what was once Monotype’s enormous factory complex. The Salfords railway station was built … Continue reading

April 17, 2014 · 17 Comments

Don’t you love it when the bookcloth arrives?

Hello, you enormous roll of Windsor Elcho! Aren’t you just the perfect shade of burnt orange? Just in the background of all the teaching and my my work with Dave … Continue reading

April 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Return of The Collaborator

Science Correspondent/Collaborator David Allen was back in UK last week to continue our work on what we have come to refer to as “Dave and Sarah’s Amazing Project.” Dave is … Continue reading

April 1, 2014 · 5 Comments

Courses in the South of England, Spring 2014

Hello all! It’s that time again. I know you’ve all been waiting and waiting for a shameless workshop plug. Today I am answering your call! Below you’ll find a list … Continue reading

March 19, 2014 · 1 Comment

My new friend Rebecca Chamlee

Two weeks ago I flew to Los Angeles and was met at the airport by Rebecca Chamlee of Pie in the Sky Press. I did a lot of things in … Continue reading

March 17, 2014 · 13 Comments

Excavation #2: Point of View

I’m in Los Angeles in the middle of a visit to the Otis College of Art and Design this week to give a presentation at the Otis Book It Symposium … Continue reading

March 5, 2014 · 3 Comments

It’s here.

!!!!!!!   Watch: So it’s true: a garage is not the ideal home for this beauty. I’m working on it. But first I have to go to Los Angeles.  

February 27, 2014 · 9 Comments

Excavations

I’m digging through old notes today to gear up for a talk I am giving on Sunday afternoon at the Otis College of Art and Design. (Are you in Los … Continue reading

February 25, 2014 · 6 Comments