And that is why you don’t rush
After a long break I am back on the press this week. Having a forcible separation from the printing of this book has done me (and it) some good. When … Continue reading
Playing 10850 catch up
Today was Black 10850 catch up day. Three runs to do on the book today, all small pieces of text, all in black 10850, most of them things I have … Continue reading
Post #37: In which I set up a run
The majority of the work in a press run happens before the real printing begins. The “makeready,” time spent setting up the run, is the most critical part of the … Continue reading
Glorious, Glorious Text
I ask you, is anything better than printing text? Is there anything more glorious and exciting? Over the last two days I have been laying down the text of the … Continue reading
The Day of The Halftone
. . . and we’re back! EIGHT runs today to make up for my lazy honeymoon, all of them black halftone images printed on top of color silhouettes from weeks … Continue reading
The mistakes I made today
When printing a book, every day becomes about the colors that I churn out and the mistakes that hold me up. Today I devote an entry in the bloggity blog … Continue reading
Wait, how do you print, anyway?
It has come to my attention that not everyone in the universe knows how to operate a flatbed cylinder proofing press. This is both a shocking development and an opportunity … Continue reading
The Plates! The Plates!
Just look at ’em! Aren’t they beautiful!? They came through the mail, just like magic. I am new to the UK and I don’t really know where to go for … Continue reading
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