MFA Book Arts Class of 2020
Today I want to celebrate four excellent book artists who just completed their MFA at The University of Alabama. The lock down began on the same day as their MFA … Continue reading
Swatches, Samples, Something New
Last November, I traveled to Yale University in search of swatch books and color cards. The Faber Birren Collection of Books on Color is home to a comprehensive selection of … Continue reading
The Hamilton Circus (and a new Shift-lab edition)
I traveled to Wisconsin with two of my Shift-lab collaborators recently and spent a magical a week at Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. I have a lot to say … Continue reading
Fun with Su yields something new
Often teaching gives me an opportunity to see some new and inspiring things. I spent last week with Su Bonfanti, helping her execute her plan for a book project. Su … Continue reading
Shift-lab on the table: Codex February 8-11
And we’re off! I fly tomorrow to reunite with my Shift-lab companions at the Codex Book Fair. I’ve been so consumed by finishing my new book that I haven’t had … Continue reading
5 copies left. . .
Just a quick note today to plug Leap of Death, a project I worked on last year with Robert Stillman and Anna Fewster. There are only five copies left of … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Big Jump Press 