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
Damn you, Repetitive Strain! (plus mockup)
Ok, here is the thing: How am I ever going to bind this edition? It was binding the last edition that did this to me in the first place. If … 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
Beige Letter Day
Today was all about corks and clothespins. I completed four runs, two runs of each color, one for the text portion of the book and one for the appendix. It … Continue reading
Gray ink, you look pretty nice.
Hot damn, I am back on the press. Today I selected a warm gray with the help of my trusty Pantone mixing guide. I need a gray for the second … Continue reading
Day Two: Settling In
Press runs #2 and #3 accomplished after some heavy registering and checking and adjusting. Above: using a proof, a mockup, a pencil and a pica ruler to prepare to get … Continue reading
Day One: The Ink Battle
And so it begins! It is always intimidating for me to get back on the press in earnest after a long time, especially a press I am not entirely familiar … 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
Mockups and some mockups
The mockup battle continues, and with each new draft I am getting closer to ordering plates and printing this book. This project is about the objects that we keep on … Continue reading
Big Jump Press 