Although I have yet to attempt printing with polymer plates, I'm on the verge of buying a base and giving it a go. I've looked into a local plate processor...
Thanks to everyone who responded with advice and information regarding InDesign and PDF and OT. It was very helpful. Can't wait to deal with my service bureau...
Katie: We have a Vandercook 219 in our letterpress lab at Otis College of Art & Design in Los Angeles I have somecopies of info on it and can send you copies....
We used the Hostmann-Steinberg without dampening paper and were horrified when the press began making a huge clanging sound that could only be soothed by...
Hi folks I just ventured over to InDesign (2.01). Wow. My question is: Are folks still experiencing problems with this software and OpenType settings at...
For those of you in the San Francisco Bay Area, I wanted to alert you to a class I'll be teaching in March at the San Francisco Center for the Book: Digital...
Gerald From my experience, I would suggest generating pdf files. Only because most bureaus are not experienced at outputing native files (Quark still rules...)...
Please join us on Friday December 6 at 7 pm for an opening reception for: [re]Readings: Artists¹ Books Now Additionally, we will also be holding an Open House...
I read Yehuda Miklaf's suggestion on dampening. Note that what I have to say may refer only to the small runs that I do, usually 40-70 copies. I do the same...
Dear Friends, I am new to the group, have two Washington handpresses back to back, one with metal type in it, the other soon to be set up to do a little book...
I was lucky enough to be included in Claire Dinsmore's most fantastic online journal 'Cauldron & Net,' Please take a look . . . Inge Bruggeman . . . . After...
Casey MaGarr has kindly sent a PDF of the Instruction and Parts Manual for the Challenge Reproduction Proof Press(es) 15MA and 15MP. I've uploaded this to...
In my never ending search for digitized historical type specimens I recently came across this: http://www.steffmann.de/english Somewhat amazing. Unbelievable...
OK, OK Sources for classic historical Ludlow typefaces: Ludlow UK (Ludlow and Continental library collections) http://ludlowfonts.com/ Offering the Continental...
... gerald et al, thanks for your help. please clairfy: at the end of the day, you flush the system. but do you keep the tank empty til the next use, or do you...
FYI: The URLs for Font Editing Software have been updated in the Links section to include the new tools from Apple for Jaguar and a link to the URW++...
hi folks, we have a polimero platemaker. those of you with all-in-one machines, how often do you change the washout water? is there a trick to cleaning the ...
I just bought a C&P 8" X 12" and am trying to find the serial #. I found some stamped copyright #'s on the "back shaft" but thats it. Can somebody tell me...
gerald, an acquaintance, who is not involved in typography, was given a copy, so he passed it to me. i have not seen many such books, so i can't compare it. it...
While I have made photoplymer plates for intaglio printing I have not made any for letterpress. (just getting started with letterpress). I understand the best...
Following on from the recent discussion on Tex, etc some of you may be interested in the following (forwarded by my father who is a TeX user) Toby Hardwick ...
I¹m sure you have had this book in your class but I go back to them occasionally:: ³The New Typography² Jan Tschichold ³Jan Tschichold: typographer² by...
You can see photos of a specimen of a new version of Sabon being printed from photopolymer plates at this site: http://www.porcheztypo.com/atypi/cpbook.html ...
I just purchased a book that I think will be of use to all in this group. "The Complete Manual of Typography" by James Felici, Adobe Press, ISBN 0-321-12730-7...
'I'm not sure that you would want to attempt to replicate the kind of work that is done "from a computer in offset printing" as letterpress. More that you can...
This is more of a computer issue than a polymer plate issue, but in the course of preparing polymer plates I have a problem... Does anyone on the list have a...
I am posting this announcement for someone who is not on the list. Please excuse duplication and please send all inquiries to the address noted below (not to...
