Author Archives: Brian Lawler

About Brian Lawler

Brian Lawler is an Emeritus Professor of Graphic Communication at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and was a Guest Professor at Hochschule München from September, 2021 to September, 2022. He writes about graphic arts processes and technologies for various industry publications, and on his blog, The Blognosticator.

Danish designer’s logo makes a nice Chinese ideograph

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Brian Lawler

While participating in the ICC Symposium in Hong Kong this week I had a chance to visit and tour the Hong Kong Design Institute, a public post-secondary institution devoted to graphic arts, graphic design, interior design and industrial design. The … Continue reading →

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Driving on the leftright in China

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Brian Lawler

This was written in flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco When we traveled to mainland China yesterday in the charter bus, we enjoyed the countryside, surprisingly nice roads, and views out of the windows of tall apartment buildings, large … Continue reading →

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China, day four-point-three

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Brian Lawler

We awoke yesterday and boarded a big green bus, heading north from Hong Kong into mainland China. Our objective was to visit three of China’s largest commercial printing companies, each known for quality and high volume. Crossing the border from … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong, Day three-point-seven

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I think. Yesterday was the ICC Symposium at the Hong Kong Design Institute. We were expecting about 450 participants, and over 700 attended. The large auditorium at the center was filled, and they stayed all the way to the end. … Continue reading →

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ePrint is setting records in Hong Kong printing community

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Brian Lawler

It’s VistaPrint for Hong Kong. But less aggressive and irritating. On our tours yesterday of printing plants in Hong Kong, we visited a company called ePrint, which is a largely web-based commercial printing company. They specialize in – everything. Their … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Day Two

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Brian Lawler

On my outings on Sunday in Hong Kong I had a chance to take the Star Ferry across Victoria Harbor to Hong Kong Island where my friend John Seymour and I had lunch. The weather was tempestuous, and we watched … Continue reading →

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Rolex? Rolex? Gucci? Tailor? Tailor?

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Brian Lawler

As I walked along the shopping street adjacent to my hotel in Hong Kong I was assailed by hawkers, all attempting to get me to go inside their shops to buy counterfeit Rolex watches, Gucci bags, and tailor’s services, I … Continue reading →

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Kalifornia to Kowloon for Kolor

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I’m in Hong Kong this week to attend the ICC conference. I composed this en route: Kowloon via San Luis Obispo, San Jose and San Francisco A melodrama in seven acts I have been sitting in a nearly upright chair … Continue reading →

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Making modern panoramic photos to match historic images

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I’m multitasking – working on installing solar panels on my roof, working with my students and colleagues, writing a book, working on another person’s book, doing illustrations for another book, singing in a choral group (concert on the 23rd!), preparing … Continue reading →

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Acrobat Professional provides extraordinary character recognition

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Brian Lawler

Over the years we have needed to convert scanned images of text into editable text. Companies have invested heavily in the process of extracting text from printed documents, some have lost fortunes in this effort. Some have solved problems, while … Continue reading →

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