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Wherein The Blognosticator attempts fine art reproduction

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Brian Lawler

This blog originally appeared on What They Think in September, 2010. I will supplement it in the coming days with more up-to-date information. I made a deal sometime back with my friend Carlen that I would make a reproduction of … Continue reading →

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Blognosticator news

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Brian Lawler

Greetings, loyal readers (both of you), I apologize for falling off the edge of the Earth recently. After my post about micrometers, I was struck down by a bolt of kidney lightning, and have been in bed for three weeks. … Continue reading →

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Homage to the semicolon

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Brian Lawler

I was working with a non-profit group last week to print a large poster on my wide-format printer. They had used a “free” font that was downloaded from dafont.com. It is a clever font, and I like the design. But … Continue reading →

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Print is dead! Long live print!

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Brian Lawler

My colleague Ken Macro was on an airplane recently between Minneapolis and Chicago, and found himself sitting next to a man who asked his profession. “I’m a college professor,” Ken told the man; they were at cruising altitude. And, what … Continue reading →

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And the violinist swiped his iPad

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Brian Lawler

I am doing photography this weekend for Festival Mozaic, which is a local musical organization that holds concerts and educational events throughout the year. Scott Yoo, standing, plays violin in a performance/lecture for Festival Mozaic, in San Luis Obispo. Mr. … Continue reading →

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The Lytro plenoptic camera

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Brian Lawler

I bought a Lytro camera today. The device is due to ship in February or March next year, and I am looking forward to getting mine. I ordered the blue one: “My” blue Lytro camera. I will be waiting by … Continue reading →

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The 1,000,000 square foot pressroom

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Brian Lawler

Last Friday I had an extraordinary tour of the pressroom at Quad Graphics in Saratoga Springs, New York. This is one of the pressrooms at Quad’s Saratoga Springs, NY, plant. In the background are three Goss M1000 presses with 6-page … Continue reading →

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On the ground floor of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Brian Lawler

This entry was updated on October 27, 2011 to add photos. Yesterday I got the tour of a lifetime at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving in Washington, D.C. I had an appointment at 10:00 a.m. I expected it to … Continue reading →

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A dream fulfilled

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Brian Lawler

The smokestack of the Hamilton Wood Type Manufacturing Company. This beautiful brick stack stands above the factory that once produced type and cabinets for printers. Today, the building houses the Hamilton Wood Type Museum. I spent an extra day in … Continue reading →

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A moment of silence at GraphExpo 2011

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Brian Lawler

From GraphExpo 2011 in Chicago For a brief moment on Sunday, September eleventh, GraphExpo came to a very quiet halt; we all stood still, and we listened while the bagpipe played. Hundreds of GraphExpo visitors stood in the building just … Continue reading →

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