Category Archives: Education

These are blogs about education and training.

How to read a micrometer

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Brian Lawler

Printers and prepress people often need to know things like the thickness of a sheet of paper, or the thickness of a blanket. We make calculations for packing, for folding, for the spine of a book, and more, using measurements … Continue reading →

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Cal Poly dedicates a new Konica-Minolta bizhub C8000 digital press

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Brian Lawler

At a dedication ceremony today in the Graphic Communication Department at Cal Poly, Dr. Harvey Levenson, Martin Jones of Konica-Minolta, and Grant Berkefeld of Ultrex Business Systems of San Luis Obispo, California, celebrated the installation of a new Konica-Minolta digital … 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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Women in command of their printing press

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Brian Lawler

I spent the evening Sunday with the team of talented young women who print the Mustang Daily, Cal Poly’s full-color newspaper. Cal Poly Graphic Communication students Sarah Eckberg, Julia Cross and Emma Goulden stand in front of the newspaper press … Continue reading →

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New FontShop iPad book is a stunning visual experience

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Brian Lawler

…and it’s a useful tool for typographers! FontShop, an online font vendor, has for years published a wonderful book available called FontBook. It’s about 6×12 in. and three inches thick, and it costs about $100. I have bought two editions … Continue reading →

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