How tradepub book printing worked: the new paradigm is amazing
We tend to forget how much things have changed. This was lost in NeverNeverLand. Sorry.
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What desktop publishing did to graphic designers, self-publishing is doing to authors
OK! I’m a little punch-drunk I’ve been through this before. In fact, I’ve been through it five times now. it’s been pretty much non-stop since 1991. My life and career [yours too, probably unless you’re a kid born after 1980—especially after 1990] has been radically transformed on a continual basis since 1990 with five major paradigm shifts. Hand-drawn art and metal type to photo-production [Offset Lithography]—the 1960s & seventies: I started in the midst of this change. My … Continue reading →
If you want a true glimpse of printing: current letterpress printing here’s a video
If you have 40 years in printing as I do, this video is a real joy. If you are a new self publisher, it will give you a much better feel for printing. http://vimeo.com/62635922 Here’s a glimpse of traditional printing, before on-demand printing But actually, this is close to on-demand letterpress. This will open your eyes a bit to how printing works. It a beautiful glimpse of modern letterpress. Letterpress is that type of printing brought into … Continue reading →
Here’s a really beautiful look at the future of print
It’s very sad, but very beautiful if you were involved in print. An ultra-nostalgic look at the transition from print to ebook. It laments that ebooks aren’t permanent. But overall it’s a good video and thought-provoking. The future of print…epilogue
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