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My Adventures in Letterpress Printing

July 21, 2008 – 9:57 am

As many of you know I’m taking a letter press printing class! So far it’s a lot of fun, but we haven’t even gotten to the printing part yet. The first week we watched the instructor print some cards. We saw how the C&P inked itself (it’s automatic and runs on a motor) and then watched as she set up the job. The second week is when we finally got to do some hands on work! Yay!

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How to Set Up a Consistent Baseline in InDesign

February 15, 2008 – 9:00 am

I’ve talked about setting up a consistent baseline before, but I realized I’ve not explained exactly how to do it; I’ve only mentioned it briefly at best.
First, you should be familiar with the points and picas system, and also how to use them.
It will require a bit of planning, but your documents will turn out [...]

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Want People to Read Your Copy? Make it Legible!

September 5, 2007 – 9:22 am

Have you ever found yourself reading the same lines of text over and over again? You probably thought it was just because you were tired, but I bet that wasn’t the case. More likely, it is the result of improper adjustments (or a complete lack of adjustments) to the type!
Don’t make the same mistakes in [...]

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