Anxious for AutumnWritten by Maricon Williams
P22 Stanyan Autumn, as discussed in its website, is a set of three fonts based upon a casual hand lettering text created by Anthony Goldschmidt for deluxe 1969 edition of book"...and autumn came" by Rod McKuen. The casual hand lettering style works well at all sizes but especially large settings. 62 extras in this font include images of autumn leaves, snippets of pastoral scenes, and various McKuen-related icons. The 62 extras in P22 collection was adapted from various McKuen works by Richard Kegler for use as picture font elements. They are based on original drawings by Rod McKuen, Anthony Goldschmidt, and Hy Fujita. On other hand, Rod McKuen, as divulged in his website www.mckuen.com, “as most avid of his of fans throughout world already know, has kept lowest of profiles during past decade or so. New projects such as Golden Age of Music series of CD's for Laserlight have kept him busy with only odd public appearance, in such shows as tribute to Frank Sinatra at Carnegie Hall in 1997, odd 'voice over' on a television ad or Disney series reminded "McKuenites" that he was still around and performing.”
| | Printing 101Written by Maricon Williams
Today’s printing presses can do many more things quicker than early presses. The long ones print lots of colors all at once. The smaller ones print black only. The biggest, tallest presses are ones responsible in making newspapers, magazines and comic books we read. Some presses can print both sides of page at same time. And some connect to a computer to make printing easier. Artists have used printmaking to create their most philosophical and compelling works of art, but basic printmaking techniques remain a mystery to most people. Frequently it comes down to a lack of understanding of printing process and a lack of communication between designer and printer. Your printer, presumably an expert in printing, can make suggestions for keeping your printing cost low but in good quality. Some of remedy in cost cutting is through duotones or tritones, to produce professional and interesting designs if your budget does not permit using lots of color or expensive paper. Different forms of varnishing can also be a solution. Once a piece is off press, production process continues. There are many forms of finishing such as binding, scoring and cutting that can be taken into consideration to put together a more interesting and effective piece. You should also supervise progress of your print to avoid misdealing.
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