Saw an ad for Total. “Total: committed to better energy. ” How pleasantly accurate and honest. No net zero alchemy. .
etymology of addendum
Etymology of addendum: 1794, literally “something added,” from Latin addendum Etymology of add: Late 14c., “to join or unite (something to something else),” from Latin addere “add to, join, attach, place upon,” from ad- “to” + -dere comb. form meaning “to put, place,” from dare “to give”. Meaning “to do sums, do addition” also is from late 14c. Related: Added;…
Colophon is Printed!
Since I used Weiss bold and regular, a serif font, they have two different surface areas which affects the clarity of the printing. Bold has MORE surface area and it was over inking. On the drum, you add packing – basically different thicknesses of paper to ‘cushion’ and raise your desired paper to best meet the face of the text.…
registered red
So I’ve been using the UNI III Vandercook Press and was able to register the red color quite quickly. Anna suggested I use a q-tip to apply pigment to a translucent piece of paper to get a sense of the printing color. Here are my first two registration passes. And the stack moving from only black to black & red.
inked in black!
I’m exhausted and way behind schedule. However, last night, Addendum got its black. All 225 sheets. Compare the resolution of printing between wednesday (click on the image to see the messy ‘halo’ around the letters. and don’t be distracted by the double print, i was just saving paper): and Thursday Here is that delicious moment, when, your pile is almost…
trimmed and registered!
When I started at the Center for Book Arts, the first piece of equipment I saw was not 1 but 2 large board shears. They are incredible. Apparently, Paul Brubaker comes 1x a year with tools to square it up… Here are some of the sheets with deckled edges (I chopped 2 sides off so I could register the multiple…
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, case 13990 on review!
I am so excited. My ducks are lining up. Checked the VLA case listing and saw my request for assistance is being reviewed! Yay mystery lawyer! Can’t wait to meet your contract-savy language!
Paper!
So Lee made me some beautiful cotton and flax fiber paper on a 12×18 laid mold. It took her a week to make 225 sheet (beating the fiber, mixing the pigment, pulling the paper, couching the sheet, drying the paper). I love it. Now I’m cleaning it. It takes me 4 hours to clean 50 sheets.