Recent content by keith1

Why I retired. Not the only reason but it was up there. Not people using the software on their phone but viewing PDF proofs on their phone with a variety of gawd knows what viewers and having the gall to tell me the formatting was off or some such similar. I actually had a woman once tell me it...

We never had cleaning on a schedule. It was more like; when the image got bad enough that it could no longer be ignored. In other words, we procrastinated, and whoever was having the most difficulty with their plate was generally who was stuck with the task of cleaning and replacing the...

Just had a flashback to the stench that was created when the developer & stop bath mixed. There was a period that I developed by hand using trays in a small unventilated dark room. Later on acquired an automatic processor but the chemistry still mixed as it got old. I still seem to have my...

When touring a newspaper shop floor, part of the itinerary was the guide making a hat.

This is exactly why Rolling Stone Magazine and others publish one 'Best Of' list after another. It's all about clicks & sucking people into their web site. If you're a reader of any of the many forums out there you'll see people debating these lists for days on end. It wouldn't surprise me at...

And there were all those that insisted the recycled logo be placed conspicuously on their material so those who received it would know how environmentally conscious they were. I'm going back to the earlier days of recycled paper here. Except they couldn't give a damn whether the paper was...

Grrrr!! Nothing on the planet is more annoying than people that leave a dirty cup (or anything) in the sink so that the next person after them has to remove it in order to use the sink. Thank you Gord. Glad to have that off my chest.

It might work for someone looking to unload their business for whatever reason. Personally I will never deal with a company that's been taken over by an investment group, be it a veterinary office, dental office or printer. It's never going going to end well for the consumer, just as monopolies...

Wondered what you were talking about, then stumbled across this in a news story. Apparently, the use of Calibi is a display of (quote); ". . .misguided diversity, equity and inclusion policies . . ." Who'd have thought?! But I never understood the dislike for Comic Sans either.

Did lots of books with wrap in back covers. Back was heavy card and about 21-22 inches (can't recall exactly). Front cover was optional ($) and wasn't required to be as heavy as the back. Couple of stitches at the top. Tape was optional ($). Pre-perfed NCR, so 11.5". Scored covers by hand...

Ahhh, yes! :)

Meant the opposite to me. When receiving files with colour bars & basically every printer mark tickable in the print dialog, it meant that people were trying to look like they knew what they were doing, when in fact the opposite was true, as often borne out by the meat & potatoes of the file.

If this is something you are sending out for printing, you might want to check with your provider first. Many/most shops do not want colour bars added and end up having to remove them. And some don't want crop marks either. These are added as required as part of their own work flow.

I was quite fortunate. I suppose it could be construed as fortunate. I started at the bottom, actually walking on foot to make pickups & small deliveries around the few blocks surrounding. Yeah, some would consider me old. From there bindery, press, film, stripping, computer. When I segued to...

The problem is, many (most?) 'graphic designers' have never set foot inside a print shop and have little to no idea of what it takes to get a job onto a printing press. Or large format for that matter. (Photo)Copy shops don't count. I can't count the number I've come across that may have taken a...