(Read about “The Year of Frank” here.)
Frank Romano and the Museum of Printing
Frank Romano, an industry icon who needs no introduction, spoke with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne on the eve of his 80th birthday. He shared stories about how he got into the printing industry and some of his early career, talked about the Museum of Printing and a few of the unique items that are on display there, and provided sage insight and advice about the future of the industry.
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Discussion
By David Murphy on Jun 02, 2021
Happy birthday, Icon! You look better than ever! Thanks for all you have done for our industry.
By Eric Vessels on Jun 02, 2021
One of the funniest "you're old" jokes was at a dinner fundraiser for EDSF (I think) and they had a system where you could text to donate and it would show up on a big screen in the hall. Adam and I snickered and donated with a "in memory of Frank Romano". That's not the funny part though. The FUNNY part was seeing it scroll on the screen and hearing an enormous "HAH!" from Frank himself from across the room. I still chuckle at that. He always calls us "kids" and I love that. Happy 80th, my friend. You're still old. You used to be old, but you're still old, too!
By Jim Hamilton on Jun 03, 2021
Happy birthday, Frank! Thanks for all you have done for the printing industry, and particularly for the work in preserving its history. The Museum of Printing is a true gem!
By Robert Godwin on Jun 04, 2021
I thoguht Frank was the Museum of Printing?!?!?
By Dov Isaacs on Jun 04, 2021
Happy Birthday Frank!!!!
By the way, for the record, the Xerox Star workstation was announced and was demonstrable a few years prior to the Apple Lisa. I got to visit Xerox and get a demo of the Star in 1980 when I was working at Wang Labs. The frustration with Xerox's inability/unwillingness to truly productize and market the Star along with Interpress led to Chuck Geschke and John Warnock leaving Xerox to found Adobe in late 1982.
- Dov