Commercial Screen Printing Annual Payroll—2010–2019
According to County Business Patterns, in 2010, US establishments in NAICS 323113 had an annual payroll of $1.8 billion. Payrolls were generally unaffected by the Great Recession and rose over the course of the 2010s, at least on a current dollar basis, finishing out the decade at $2.3 billion in 2019. However adjusting for inflation, payrolls declined by -10% over the course of the decade. In macro news: Q1 GDP revised down.
Frank's Slugfest
Frank talks about the Ludlow Typograph and the book he wrote about it. Introduced at the beginning of the 20th century, the active production lifespan of the Ludlow lasted just over 80 years, but its impact has continued. As typography evolved from metal, to film to digital, many of the fonts in use were based on hot-metal libraries, especially the Ludlow Typograph. He also demonstrates how to cast a type slug on it.
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Bryan Gordon on Frank's Slugfest
Frank: Thanks for taking the time to research and write a book about the Ludlow machine. I loved working with the Ludlow machine especially with the self-centering speed stick like you showed in your video on Friday, May 27th. This machine was a k… Full comment Reply