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Friday, July 25, 2008
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Frank Romano has spent over 60 years in the printing and publishing industries. Many know him best as the editor of the International Paper Pocket Pal or from the hundreds of articles he has written for publications from North America and Europe to the Middle East to Asia and Australia. Romano lectures extensively, having addressed virtually every club, association, group, and professional organization at one time or another. He is one of the industry's foremost keynote speakers. He continues to teach courses at RIT and other universities and works with students on unique research projects.
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Frank bemoans the loss of the United Airlines' “Hemispheres” magazine. Like many magazines and newspapers provided free by hotels, airlines, and trains, Untied (that’s not a typo) says it is going away. You can always read the type on the barf bag and actually read the safety instructions. Read More
When Gutenberg invented moveable type, he also invented the typographical error. Typos are the result of the typesetting process as we convert one form of copy to a typographical form. New typesetting technology just makes making typos faster. Read More
Frank notes the 175th anniversary of Heidelberg as he sits in front of a Heidelberg Windmill letterpress. He reminds us of the 211 years of Koenig & Bauer, and Komori which began in 1923. Analog printing technology seems to go on forever. Read More
Frank tells of his consulting project in 1977 that involved President Jimmy Carter and a type font. He explains the unit system for type design. Read More
Frank waxes poetic as he takes a quick spin around his library of 11,000 books about printing, graphic arts, and typography. Visitors are always welcome. Read More
