On February 15 of this year, Paul Brainerd—the father of desktop publishing—passed away at the age of 78. WhatTheyThink contributor Alan Darling takes a first-person look at Brainerd’s life and legacy and the early days of the technology that transformed the printing industry. Read More
Frank Romano remembers Harvey Levenson, former head of the Graphic Communication Department at CalPoly, who has just passed away. Read More
Industry veteran Jim Olsen remembers his good friend and printing industry leader Bob Lindgren, who passed away on August 29. Read More
Patrick Henry looks back at the life of Xerox’s Peter Crean, one of the graphic communications industry’s most groundbreaking technologists, who passed away last month. Read More
Frank Romano remembers “American Printer” editor Jill Roth, who passed away suddenly last weekend. Read More
John Warnock the American computer scientist, inventor, and technology businessman best known for co-founding Adobe Systems Inc died on August 20, 2023. Read More
Frank Romano remembers Keith Davidson, founder and former president of Xplor International, who passed away on June 28. Read More
Charles Wang, founder of Computer Associates (now called CA Technologies), passed away on Sunday at the age of 74. Frank Romano looks back at a technology—and VDP—pioneer. Read More