I must admit, before seeing this video, I'd never even thought of how ledger books were printed and what the challenges of printing ledger pages might have been. In this Tested video, Adam visits the American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco and gets a fascinating tour and history of the ledger press.
The wonderful world of antique ledger printers
Upcoming book: How Comics Were Made: A Visual History from the Drawing Board to the Printed Page
Journalis, author and Boing Boing contributor Glenn Fleishman has launched a Kickstarter to fund an upcoming book, How Comics Were Made: A Visual History from the Drawing Board to the… READ THE REST
Spectrolite is a Mac app for making risograph files from your designs
Spectrolite is a MacOS app for making risograph prints and zines. You feed it your designs, describe your inks and such, and it previews and generates color separations and halftones… READ THE REST
Archiving the history of Hollywood's printed props
In this Tested video, embedded below, Adam Savage visits The Earl Hayes Press which has been making Hollywood's printed props, like ALL of them, for over 100 years. Adam nerds… READ THE REST
AirTag, who? This tracking card might just be better than Apple's!
TL;DR: Know where your keys, wallet, and bags are with the KeySmart® SmartCard, a sleek tracking card on sale for $34.99 (reg. $39)! Are you tired of seeing the awkward lump your AirTag leaves… READ THE REST
This AI makes better songs than Metallica. Yeah, I said it.
TL;DR: Supermusic AI lifetime subscriptions are 84% off, allowing you to generate AI songs from a text prompt in seconds. Metallica fans, don't hate me! I'm a huge one myself. I saw… READ THE REST
Remember your Razor scooter? This e-scooter is the grown-up version
TL;DR: This long-range e-scooter is a great way to save on gas, now 57% off with free shipping. Sick of feeling like you're funding Big Oil's next yacht every time you fill up… READ THE REST
