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
- COMMENTS
- Adam Savage’s Tested
- American Bookbinders Museum
- ledgers
- printing
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
Save $169 on a lifetime license to Microsoft Windows 11 Pro and never look back
TL;DR: Revamp your digital world with this incredible lifetime license to Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, with its seamless interface and top-notch security, for only $29.97 (Reg. $199) until 11:59 PM on 1/07.… READ THE REST
Upgrade your tech for the new year with this refurbished iPad Pro, less than half price right now
TL;DR: Save over $350 on a refurbished Apple iPad Pro 10.5" 256GB, plus a free accessories bundle, with this sweet deal on sale for just $315.99 right now. Tech fans, it's time… READ THE REST
Make your rockstar dreams a reality for only $15.97 with this Guitar Lessons Training Bundle
TL;DR: The perfect last-minute holiday gift for an aspiring rocker, the 2024 Guitar Lessons Training Bundle is only $15.97 (Reg. $480) until 11:59 PM on 12/25. It's really never too late to make… READ THE REST