My first real job out of college was assistant production manager in a graphic arts plant. We did mostly multi-color offset, but there was also silkscreening, letterpress, and die-cutting.
This On Demand Printing has been a real game changer, not to mention the Internet.
[And, what with the Civil Rights Act, the gender-specific language in the narration of that film would never cut it today.]
I reserve the right to delete patently offensive comments. Or, really, any comment I feel like. Or I might leave a really juicy comment up for private ridicule. Also spammers.
You can always offend hippies in the comment section. Chances are, those will be held up as a proper example...
Interesting look back in time, and these were the days where apprenticship was necessary!
ReplyDeleteI wish linotype was still around.
ReplyDeleteIt's become difficult to find good alloy anymore.
My first real job out of college was assistant production manager in a graphic arts plant. We did mostly multi-color offset, but there was also silkscreening, letterpress, and die-cutting.
ReplyDeleteThis On Demand Printing has been a real game changer, not to mention the Internet.
[And, what with the Civil Rights Act, the gender-specific language in the narration of that film would never cut it today.]
Thanks for the memories.