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Four-Color Offset Press Gifted to Women’s Press Collective Is Put to Good Use
Source: Whattheythink.com Author: Patrick Henry A shop run entirely by volunteers in the Bronx is teaching its members to print for the greater good with […]
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Endowment History – Clarence Schawk Scholarship
Established 2003 Ask Clarence Schawk what his dream was fifty years ago, and you’ll learn it wasn’t to become the chairman of a $200 million […]
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History of Printing Timeline: 1827 – 1880
Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1827 John B. Russwurm establishes Freedom’s Journal, first African-American newspaper in New York. Means for mass-producing wood type invented by Darius Wells […]
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History of Printing Timeline: 1751 – 1826
Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1751 Diderot’s Encyclopédie published in France. 1752 Canada’s first newspaper the Halifax Gazette in Nova Scotia. 1755 A Dictionary of the English […]
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History of Printing Timeline: 1500 -1750
History of Printing Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1501 Italic type and small format books introduced by Aldus Manutius in Venice. 1514 Book of Hours printed in […]
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History of Printing Timeline: circa 3100 BCE – 1499
History of Print Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ circa 3100 BCE Cuneiform, one of the earliest known writing systems developed in Sumer (modern day Iraq). Wedge-shaped marks […]
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Scouts can inspire future print and graphics leaders-with our help
Synonymous with adventure and character building, the Scouts organizations have long prepared kids, teens, and young adults for both life’s adventures and future careers. Central […]
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PGSF Announces New Scholarship from PPI Educational Trust
March 2, 2024 (Pittsburgh, PA) – For Immediate Release The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), is pleased to announce the establishment of the Pacific […]
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