graphic arts

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Jun

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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Posted in: Endowments | PGSF Blogs | Scholarships

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May

PGSF Announces a New Level of Endowments to Fund the Future for Students Studying Graphic Arts

May 26, 2024 — Pittsburgh, PA, The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) announces the establishment of a new level of endowments. The Pinnacle endowment […]

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Posted in: Donor Resources | Endowments | PGSF News | Scholarships | Student Resources

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May

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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May

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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Apr

History of Printing Timeline: 1500 -1750

Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1501 Italic type and small format books introduced by Aldus Manutius in Venice. 1514 Book of Hours printed in Arabic types in […]

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Apr

PGSF Announces a new Alliance with the Graphic Communications Education Association

April 22, 2024  (Pittsburgh, PA)The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), is pleased to announce that it will be supporting the Graphic Communications Education Association […]

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Posted in: PGSF News

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Apr

TAGA Awards Industry Leaders with Coveted Michael H. Bruno Award

Award winners Don Schroeder and Jules VanSant received recognition in a special awards ceremony at the recent TAGA Conference in Dallas Fairfax, Va. — The […]

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Mar

History of Printing Timeline: circa 3100 BCE – 1499

Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ circa 3100 BCE Cuneiform, one of the earliest known writing systems developed in Sumer (modern day Iraq). Wedge-shaped marks were made on […]

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