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Jul
PGSF Recognizes National SkillsUSA Champions
Pittsburgh, PA, July 2, 2024 —The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) has once again partnered to support the SkillsUSA National Championships, which were held June 25-27 at […]
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18
Jun
History of Printing Timeline: 1881 – 1930
Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1881 Halftone process patented by Frederic Ives. Chandler & Price, a printing equipment maufacturer, founded in Cleveland, Ohio. Production ceased in […]
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18
Jun
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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16
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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28
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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6
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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23
Apr
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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27
Mar
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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