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Apparently, it was just a bruise on that banana
Yesterday's post about not getting advance notice about the AIGA/CO Steven Sagmeister talk prompted a timely, lovely response from AIGA/Colorado's President. Read it here. If you didn't get a notice, it might have been a bug in the system that sends e-mail info from AIGA/National to AIGA/CO's folks. If you've had an issue, contact AIGA/CO to let them know, as it might help them track down what happened.
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2.20.2008
Rotten Banana
Member of the Colorado chapter of the AIGA? Thought you'd have a chance to RSVP to attend designer Steven Sagmeister's talk this next month? Well, too bad. Looks like it sold out before the announcement that reservations were even available. Shame on you, AIGA: not even an e-mail announcing when RSVPs would be taken, much less waiting to take RSVPs until the printed invite/announcements went out.
Usually, events like this are preceded by a postcard announcing the topic/date/other relevant info, and there's usually an html e-mail blast that goes out to members. Not this time, apparently. AIGA/CO is generally pretty good about promoting their local events, but this gets a D- for timely execution. wassup with that?
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12.22.2007
The newspaper that time forgot
9News.com reported this week on a wonder of wonders: a newspaper that still sets type in hot lead. The Saguache Crescent, first published in 1882, is run on the same technology that your grandparents (or great-grandparents) would have encountered when entering any printing shop in the nation. The Crescent is one of only four newspapers in the nation that uses hot lead-set type. One of four. And the current publisher isn't training a replacement. So get your 19th-century typographic news fix while you can, because someday it won't be left to read.
Saguache is a must-see town for anyone interested in Colorado history. It's about halfway between Poncha Springs and Alamosa, so not exactly on the way to anything. But the next time you head down to the Great Sand Dunes, or to Durango, stop in and spend an hour or so walking around one of the state's historical agricultural centers.
links to the 9News story, a scan of the latest front page, and some info about Saguache from the Colorado State Historical Society.Labels: colorado, newspapers, typography
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