Laser 'unprinter' wipes photocopied ink from paper

The process involves using short laser pulses to erase words and images by heating the printed material to the point that they vaporise.

The researchers say it works with commonly used papers and toner inks and is more eco-friendly than recycling.

However, they add that more research is needed to bring a product to market.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica goes out of print after 244 years

Encyclopaedia Britannica will no longer publish its flagship encyclopedia in book form for the first time in 244 years, but it will continue to publish digital versions.

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Poster Printing Workshop | The Oakland Standard: Political Poster Jam

Poster Printing Workshop | The Oakland Standard
On February 25, 2011, the Oakland Standard will honor the history of political posters in the Bay Area, and the Museum’s acquisition of the All Of Us Or None (AOUON) collection with an evening of printmaking and conversation. 

Fwd: Campus Interaction at San Francisco State University - INDIA Future of Change

Dear Administration: San Francisco State University,

Please allow me to introduce you to INDIA Future of Change. An opportunity for your students to be part of a global movement to harness the power of the youth, their ideas, aspirations, creative zest and entrepreneurial spirit.

INDIA Future of Change is a three-year initiative aimed at engaging students from across the world with contemporary India, and Compete, Collaborate and Co-Create a future for India with a vision for the world.

In its first year, INDIA Future of Change is organizing four contests:
Business Plan, Design, Essay Writing and Poster Design. The contests will be conducted online, and the participants stand to win cash prizes worth USD 250,000, 4/6/8 week internships at top Indian and international companies, 15 day all-expenses-paid vacations in India and 6 week experiential programmes in rural India.

Already, INDIA Future of Change has gained momentum through prestigious alliances with CIIE (IIM-A), IDC (IIT-B) and Financial Times as knowledge partners. In addition, the Indian Ministries of External Affairs and Tourism are also lending their support. We have also partnered with the international youth organisation, AIESEC, for our Friends of INDIA Future of Change brand ambassador program.

We started our communication campaign on Monday, September 13 in Financial Times worldwide and the response has been enthusiastic.

We look forward to the bright, young minds of San Francisco State University adding fuel to the movement.

We request you to encourage them to participate in the contests and make themselves heard in a global dialogue on shaping the future of change.
Best Regards,
Mahid Aisha
INDIA Future of Change
www.indiafutureofchange.com

print project calculator

http://www.re-nourish.com/?l=tools_projectcalculator

"The Re-nourish Project Calculator helps you minimize waste on any print project, "

Drive By Press

Farmer’s Market this Thursday, March 18th

Two guys driving around the country with a press, making prints. They will be giving their demonstration (and T-shirt sale).

www.drivebypress.org

Class: Experimental Impressions and Mark-Making Techniques

Experimental Impressions and Mark-Making Techniques
with Sandra Kelch
March 7, 14, 21 -----$315 + $50 materials
http://www.kala.org/class/individual2010/printmaking/kelch_exp_imp_23.html

This is a class for printmakers that want to lean new tricks and expand their visual vocabulary with unique and innovative mark-making techniques. This class will reveal several secrets and tips about tools, materials and processes for creating new patterns, impressions, line work and textures. This class emphasizes experimentation and risk-taking to explore new options for one’s work. The mediums we will be working with include monotype, intaglio, chine collé and relief. All levels will benefit from this class.

For more info and to sign up: http://kala.org

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Professional Practice for Printmakers
with Sandra Kelch
June 13, 20, 27
This is a workshop class that will assist printmakers in developing and producing a package and plan for professional self-promotion. This workshop will cover resume, bio and art statement writing, portfolios, promotional materials, website strategies, professional organizations and affiliations, and career opportunities for exhibitions, fellowships, grants and residencies. There will be special guest visits and portfolio presentations from accomplished print artists and print organization officials. Homework assignments will be assigned and all students will have the opportunity to work on their self-promotion and receive constructive feedback from the class.
For more info and to sign up: http://kala.org

"Let me have my fun": Aldo Palazzeschi on the Press

Free Letterpress Printmaking Event

Kathleen Burch, cofounder, The San Francisco Center for the Book
John McBride, editor, Invisible City
Paul Vangelisti, translator and poet

The San Francisco Center for the Book, 300 De Haro Street
Thursday and Friday, October 15 and 16, 2009
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (drop-in hours)

As part of this open-house printing, the public may help create and take home a free poster of Aldo Palazzeschi's poem "Let me have my fun" (1910), an early futurist text first published in the U.S. by editor John McBride and poet Paul Vangelisti in a 1972 issue of their magazine Invisible City. Recognizing the tremendous impact of Futurism on the graphic art of the 20th century, the event also celebrates the simultaneous centenary of the Vandercook Proofing Press, a machine that has been crucial to the development of contemporary book arts. During Vangelisti's performance, the clack of the press complements his bilingual recitation of the text in Italian and in English.

Part of Metal + Machine + Manifesto = Futurism's First 100 Years.

Free and open to the public.
http://www.sfmoma.org/events/1457