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Big Pollution
Big Pollution poster by Geri McCormick is now available in the LeadsAndSlugs store.
ATF Borders—65 pages so far
This completes the borders section of the book that I have. 65 pages total so far. I am missing pages 1016 through 1031 or so. I may have to borrow the intact book to get these pages. All of the ATF Book pages are scanned at 200dpi, 24 bit color using an Epson Perfection 700 [...]
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Letterpress type effect html text-shadow
The text-shadow CSS property is now pretty well supported among modern browsers and it can be used to create a faux letterpress (embossed) effect using plain html. You no longer have to create a graphic to achieve shadows. Shadow Text The above shadow is coded <h1 style=”text-shadow: 5px 5px 4px #666;”>Shadow Text</h1>. The text-shadow property [...]
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ATF Initials
These are pages 937 thru 953 of the 1912 ATF sample book showing the beginning pages of the Decorative Material section. Like the other pages printed with colored ink, these pages are reproduced in all of their faded glory.
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What was the original color?
The ATF book is from 1912 and the colors seem to be really faded. The black is OK on most pages but the colors are really fading out. It is not as bad as old color photos, but it is surprising how much color is gone. Here is a scan done on my Epson Perfection [...]
1912 ATF Sample Book Pages
We have 2 copies of American Specimen Book of Type Styles published in 1912 by the American Type Founders Company. The book has 1301 numbered pages and it’s very heavy. The book was printed entirely on letterpress. One of the books is mainly intact and is on display in the Printing and Book Arts Center. [...]