Reviews Elizabeth Eisenstein's "The Printing Press as an Agent of Change," which documents how print influenced the Renaissance and the Reformation and set the stage for the Age of Science. (AEA)

Reading speed and acceptance rates were obtained as a function of type size, type style, line width and line spacing in two experiments with older adults. Significant differences were found for different styles, as well as sizes of type. Significant interactions were also found for line width and spacing. (Author/SJL)

Discusses five areas to be dealt with in producing a high school literary magazine: organization, funding, manuscript solicitation, editing, and production. (GT)

Over the past several years, expert craftspeople have been coming into the schools, working with kindergartners through high school students and conducting special workshops for teachers and parents. Describes a program developed in Bergen County, New Jersey and called "Craftsmen in the Schools" in which each person can use the same materials to…

The South and West Washtenaw Consortium is a group of Michigan schools that collaborates in technical areas and operates graphic arts programs in cooperation with local printing businesses. It offers students hands-on experience and exposure to current technologies. (JOW)

The emerging field of book history focuses on the context in which printed materials are produced and received. Book history scholars are crossing disciplines and national boundaries to establish a new scholarship and pedagogy about the culture of books. Study of the history of reading is a central interest. (MSE)

Communication spreads knowledge worldwide. It could be argued that "communication" is one of the greatest human achievements. In this article, the author briefly describes some key technologies associated with the archiving and communication of information. Since communication technologies continue to evolve at a fast pace, he simply focuses on…

This document consists of a chronology of historic events. There is no accompanying text. Divided into four sections, the outline succinctly sketches the development of printing and publishing in Alabama in the nineteenth century. The opening section, which lists early publications and their dates of first appearance, features newspapers, legal…

This course in desktop publishing contains seven illustrated modules designed to meet the following objectives: (1) use a desktop publishing program to explore advanced topics in graphic design; (2) learn about typography and how to make design decisions on the use of typestyles; (3) learn basic principles in graphic communications and apply them…

Based on the experiences of the Nonformal Education Information Center (NFEIC) in publishing "The NFE Exchange," this manual documents the process through which "The NFE Exchange" is planned, organized, and produced, in order to provide assistance to other organizations interested in producing a periodical or similar…

Author sought out a method of teaching printmaking that would almost guarantee students encouraging results at the beginning of their work while firing them up for further investigations into the graphic media. (Author/RK)

All phases of a newsletter operation are covered in this guide for the inexperienced newsletter editor. Separate chapters deal with establishing the purpose of the newsletter; gathering, writing, and editing stories; choosing format, paper, letterhead, mailing procedure, and methods of financing the newsletter; working with type; printing by…

In this book, intended for artists who have little knowledge of the development and history of illustation (particularly in the children's book field), artists describe their philosophies, standards, and techniques for illustrating books. The articles are organized under four general headings: the history and philosophy of illustration, notes…

This description of the System for Automated Typesetting (SCAT), an automated system for typesetting text and inserting special graphic symbols in programmed instructional materials created by the computer aided authoring system AUTHOR, provides an outline of the design architecture of the system and an overview including the component…

The problems faced by the printer-editors in Wisconsin Territory were financial want, dependence on slow and unreliable transportation and mail systems, and a lack of reliable journeyman compositors and printers. Sources of income regularly included backers who were community promoters of politicians and who frequently withdrew their support with…