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Spring green!
The winter issue of Overland Journal has just gone to the mailing house. The cover, though, is a bright, chartreuse-y green, brighter than anything I’ve done before but perfectly suited to the spring season.
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On editing
From an oldie from Salon sent to me by Bob Clark: The art of editing is running against the cultural tide. We are in an age of volume; editing is about refinement. It’s about getting deeper into a piece, its … Continue reading
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Basic, yet vital
From The New York Times, a roundup of some common comma mistakes. I see these constantly on professional websites that clearly have never been copy-edited (a whole other problem!). They are really simple lessons–learn them, and give me one less … Continue reading
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More Pantone!
“A good navy,” says a French woman with short blonde hair, “is going to fulfill the role that black used to fill, because black is now launching into another dimension.” Continuing our Pantone-related postings over the last few months, this … Continue reading
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A Different Era
Most of the books that we work on here at Capital A cover the history of the exploration and development of the western United States from about 1830 to about 1880–the Oregon-California Trail, the Battle of the Little Bighorn and … Continue reading
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Unfolding the Civil War with Disunion
The New York Times brings the Civil War—along with the memories and details pertaining to it—into focus on the war’s 150th anniversary through a blog, Disunion. Located in the Opinion pages, contributors to Disunion upload posts every couple of days to … Continue reading
2010 by the numbers
This year was my busiest one yet, and while counting up the number of books, I thought I’d look at some more numbers. It turned up some interesting data: 6,024 pages typeset 1,896 illustrations included in publications 18 books worked … Continue reading
Upcoming issue of Overland Journal
The winter issue of Overland Journal is at the printer and will be mailed out next week, so I thought I’d share the cover, which I am particularly fond of. The photo was taken by Roger Blair near Gering/Scotts Bluff, … Continue reading
Turkey Day has almost arrived!
This week I won’t be at Capital A as I am heading home for Thanksgiving! My family has already warned me of the fresh snow they have been waking up to, so I might be in for a white holiday. … Continue reading
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One busy Tuesday!
Ariane and I attended an InDesign seminar yesterday at The Lincoln Center. The class was put on by InDesign Magazine and took a look into various different aspects that the program has to offer. Next week I plan on posting … Continue reading
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