Archives for February 2021

Printing Charity’s Rising Star awards 2021

The Printing Charity’s Rising Star Awards support people aged 1830 in the printing industry with their personal development. The deadline for this year’s submission is 7 March 2021. You can find out more and apply on the Printing Charity’s website.

Typographic Surprises!

The first event in this series organised by the Printing Historical Society will take place on Friday 26 February at 6 pm and is free of charge. Speakers are Dr Alexandra Franklin discussing 3‑D printing, Patrick Goossens on punch-cutting and type production, and Martin Killeen on early illustrated books. For more details and how to […]

Bookbinding showcase

You can join the National Library of Scotland online for a virtual showcase of the winning entries for the Elizabeth Soutar Bookbinding Competition 2020, which had the 1980s as its theme. You will be able toview the winning designs, and to hear from the bookbinders about their responses to the competition brief and their creative […]