Class February 25, 2009

In class we talked about the Industrial Revolution.  Three new type categories were introduced, fat face, Egyptian, and San-serifs.  Also, many new printing machines like the steam-powered press were created, over time they became more efficient producing more prints per hour. Gutenberg's metal type was so heavy that it was rarely used, wood type became more popular. Wood type was cheaper, lighter, quicker, and easier to use. Compositors began to lose their jobs to these new printing machines but many new jobs opened up.   The camera obscura was the beginning of todays camera.  It was used as a drawing aid and after experimenting with many different ways of taking pictures the Kodac camera was introduced.  When Laura explained what a compositor was and wood type a lot came together and I understood why compositors were losing their jobs. 

What is copperplate engraving?