Typeface: A Film By Justine Nagan

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Design, Typography on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 04:35 am GMT +00:00

If you haven’t already seen this film, you MUST! There are very few documentaries available that truly capture the essence of the importance of our printing history. This is one such documentary.

Located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, the films main point of focus is the Type Museum and Print Shop known as The Hamilton Printing

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Miniwanka or The Moments of Water

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Inspiration, Music on Monday, January 30th, 2012 05:53 pm GMT +00:00

Miniwanka is an imitative piece describing the various states of water. The text consists of words for water, rain, stream, river, fog and ocean, in the following North-American Indian languages: Dakota, Wappo, Crow, Chinook, Achumawi, Otchipwe, Salish, Natick, Klamath and Luiseno. It may be sung by a choir of S.A. or by a mixed chorus

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A WhiteSpace Inspiration.

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Inspiration, Letterpress on Monday, January 30th, 2012 03:50 am GMT +00:00

Over the summer I was wandering around Downtown Akron taking photographs when I came to the door of “WhiteSpace Creative” (A local design and marketing firm, specializing in print and web advertising).  My curiosity got the better of me and I began meandering the hallways. I soon found myself in front of the magnificent

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Mason Milani – Printmaker, Papermaker, Bookmaker, Painter

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Inspiration, Printmaking on Monday, January 30th, 2012 02:21 am GMT +00:00

I first encountered the work of Mason Milani during one of my random evening google searches for local printmakers.

I was surprised to discover this particular artist since I hadn’t viewed a body of work quite as stunning and thought provoking as I found his work to be.

Though his drawings alone, have a skill that displays

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