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Cranky Pressman
Salem, Ohio
Stickler for detail.
Interests: music, gardening, craft, history, art, design, politics, bookbinding, typography
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A load of old letterpress work.
Posted Apr 6, 2013 at CrankyLog
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Digitally assisted letterpress printing production.
Posted Apr 1, 2013 at CrankyLog
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So Jason is back and making up for lost time on the press right now. No lunch for him this week but food on the table at home I guess! I think he is pleased.
There was one calendar winner from the blog comments. liz@lifedreaming please email me a mailing address where your calendar can be sent.
Commented Jan 7, 2013 on Should the snake get his job back? at CrankyLog
Should the snake get his job back?
Unfortunate news to report! Because of the continued tough economic conditions and stressful times, we made the decision last month not to produce a 2013 Cranky Pressman promotional wall calendar. This was not a choice taken lightly but one we believed best for all parties. There are however ...
Should the snake get his job back?
Posted Jan 4, 2013 at CrankyLog
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And the final book winner is Sylvia. This is not only because of her over-gushing love of paper, but because she understands that overlapping two ink colors is as old gal Martha Stewart would say... a good thing.
Thanks everybody for playing along. We appreciate all the comments.
Commented Oct 9, 2012 on Cranky curates a book. at CrankyLog
Cranky curates a book.
PUSH Print, 30+ Artists Explore the Boundaries of Printmaking. Published September, 2012 by Lark Crafts. Last year we had the pleasure of working on a book project with Lark, an imprint of Sterling Publishing, and are happy to say it is now out! PUSH Print discovers the passion of 30+ contempo...
He likes tedious work, unpredictable accidents and human error but we won't hold that against him, so JooHee Toon is our second book winner.
Actually we very much agree with JooHee and wish more people would just loosen up.
Commented Oct 9, 2012 on Cranky curates a book. at CrankyLog
Cranky curates a book.
PUSH Print, 30+ Artists Explore the Boundaries of Printmaking. Published September, 2012 by Lark Crafts. Last year we had the pleasure of working on a book project with Lark, an imprint of Sterling Publishing, and are happy to say it is now out! PUSH Print discovers the passion of 30+ contempo...
Okay, a day late but the first winner of the book is...
Daniel Kearsey. Anyone who uses grandpa and trade in the same sentence knows how to get to an old guy.
Well done Danny Boy. The other two winners will be announced soon.
Commented Oct 9, 2012 on Cranky curates a book. at CrankyLog
Cranky curates a book.
PUSH Print, 30+ Artists Explore the Boundaries of Printmaking. Published September, 2012 by Lark Crafts. Last year we had the pleasure of working on a book project with Lark, an imprint of Sterling Publishing, and are happy to say it is now out! PUSH Print discovers the passion of 30+ contempo...
Thanks everyone for the comments. I feel the inky passion in them all. We are about to choose our three winners but see there are a few commenters who did not include a URL or other way to be reached. If your comment is one of these please email me at jamie(at)crankypressman(dot)com so I can contact you!
Commented Oct 9, 2012 on Cranky curates a book. at CrankyLog
Cranky curates a book.
PUSH Print, 30+ Artists Explore the Boundaries of Printmaking. Published September, 2012 by Lark Crafts. Last year we had the pleasure of working on a book project with Lark, an imprint of Sterling Publishing, and are happy to say it is now out! PUSH Print discovers the passion of 30+ contempo...
Cranky curates a book.
Last year we had the pleasure of working on a book project with Lark, an imprint of Sterling Publishing, and are happy to say it is now out! PUSH Print discovers the passion of 30+ contemporary print artists pushing the limits with their innovative work. Continue reading
Posted Oct 2, 2012 at CrankyLog
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Truly the world's worst blogger!
Once again, like a bad case of hives, I return after a long spell away. Stand by for some new posts and interesting announcements very soon. Continue reading
Posted Oct 1, 2012 at CrankyLog
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Thanks for the post. We appreciate you noticing and the attention. Yes, the official blog part of our site is a tad neglected at times. It's just so hard for old folks to find the time to do real posts with all the tweeting, pinning and other things one must 'post' these days. Actually though, we have been thinking a lot recently about what we could do with the blog and have some interesting ideas. I guess that is the first step towards doing! Thanks again.
Commented May 11, 2012 on Featured Blog: Cranky Pressman at Everything Typepad
Featured Blog: Cranky Pressman
NAME: Keith Berger BLOG: Cranky Pressman TYPEPAD MEMBER SINCE: 2008 WHY WE THINK CRANKY PRESSMAN ROCKS: Cranky Pressman is an online letterpress service run by The Graphic Touch Letterpress Company, a commercial printer based in Salem, Ohio. Keith Berger has owned and run the business since 1984,...
Hopelessly dated and out of touch.
Everything said in the last post is still ongoing except we are now quoting projects and taking on new work and customers with open arms and toothless smiles. E-mail us with your job details and we will act very helpful and appreciative. Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2012 at CrankyLog
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Cranky Pressroom News
Posted Jan 25, 2012 at CrankyLog
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The Brothers not so grim.
Keith, Jamie & the whole cranky crew wish you much holiday mirth and merriment. Continue reading
Posted Dec 24, 2011 at CrankyLog
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Wood Type Evolved
Curated by April Sheridan and Nick Sherman, Wood Type Evolved opened a couple of weeks ago and runs into December. It explores new art being made with traditional printer's materials and is a fantastic show that I throughly enjoyed and recommend. Continue reading
Posted Oct 11, 2011 at CrankyLog
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Okay folks we have a winner in both categories.
Scott T. McClelland was the first to answer what's wrong with the picture. There is indeed too much paper loaded in the machine for it to work properly.
Then while all the comments displayed untold hilarity, we are giving the humor award to Dennis Couch for his extreme confusion and idiocy.
So a How poster print will be going to each of you two fellows.
However, since we are such nice guys, we'll be sending all who commented a set of Cranky coasters as a consolation prize. Sort of like Oprah, everyone is a winner except instead of cars you get some dusty old self-promotional junk we have lying around the shop.
I will be contacting each of you to get a mailing address.
Thanks for playing.
Commented Oct 9, 2011 on Letterpress operators are standing by. at CrankyLog
Letterpress operators are standing by.
Heidelberg has long been one of the finest printing press manufacturers in the world. You can tell from this 1970's picture of their classic Windmill Letterpress. While most companies would have one or maybe two people tops to point to various bits and pieces on the machine, Heidelberg would s...
This contest is now closed. Thanks for your comments. We are currently deliberating and the winners will be announced later this week.
Commented Oct 3, 2011 on Letterpress operators are standing by. at CrankyLog
Letterpress operators are standing by.
Heidelberg has long been one of the finest printing press manufacturers in the world. You can tell from this 1970's picture of their classic Windmill Letterpress. While most companies would have one or maybe two people tops to point to various bits and pieces on the machine, Heidelberg would s...
We have a correct answer already! Scott is correct because you cannot have a full paper feed pile AND a full delivery pile. That would really be stupid!
Congrats Scott. The funniest caption winner is still very much open so everyone keep commenting (except Scott).
Commented Sep 29, 2011 on Letterpress operators are standing by. at CrankyLog
Letterpress operators are standing by.
Heidelberg has long been one of the finest printing press manufacturers in the world. You can tell from this 1970's picture of their classic Windmill Letterpress. While most companies would have one or maybe two people tops to point to various bits and pieces on the machine, Heidelberg would s...
Letterpress operators are standing by.
Tell us in the comments below what's wrong with the picture above. The first correct answer and the funniest incorrect answer will each receive one of our original How Magazine cover letterpress prints done in collaboration with the smart folks at How and the lovely lasses at Parliament of Owls. Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2011 at CrankyLog
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Making the most of your letterpress work.
Posted Sep 6, 2011 at CrankyLog
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Mind your Ps and Qs at the Cranky Camp.
To sweeten the pie and lessen the pain we've created these certificates to give to anyone who satisfactorily completes the Cranky Pressman Letterpress Workshop. Designed and wickedly illustrated by Oliver Barrett, it gives you something to show your dad and prove you are not just sitting around doing nothing all day. Continue reading
Posted Jun 23, 2011 at CrankyLog
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Prior Planning Prevents Poor (Letterpress) Performance.
Recently Cranky Pressman was taken over for a day. It wasn't some rogue rodent but Maria Pastore our friend and good customer at Thirsty. Maria wanted to create a poster in honor of her old high school art teacher, Benjamin F. Price. Apparently Mr. Price preached the 5 P's to his students, Prior-Planning-Prevents-Poor-Performance. Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2011 at CrankyLog
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The Letterpress Machines.
Due out in February 2011 is the letterpress edition of Uppercase Magazine- Issue #8. Our friend Charlotte Rivers, author of the recently published The Little Book of Letterpress will be a guest writer. Plus, 50 printers, including Cranky Pressman, have submitted work so an actual letterpress piece will be loose inserted in every issue. Continue reading
Posted Jan 22, 2011 at CrankyLog
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We now have the 10 additional comments so that is over. Thanks all.
Commented Jan 3, 2011 on Enough revelling and time to get busy. at CrankyLog
Enough revelling and time to get busy.
First 10 comments tonight after midnight from each US time zone gets a calendar. When you run all this old junk and are as ancient as us you sometimes forget what year it is. The new 2011 Cranky Pressman calendar celebrates this dizzy feeling. To mark the new year (whatever it may be) we will ...
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