Image of the Day: 15c Edith Wharton Stamp

In 1921, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) became the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize, awarded for her novel The Age of Innocence. In that work and many others, Wharton portrayed a moneyed, materialistic society whose conventions restricted and destroyed the desires of its members. T

The Edith Wharton stamp was issued in 1980. It is part of the Literary Arts Series, engraved with purple ink.

Learn more at this link:

http://arago.si.edu/category_2038216.html

Image of the Day: 3-cent Statue of Freedom Stamp

The Post Office Department released a 3-cent stamp bearing an image of the Statue of Freedom on April 20, 1950. The statue sits atop the dome of the United States Capitol. The stamp was the first in a series of four stamps commemorating the 150th anniversary of Washington, DC, as the US capital. 

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produced the stamp in bright blue on the rotary press, using the electric eye plate and 11 x 10.5 perforations. 

Learn more about this stamp at this link:

http://arago.si.edu/category_2028898.html

Image of the Day: Jim Lukens . . . can make you smile!

My wife recently came across the masking sheet
that was part of the note pad project in Mr. Conner's VisCom class. 

Image of the Day: HazMat Nittany Lion

Spotted at Surplus and Salvage on the Penn State University Park campus.

Image of the Day: Officina Typographica Constellation

My homage to Officina Typographica also known as Atelier Typographique.

Image of the Day: Glow-In-The Dark Mini Keyhole

What secrets does this unlock? 

Image of the Day: Tiny Glow Rabbit Tack

Image of the Night: Light Bulb

Spotted downstairs at HVBC

"Oh Dear, I Forgot to Call the Penn State Mark Police!"

I just received my new on-campus parking pass . . .
that uses the incorrect reverse version of the (old) Penn State Mark.
The parking pass is good through June 30, 2018.
(sigh)

Richard March Hoe Stamp

Detail of a letterbox stamp that will be placed near Printer's Park, NYC.
I am very pleased with how my carving of Richard March Hoe's portrait turned out.

Ampersand Wax Seal

My first wax seal creation! Just a small part of a project that I have had on the back burner for years, finally working its way to fruition.

Image of the Day: University Photographics

Happy Birthday, Jim!

My Journey to become an Adobe Certified Expert in InDesign CC . . .

5 months

694 flash cards

3 electronic study guides, supplemental books, online tutorials, and practice exams

over 80 minutes per day/night studying

numerous well wishes and positive energy from my son, in-laws, out-law, closest of friends, and kisses from my cat

incalculable love and moral support from the love of my life, Terri

1 difficult exam

. . . 

Adobe Certified Expert in InDesign CC

Image of the Day: The Mark Police's Favorite Pen

"No! No! A thousand times no! You cannot use the same Mark that you did on the white pens we ordered last year and simply reverse the artwork."

Spotted at Happy Valley Brewing Company. . . 

Miles Francis

“My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today.”

― Richard Adams, Watership Down

Images of the Day: Postcards

A welcome surprise discovery; hundreds of mid-century postcards from museums from around the world. The images of paintings, sculptures, and architecture appear to have been from a long-since-retired art professor. Although I liked looking at and recognizing a few of the images on the front of the postcards, I fell in love with the reverse sides. Below is a small sampling of the cards, and a some detail scans as well. Click on any of the images for an enlarged view of them.

Image of the Day: Leather and Man

This is what happens to those who use too much leading when typesetting . . . 

[Spotted on a label inside a shoe at WalMart.]

Earworm of the Day: After The Gold Rush

My latest earworm is Prelude's a cappella version of  Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush."

I first came across this song in the mid-1970s on an obscure compilation LP. After 30 years on my early morning commute to work, I heard it on the radio . . . 

Image of the Day: Mark Police

"No, you cannot flip the Paw Mark; the one on the left isn't even the correct version. These are owned and licensed by The Pennsylvania State University, and you cannot 'recreate' them, even poorly. Oh, Giant..."

Image of the Day: Ink

Spotted at Big Spring Spirits in Bellefonte