Green Chair Press

Another Ampersand

susan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:50 +0000

I notice &s on signs. Recently, online, I’ve been seeing this huge & in NY Times ads announcing their new bi-weekly section of Bay Area news. They also have posters up in Bart with the same campaign. The & seems a tad too big to me…

Stuffed Felt Letters

susan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:37:58 +0000

Check out MiChiMa’s store, where she sells felt numbers and alphabets…

The Snark

susan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:27 +0000

According to Bibliophile Bullpen, this is “called a percontation point — a ‘rhetorical question mark’. . . an irony mark also called a snark or zing. Created by Henry Denham in the 1580s, it pops up in literature every century or so, but never really caught on.”
The history of the percontation point is here on wikipedia. Take a look, if just to see the side bar that lists a plethora of little used punctuation marks and their names. Can you guess these: guillemets, asterism, and solidus?
Thanks to Cathy for the tip!

Between the Folds

susan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:03 +0000

Between the Folds is a documentary “exploring the science, art, creativity and ingenuity of many of the world’s best paper folders” that is going to be shown on the Independent Lens series on PBS this December.

{via The Vespiary Book Binding Blog}

Daily Drop Caps

susan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:51:48 +0000

hiannon passed along this quite festive website:
“The Daily Drop Cap is an ongoing project by typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische. Each day (or at least each WORK day), a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap will be posted for your enjoyment and for the beautification of blog posts everywhere”

Stories from Behind the Bar

susan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:47 +0000

I recently got a note from New North Press in London about their book The Travelling Barmaid. It featuring ’stories from behind the bar’ written by Lisa Rahman and is hand-set and printed letterpress using the metal type the press has collected over the years. On the press’s website, scroll down to see the more spreads from the book, and the lovely cover.