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Dec. 2nd, 2010 11:49 amso i got into grad school.
pessimism: just found out that more friends were laid off by the big h, and probably more changes around december both there and at other publishers i know people at. de-press-ing. one of the people who got laid off in orlando was my foot in the door back in 2002, which means he had to have been at the 7-year point or so.
optimism: ten ways publishing can be saved. (thanks![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vanessa_elle.)
optimism: ten ways publishing can be saved. (thanks
vanessa_elle.)leading, kerning, and learning
Feb. 26th, 2009 06:28 pmKerning in metal type refers to a type face designer's efforts to deal with
character fit. Leading refers to the amount of lead inserted between lines
of metal type. This lead can be strips of lead or cast into the type.
character fit. Leading refers to the amount of lead inserted between lines
of metal type. This lead can be strips of lead or cast into the type.
support what you love
Sep. 18th, 2008 09:56 pmeven though this video is slightly obsolete (only because they are asking for $ to keep bitch magazine from folding, and they've received it...which only postpones the potential problem, doesn't solve it), i thought i'd post this video here. these are 2 of the 4 lovely ladies that i get to work/volunteer with, and whom make me incredibly intimidated/grateful. go to bitchmagazine.org: donate, subscribe.
(the one on the right is my crush. one of many, i know, but this is her in all her minnesota-nicety.)
also, i'm totally pent up with a publishing industry rant/post, but no energy to write it now.
(the one on the right is my crush. one of many, i know, but this is her in all her minnesota-nicety.)
also, i'm totally pent up with a publishing industry rant/post, but no energy to write it now.
plans have changed.
Aug. 7th, 2008 11:05 pmwell, i found out today that my business trip (press-check at my printer) isn't in san franny, CA (where my printer contacts are HQ'd), but actually a special press that's in sussex, WI. i will be visiting sometime in the next 3-6 weeks.
while i know at least two wonderful wisconsinites, i'm a little disappointed to not be exploring my neighboring-state-to-the-south this year. that said, travel is travel, and i'm sure i can find something to occupy my non-working time.
maybe a pilgrimage to "the good land" is in order.
EDIT: 2 hour drive to chicago! oh my!
while i know at least two wonderful wisconsinites, i'm a little disappointed to not be exploring my neighboring-state-to-the-south this year. that said, travel is travel, and i'm sure i can find something to occupy my non-working time.
maybe a pilgrimage to "the good land" is in order.
EDIT: 2 hour drive to chicago! oh my!
my job wants to send me to CA for a press-check of a couple titles that are going to print. 2 of these titles would be shipping next week, which freaks me out (i can't travel on a whim! in less than a week!), or i can try to hold out and go in about 3 weeks for another 2 titles.
now i have to try to figure out how to angle them to let me stay through the weekend, so i can explore san franny!
as exciting as the prospect sounds, it's all a little heavy for my already-full-schedule.
and here i was thinking i'd not be traveling by plane at all this year...
now i have to try to figure out how to angle them to let me stay through the weekend, so i can explore san franny!
as exciting as the prospect sounds, it's all a little heavy for my already-full-schedule.
and here i was thinking i'd not be traveling by plane at all this year...
are any of you lovelies a native speaker (read: able to review/translate a bunch of medical-esque phrases for content/accuracy with no issue) of spanish? email or comment. i want to use you and pay you.
galileo was wrong.
Apr. 22nd, 2008 12:12 pman interesting read (thanks, vanessa_elle) regarding textbooks and their conservative bias. of course, it's houghton mifflin.
honestly, this is unsurprising to me, and surely any of you who work/ed in educational publishing, but is interesting to think about. i experienced so many instances of bias--censorship, excessive PC-ness, omission of "touchy subjects," etc--that it's actually a shock that more instances of this kind of thing haven't come up. (you can find the 65-page textbook critique here.)
last year i read the language police by diane ravitch, which explores (exposes?) all the nitty-gritty publishing dirt about censorship, sensitivity and bias guidelines in textbooks. i highly recommend it to every teacher, parent, and person working in the publishing industry.
vanessa_elle) regarding textbooks and their conservative bias. of course, it's houghton mifflin. honestly, this is unsurprising to me, and surely any of you who work/ed in educational publishing, but is interesting to think about. i experienced so many instances of bias--censorship, excessive PC-ness, omission of "touchy subjects," etc--that it's actually a shock that more instances of this kind of thing haven't come up. (you can find the 65-page textbook critique here.)
last year i read the language police by diane ravitch, which explores (exposes?) all the nitty-gritty publishing dirt about censorship, sensitivity and bias guidelines in textbooks. i highly recommend it to every teacher, parent, and person working in the publishing industry.
a perfect day
Mar. 7th, 2008 05:59 pm(and precursor to today's lousy illness.)
yesterday, thursday, i spent a few hours volunteering at bitch magazine, which was gratifying, awesome, and only a few blocks away. the women were all amazing (of course); there were two dogs and a gazillion books and interesting things everywhere. i helped them plan a midwest "tour" they will be going on in may, so my travel planning skills were utilized (and my wanderlust satiated vicariously). seriously, if only they didn't just have "one" of everything (editor; designer; coordinator, etc), i would love the chance to work there. everyone was really receptive and interested in my background; i used the opportunity to talk a bit about my professional experience (read: schmooze) so the two important women know what i'm capable of, and will hopefully use me for freelance work if the opportunity arises. also, their newest edition has an ani interview, and it seemed kind of amazing to be pretty much 2-degrees away from ani in a round-about way.
after my vounteering i headed downtown to meet sara for a feature of the butterfly and the diving bell, which was beautifully done (as always; schnabel is one of my very favorite directors). i left the theatre feeling a bit altered emotionally (and also, lucky to walk/breathe/be alive), and headed across the river to meetrainbowrev for food and a show.
we had dinner first, and i have to say, all the hype about the chesterfield hardly seemed worth it to me. it's one of the venues i've been thinking about playing music at, but really it's not my style at all. very nice, swank, a bit like a smaller and cleaner version of orlando's firestone...but small, small, small. i had amazing mac n' cheese (too much in fact); afterwards, becky and i headed back across the street to the doug fir to see a fine frenzy.
it's weird...the doug fir/jupiter hotel was the first place i stayed in portland 2 years ago, and due to it's location (SE close-in) it's pretty much nowhere near where i spend my time (NE or SW/downtown). it was strange to see how changed the area was in just two years...several new bars, shops, and a general feeling of "swankiness" (whereas before we sort of felt like we were in a questionable part of town). it's strange to also feel that level of familiarity for a place i have not yet even been in one year.
a fine frenzy was good. the singer was pixie-delicate with some great pipes. she played my "song" (one that i got fromvap0ur_trail) which was great to hear live, a deathcab cover, and some other songs i have heard a handful of times. but the best part of it all: the show (and the movie, for that matter) was free! and free makes anything exponentially better, of course. but most importantly, it was great to hang out with rainbowrev, which was terrific.
yesterday, thursday, i spent a few hours volunteering at bitch magazine, which was gratifying, awesome, and only a few blocks away. the women were all amazing (of course); there were two dogs and a gazillion books and interesting things everywhere. i helped them plan a midwest "tour" they will be going on in may, so my travel planning skills were utilized (and my wanderlust satiated vicariously). seriously, if only they didn't just have "one" of everything (editor; designer; coordinator, etc), i would love the chance to work there. everyone was really receptive and interested in my background; i used the opportunity to talk a bit about my professional experience (read: schmooze) so the two important women know what i'm capable of, and will hopefully use me for freelance work if the opportunity arises. also, their newest edition has an ani interview, and it seemed kind of amazing to be pretty much 2-degrees away from ani in a round-about way.
after my vounteering i headed downtown to meet sara for a feature of the butterfly and the diving bell, which was beautifully done (as always; schnabel is one of my very favorite directors). i left the theatre feeling a bit altered emotionally (and also, lucky to walk/breathe/be alive), and headed across the river to meet
rainbowrev for food and a show.we had dinner first, and i have to say, all the hype about the chesterfield hardly seemed worth it to me. it's one of the venues i've been thinking about playing music at, but really it's not my style at all. very nice, swank, a bit like a smaller and cleaner version of orlando's firestone...but small, small, small. i had amazing mac n' cheese (too much in fact); afterwards, becky and i headed back across the street to the doug fir to see a fine frenzy.
it's weird...the doug fir/jupiter hotel was the first place i stayed in portland 2 years ago, and due to it's location (SE close-in) it's pretty much nowhere near where i spend my time (NE or SW/downtown). it was strange to see how changed the area was in just two years...several new bars, shops, and a general feeling of "swankiness" (whereas before we sort of felt like we were in a questionable part of town). it's strange to also feel that level of familiarity for a place i have not yet even been in one year.
a fine frenzy was good. the singer was pixie-delicate with some great pipes. she played my "song" (one that i got from
vap0ur_trail) which was great to hear live, a deathcab cover, and some other songs i have heard a handful of times. but the best part of it all: the show (and the movie, for that matter) was free! and free makes anything exponentially better, of course. but most importantly, it was great to hang out with rainbowrev, which was terrific.
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Nov. 29th, 2007 09:56 amfound out early this morning that i didn't get the job--the book marketing position at the funky little small press--i last interviewed for. though i'm disappointed (i, false-confidently, thought i had it), i'm mostly relieved that i don't have to sell myself on a $10/hour, part-time job with a 1.5 hour commute. it would've been great for my resume but probably worse than a barista job for my pocketbook.
so onto other endeavors i go.
there are moments like the above, and then there are moments (like last night) where you're sitting at a creperie with a person you love, listening to french music, when you notice the rain is coming down lighter and fluffier and that it's actually (briefly) snowing: all the bad stuff sort of slips off your radar, just in time to enjoy something beautiful.
so onto other endeavors i go.
there are moments like the above, and then there are moments (like last night) where you're sitting at a creperie with a person you love, listening to french music, when you notice the rain is coming down lighter and fluffier and that it's actually (briefly) snowing: all the bad stuff sort of slips off your radar, just in time to enjoy something beautiful.
it's all about textures
Nov. 3rd, 2006 09:17 amlast night i attended the mac papers show downtown. lured by the promise of freebie office supplies, food, and drink, how could i say no? i went with work-friends, bumping into more work-friends there...definitely a place to show up and be seen. what i was overwhelmed by is how much "industry" there actually is in orlando.
the show itself consists of many many booths of many different paper vendors. what's great about this is the samples! i got so much awesome paper--great little scraps and full sheets in experimental shades, textures, printing processes, inks, etc. my two favorites i wish i would've grabbed extras of, but it wasn't the kind of place where you look carefully before you grab your samples: instead, it's a rush of creative services professionals holding heavy angled bags, stuffing them full of whatever's available. my love of all this paper goes into two categories: 1) creative publishing stuff (as i oooh and ahhhh all i can think about is ways i could use this in books, mine or others) and 2) penpal letters, art deco books, and art collage projects! between the two, i am hoping to put all my samples to good use.
i do have to say that i'm feeling more and more inspired these days. while i'm getting a little out of the worlds-realm (i have forgotten what it feels like to be a writer), i am back inspired by colors and shapes and textures. in other words, my inner-artist is back. now i've got to put my money where my mouth is.
the show itself consists of many many booths of many different paper vendors. what's great about this is the samples! i got so much awesome paper--great little scraps and full sheets in experimental shades, textures, printing processes, inks, etc. my two favorites i wish i would've grabbed extras of, but it wasn't the kind of place where you look carefully before you grab your samples: instead, it's a rush of creative services professionals holding heavy angled bags, stuffing them full of whatever's available. my love of all this paper goes into two categories: 1) creative publishing stuff (as i oooh and ahhhh all i can think about is ways i could use this in books, mine or others) and 2) penpal letters, art deco books, and art collage projects! between the two, i am hoping to put all my samples to good use.
i do have to say that i'm feeling more and more inspired these days. while i'm getting a little out of the worlds-realm (i have forgotten what it feels like to be a writer), i am back inspired by colors and shapes and textures. in other words, my inner-artist is back. now i've got to put my money where my mouth is.
create and destroy, then start over again
Apr. 30th, 2003 04:41 pmi'm exhausted. i've been in a boardroom meeting allll day...40+ people [only 5 men]: all these women from different school boards, committees, sales teams, and divisions of my company, all analyzing the prototype for the book we're working on. the number one comment said was, "well, teachers don't use these books anyway; it's the supplemental materials they buy them for." and yeah. thats real nice to hear when you're the ones writing the damn books. . .
anyway. 8-4 today was all of the above. i doodled some, drank diet coke like it's going out of style, ate lotsa snacks, and brainstormed about things.
now i'm ready to go home. i want chinese take-out for dinner.
*anal-retentiveness is. . . already having your halloween costume in mind.
anyway. 8-4 today was all of the above. i doodled some, drank diet coke like it's going out of style, ate lotsa snacks, and brainstormed about things.
now i'm ready to go home. i want chinese take-out for dinner.
*anal-retentiveness is. . . already having your halloween costume in mind.
