30 January, 2011

WalterNewbury-Tryst with the printers

My flatmate wanted his dissertation printed and bound, so we set out hunting for presses in London that would get the job done at prices friendly to the student pocket.Surprisingly we found this quaint printing press called Walter Newbury Partners Ltd(http://www.walternewbury.co.uk). established nearly 116 years ago printing materials for the government and the Queen Mother herself!
Situated on Grangewood Street,with very friendly staff.Who even let us watch the entire process and gave us an informative tour of the process,a special thanks to handsome Glen and the very well informed Gary.





The Prazimark which is an automated machine that imprints the gold lettering on the cover and spine was what fascinated me.Gary told us that initially when he had to set the font and gold foil the letters by hand it would take him hours but after mechanising the process it took only a few minutes,there are apparently only three in London and Walter Newbury Partners Ltd owns one of them!Cheers guys keep up the good work!The pictures are courtesy my friends Venky and Vibha, thanks guys!

22 January, 2011

ISTD-Project Brief

Its been a long and quiet an enjoyable holiday and hardly any blog entries.I'v started this new year with weird mixed feelings ranging from excitement to pure blankness.Dreading the day of attending college actually turned out to be quiet enjoyable.Loved the smell of the coffee beans that hit me,the exhibit that invited me and the brief that excited(s) me.Hoping to make up for lost time in the library this year.
This is the brief of the project we are undertaking this term for ISTD