Dylan Lathrop and Colin Trechter's "What Do the Twins Mean to Minnesota?"

Dylan and Colin made great use of our versatile perfect binding machine in the making of this book - utilizing such elements as different sized page inserts/tabs.

In their words:

"This book was a collaboration between myself and my classmate Colin Trechter. We attended an event (in this case, a Minnesota Twins game) and gathered imagery and content from that time. We then sent out a brief survey to the fans of the Minnesota Twins and were floored by the honesty and beauty of what they had to say. The book uses those quotes and inserted information about the team—from the players to the stadiums to the Dome Dogs. The book resides for both novice and the die hard, with local charm which we both love about this city."

Both gentlemen do great work - do yourself a favor and check out the rest of their work HERE and HERE.

New Epson 9900 Banner Printer

It's been five years (!) since we got our Epson 9800 and despite professional service, it was time to replace it. With the wide variety of media we run through it, it was just getting too difficult to get the best prints from the 9800. So we got a new Epson 9900!

It arrived on Wednesday in its giant box and we proceeded to drool as we unpacked the beast. One staffer who helped with some of the heavy lifting said it looked like a piano in a box!

First print!

Aside from simply being new, the 9900 has many advantages over the 9800. It's rated at being at least twice as fast, does automatic nozzle checks and cleanings, has an ink repellent coating on the print head for fewer clogged nozzles, the ability to switch between Photo and Matte Black inks, and the addition of Green and Orange inks for a wider color gamut.

The auto black switching will be great. On the 9800 we could only run Photo Black ink which meant that if you printed on Matte papers your blacks looked very flat and dusty. Not so anymore! Anyone who's printed on the 4880 running Matte Black knows the difference and it's quite spectacular.

There's a new color LCD control panel that allows you to pilot the printer in style - specific paper settings, manual ink switching, and unlocking of the electronic ink hatches! Totally sci-fi!

The addition of the Orange and Green colors as well as the dual black support means a total of ELEVEN inks. The 700ml ink carts feel like bricks!

 

The color gamut of the 9900 inkset (the range of colors it is able to produce) is larger than the standard on screen Adobe RGB 1998 profile so your prints will look more spectacular than ever!

(the grey area are the colors the 9900 is able to reproduce outside the standard Adobe RGB gamut.)

And finally, the fancy new print head with all of its bells and whistles.

Our old 9800 doesn't get to completely retire yet though. We're going to hang onto it for fabric printing and other experimental media use (so we don't mess up the new one!).

(here we are throwing a semi-retirement party for the 9800)

PRINT AWAY!

Tuesday Bassen's "Studio Sweet Studio" zine

Tuesday put together this nifty little zine about artists and their studios. Printed on the SB's Konica Bizhub c650 on Hammermill Fore MP Colors Grey paper.

A Day in the Life of the MCAD SB

A day at the SB - 8am to Midnight.

SB Cards Expiring // Lower Prices Coming!

The Service Bureau will be introducing a new pricing structure for Fall'10. We are working hard to offer our services and supplies at the best prices we can - all ON CAMPUS!

We are still working out the details but please be advised that ALL CURRENT SB CARDS WILL EXPIRE OVER THE SUMMER. Beginning Fall'10 there will be new SB Cards issued and all old ones will be invalid. In other words, you won't be able to use the old cards to pay for SB services come fall semester.

So - be mindful with your SB Card purchases until the end of this semester and if you're leaving campus for the summer or graduating, use those credits up, or sell them to someone who can use them!

When we have specifics on the date of the actual implementation and expiration of old cards, we will let you know well in advance.

As always, thank you for your patronage and support!

Sarah Kissell's "Still Remains - The Immortal Cycle of an Icon: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis"

Check out part of recent alum Sarah Kissell's senior project: a tribute to Jackie O and 60's fashion wrapped up in an elegant book package that celebrates the style of the 1960's.

Sarah's dedication, attention to detail and perfection in her craft resulted in a gorgeous book. Sarah now works as a designer at Urban Outfitters.

Jacey Braband's Google Book and Mai Hoa Salon Identity

Award for the thickest book we've ever bound goes to Jacey Braband's "Meaning of Life/Google Book." It is nearly 2 inches thick and makes extensive use of half-gatefold dividers, several paper stocks and a metallic silver cover. Check out this impressive tome!

Jacey also gets points for innovation with her Mai Hoa Salon identity system. She utilized the Konica c650 to double print different parts of her design to create the appearance of a gloss spot-varnish. This is a good example of experimentation with process and materials and of exploiting what seems like a limiting technology (laser printing) to achieve sophisticated looking results.