Fun Facts About Printing
Printing has been around for thousands of years, in one for or another. From a homemade ink on leaves to the beautifully finished print products at the Lake of the Ozarks that you can appreciate today. There are some pretty unusual and interesting facts tied to the history of printing, and while we are completely automated and up to date on our printing process, we thought it would be fun to take a look at printing from yesteryear and a few other fun facts!
Did you know that Ben Franklin was not the first printer in his family? He was only a teenager when his older brother was publishing the New England Courant. Of course, by the age of 22, Ben was in business for himself and getting the Pensylvania Gazette out on the street.
According to the Guinness World Book of Records, the smallest book printed is a 22-page Japanese picture book. It contains mostly flowers, and measures 0.0291x0.0295". You will need a magnifying glass to see the images!
Before programs and computers were invented, typefaces and fonts were originally created by hand and often named after the printer who created them. A great example is French printer Claude Garamonde - and his font is still used today.
J.K Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" broke a printing industry record! The pop-culture phenomenon had print runs in the millions, anyway, but "Deathly Hallows" great outnumbered the others with 12 million copies in its first run - making it the largest initial print run ever recorded!
When the incredible Hulk was initially printed, his skin was actually supposed to be gray. There was a mistake in the printing which gave him a different hue in each copy. When Stan Lee saw the way his character turned out, he decided green suited him much better than gray.
Did you know that portable printing presses were used on the battlefields during the Civil War? These small, mobile presses allowed soldiers to set up print shops on the battlefield.
Lake Printing History
Lake Printing began in 1949 as a small Letterpress Shop in a basement located in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. In 1990 we moved into our present home: a 30,000 square foot facility on a 40-acre tract in Osage Beach, Missouri.
We boast top of the line Presses to handle projects of all sizes from wide format pieces to large runs. We also offer many additional small press capabilities as well as a variety of multiple special finishes in bindery to accommodate all of your needs. Our Pre-Press Department includes state of the art equipment such as an Epson 9900 Color Inkjet Printer and a Direct-to-Plate CREO Trendsetter to ensure that proofing requirements are met and your project is completed without sacrificing quality.
Did you know that Ben Franklin was not the first printer in his family? He was only a teenager when his older brother was publishing the New England Courant. Of course, by the age of 22, Ben was in business for himself and getting the Pensylvania Gazette out on the street.
According to the Guinness World Book of Records, the smallest book printed is a 22-page Japanese picture book. It contains mostly flowers, and measures 0.0291x0.0295". You will need a magnifying glass to see the images!
Before programs and computers were invented, typefaces and fonts were originally created by hand and often named after the printer who created them. A great example is French printer Claude Garamonde - and his font is still used today.
J.K Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" broke a printing industry record! The pop-culture phenomenon had print runs in the millions, anyway, but "Deathly Hallows" great outnumbered the others with 12 million copies in its first run - making it the largest initial print run ever recorded!
When the incredible Hulk was initially printed, his skin was actually supposed to be gray. There was a mistake in the printing which gave him a different hue in each copy. When Stan Lee saw the way his character turned out, he decided green suited him much better than gray.
Did you know that portable printing presses were used on the battlefields during the Civil War? These small, mobile presses allowed soldiers to set up print shops on the battlefield.
Lake Printing History
Lake Printing began in 1949 as a small Letterpress Shop in a basement located in Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. In 1990 we moved into our present home: a 30,000 square foot facility on a 40-acre tract in Osage Beach, Missouri.
We boast top of the line Presses to handle projects of all sizes from wide format pieces to large runs. We also offer many additional small press capabilities as well as a variety of multiple special finishes in bindery to accommodate all of your needs. Our Pre-Press Department includes state of the art equipment such as an Epson 9900 Color Inkjet Printer and a Direct-to-Plate CREO Trendsetter to ensure that proofing requirements are met and your project is completed without sacrificing quality.
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