graphic arts
19
Jul
Scholarship Recipients Speak Out – July 2024
PGSF is honored to have impacted the lives of thousands of students over the years. In this blog series we highlight feedback from our current […]
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15
Jul
History of Printing Timeline: 1931 – 1970
Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1931 Albert Skira publishes his first livre de peintre, Ovid’s Metamorphoses with etchings by Pablo Picasso in Lausanne, Switzerland. 1932 Times New Roman typeface debuted […]
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2
Jul
PGSF Recognizes National SkillsUSA Champions
Pittsburgh, PA, July 2, 2024 —The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) has once again partnered to support the SkillsUSA National Championships, which were held June 25-27 at […]
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18
Jun
History of Printing Timeline: 1881 – 1930
Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1881 Halftone process patented by Frederic Ives. Chandler & Price, a printing equipment maufacturer, founded in Cleveland, Ohio. Production ceased in […]
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16
Jun
Endowment History – Clarence Schawk Scholarship
Established 2003 Ask Clarence Schawk what his dream was fifty years ago, and you’ll learn it wasn’t to become the chairman of a $200 million […]
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28
May
PGSF Announces a New Level of Endowments to Fund the Future for Students Studying Graphic Arts
May 26, 2024 — Pittsburgh, PA, The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) announces the establishment of a new level of endowments. The Pinnacle endowment […]
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28
May
History of Printing Timeline: 1827 – 1880
Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1827 John B. Russwurm establishes Freedom’s Journal, first African-American newspaper in New York. Means for mass-producing wood type invented by Darius Wells […]
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6
May
History of Printing Timeline: 1751 – 1826
Source – printinghistory.org/timeline/ 1751 Diderot’s Encyclopédie published in France. 1752 Canada’s first newspaper the Halifax Gazette in Nova Scotia. 1755 A Dictionary of the English […]
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