Richard Dannenberg is the owner of a franchised printing operation in Macon, Georgia. He is 49 years old, loves the same wife he’s had for 27 years, has five children, 4 living parents, two live-in parents, several cats and a reckless white dog. He’d like for you to take him seriously, but doesn’t expect that you actually will.
Poor Richard’s Printshop
Ink On Paper and Other Stuff . . . Observations from the printshop owner
Poor Richard’s Printshop
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December 15, 2006 at 2:50 am |
How about an explaination of all the steps required to produce a printed piece?
As you know, I love clients… and I really love clients who want projects turned around in a matter of minutes. Maybe, with this bit of information, people will understand that while all this wonderful technology does make things faster, it doesn’t make thing instantaneous.
Ciao,
Pen
May 23, 2007 at 9:28 am |
Ah, I knew there had to be something behind this, as to the appeal: you have cats.
Ok, a silly comment, I know.
March 26, 2008 at 1:52 pm |
You were mentioned on PrintPlanet and that’s how I came to see this great website! You should write a book!!
Anyway…I noticed you were gnashing your teeth there while trying to hire a proper applicant. Let me start out by saying I’m not looking for work right now, but would be be kind enough to share some advice with me? I have been in printing for so long I can remember using glass plates to do halftones on a Chemco Marathon (circa 1933). I’ve been in printing since 1985. back in the day, when “stripping” had a different conotation!
Today I am an impo tech and making minimalist wages. A local college is offering what they term a “skillset” in Graphic Design. I went to Print Planet.com and posted a thread asing if this would be helpful, but no one has replied. The classes are Photo Imaging 1 &2, Electronic Publishing, Intro to Graphic Design, Corporate Design, Graphic Design and Production, typograhy, and Portfolio Development. The total cost is $3500–a vast sum for me, but I think between financial aid and Pell Grants, i should be able to swing it somehow. Would these classes be worth it, or should (as has been suggested rather meanly by some at PrintPlanet) I just start flipping burgers for a living? right now I make $7.00 an hour (used to make as much as $13.00/hour), have survived both domestic violence and homelessness, but love my job sooo much, and want to continue in the field, if I can.
April 5, 2008 at 2:52 pm |
I saw this also on Printplanet and just want to say keep it up, I enjoyed reading your posts. Gotcha bookmarked.
Regards,
Mark Tonckovich
Heidelberg USA
April 12, 2008 at 12:55 pm |
Love the blog.
Used the same analogy about the Dr. recently. Laughing and going ‘uh-huh’, yep, that’s right!
Macon, GA…shoot not that far from Tallahassee.
Faith
June 27, 2008 at 5:20 pm |
Back in the day when I was setting hand type and learning to operate a “Linotype”
we waited every month for the copy of “Printing Impressions” to read the next installment from “Otto Night Watch” by Otto Boutin. Your site make me smile to think
how fun, “Otto” would have been proud and I owe you a beer…
Thanks for all of your Heart from a printer up in Jersey…
Write On! & Print…
Scott – Nelson Press
Rumson NJ
June 27, 2008 at 5:21 pm |
Thanks…
December 3, 2008 at 12:31 pm |
From Facebook ad –> Alphagraphics site –> your blog.
Funny, the writing is far more erudite than your face would indicate {major grin}.
Right good stuff, here! Some of it took me back to my Compugraphic days at Ellett Bros. in Chapin, SC.
February 24, 2009 at 4:29 am |
hi ricchy,
nice to be around here.
giving the plusibly nature of design & Printing down here in Africa, i’ll like to know if you have any thing on setting up a print shop.
i’m writing an expansion plan for my photo studio firm.
toludave Nig.
March 22, 2009 at 6:25 pm |
Can I borrow your Bridezilla picture to use in my blog? That is perfect, and your writing is priceless!
April 27, 2009 at 9:47 am |
Hi Richard!
I have had so much fun reading your blog!
I work at a printshop in nothern Sweden and I can tell you that the printing business are all the same here.
“How much will a book cost?”
“–Eerr… Size, number of copies, color or B/W? In what program is it made?”
“My daughter helped me out with it, she’s really good at computers, it’s all in MS Publisher”
And about the X___x digital press, thats just all too familiar.
Looking forward to more of your entertaining posts.
Best Regards
Örjan Berglund
Bok & Tryck
Söderhamn, Sweden
August 25, 2009 at 3:10 pm |
I was wondering around the www today,looking up some old friends and you and your blog caught my eye.As you can tell my puter skills have not improved much,after all you did turn me on to it.I believe you said read the damn book,sorry i never did, just enought to get by.I had forgot how entertaining your storys were.You have been a busy man.You have mellowed a little along with your verbage,but you still have a great since of humor.Just thought i would say hi.Good luck with your business.
your old friend
S. Nunley