Our opening slide for the presentation
Thank you to the team at Arion Press for hosting Rebecca and myself this past weekend and inviting us to share stories about the print communities we’ve been fortunate to be part of, as well as the paths that led us to typecasting. It was an honor—and, frankly, a little nerve-wracking—to speak at such a venerable press, surrounded by peers, friends, and many of our heroes (and those who fit all three categories). We are not practiced public speakers; we are more comfortable hiding behind a printing press than standing behind a podium. But preparing for the presentation gave us a chance to contextualize our seemingly disparate experiences within the printing trade and within printing culture. Ink on paper and the printed word is powerful stuff. It's been said that ink gets in your blood. That may be true, but I would add that ink is sticky stuff—and because of that, it is especially good at building and holding communities together.
Sept 22 17:16 (2026)
typed on a 1974 Adler J5. This typer is a filthy, ugly Little beast, but it has wonderflow - wonderful flow - it's a fun one.
Slide from presentation: Brian’s Dayton, Ohio Zinester days
Slide from presentation: Rebecca’s zinester days
Slide from presentation: The IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center)
Slide from presentation: Early Stumptown Printers
Slide from presentation: Stumptown Printers’ 3rd location. My bro running the small but mighty E47, and the namesake for the “Arigato Pak!” But that’s another story.
Slide from presentation: Craft Printing House, our new little job shop located in the hills above Clatskanie, Oregon at the same property as the C.C. Stern Type Foundry
Slide from presentation: Images from the C.C. Stern Type Foundry
Slide from presentation: images from the American Type Casting Fellowship conference held at the C.C. Stern Type Foundry.