Video: Dan Piraro, “Back in the old days…”

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1. Jeff Knurek

   Good stuff. Where did that footage come from? I remember there was going to be a movie called “Stripped” that a few of us helped Kickstart. But that was back in 2011.

2. JP Trostle

   One of our graphic designers had never heard of amberlith, so I brought a surviving sheet I found in a drawer at home into work … as I rolled it out, it occurred to me it was older than she was.

3. Stacy Curtis

   It’s kinda nice to have gone through the rubylith, photostat machine, zipatone, transfer lettering, paste-up days and also experience the computer, Cintiq, Photoshop side of things as well.

   I’m grateful for the days spent in a darkroom developing film and printing photos. Also thankful to have a digital camera and not have to worry about how many shots I have on a roll of film.

   Now get off my lawn!

4. John Auchter

   For me, the biggest advantage for growing up in the “tangible” era is perspective. When, say, Adobe InDesign isn’t behaving I can always console myself with “well, at least it’s not 2:00 AM and I can’t find any more sticks for the waxer so I can paste up galleys on the lightboard.” The good ol’ days weren’t all good either (although I do miss that waxy smell).