The Typewriter RevolutionThe Typewriter Revolution
a Typist's Companion for the 21st Century
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Book, 2015
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Current format, Book, 2015, , Available . Offered in 0 more formatsIn a lively tribute to the magical, mechanical contraptions that are making a surprising comeback in the 21st century, the creator and webmaster of The Classic Typewriter Page and the blog Typewriter Revolution documents the movement and provides practical advice on choosing one, caring for one and what to do with it. Original.
Chronicles the history of typewriters, profiles writers and their favorites, gives tips on choosing one, instructs how to select and install the right ribbon, and speculates about the typewritten future.
This handsome visual guide for collectors, artists, and writers celebrates the typewriter as a tool for self-reliance, privacy, sustainability and invites readers into the ‘typosphere,’ the digital world where the typewriter meets the computer. The book reviews the history of typewriters, profiles writers who use typewriters, then outlines brands of typewriters and gives advice on maintaining and repairing each one and finding supplies. One chapter offers a buyer’s guide to collecting historical electric and manual typewriters. There are also ideas on ways to modify a typewriter. The art program offers color, b&w, and sepia photos, illustrations, comics, and artworks featuring images of typewriters and text from typewriters. Author Richard Polt is creator The Classic Typewriter Page, a ‘typecast’ blog where bloggers upload images of typewritten pages. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
The connoisseur's guide to the typewriter, entertaining and practical
What do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists, and musicians have in common? They love typewriters—the magical, mechanical contraptions that are enjoying a surprising second life in the 21st century, striking a blow for self-reliance, privacy, and coherence against dependency, surveillance, and disintegration. The Typewriter Revolution documents the movement and provides practical advice on how to choose a typewriter, how to care for it, and what to do with it—from National Novel Writing Month to letter-writing socials, from type-ins to typewritten blogs, from custom-painted typewriters to typewriter tattoos. It celebrates the unique quality of everything typewriter, fully-illustrated with vintage photographs, postcards, manuals, and more.
Chronicles the history of typewriters, profiles writers and their favorites, gives tips on choosing one, instructs how to select and install the right ribbon, and speculates about the typewritten future.
This handsome visual guide for collectors, artists, and writers celebrates the typewriter as a tool for self-reliance, privacy, sustainability and invites readers into the ‘typosphere,’ the digital world where the typewriter meets the computer. The book reviews the history of typewriters, profiles writers who use typewriters, then outlines brands of typewriters and gives advice on maintaining and repairing each one and finding supplies. One chapter offers a buyer’s guide to collecting historical electric and manual typewriters. There are also ideas on ways to modify a typewriter. The art program offers color, b&w, and sepia photos, illustrations, comics, and artworks featuring images of typewriters and text from typewriters. Author Richard Polt is creator The Classic Typewriter Page, a ‘typecast’ blog where bloggers upload images of typewritten pages. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
The connoisseur's guide to the typewriter, entertaining and practical
What do thousands of kids, makers, poets, artists, steampunks, hipsters, activists, and musicians have in common? They love typewriters—the magical, mechanical contraptions that are enjoying a surprising second life in the 21st century, striking a blow for self-reliance, privacy, and coherence against dependency, surveillance, and disintegration. The Typewriter Revolution documents the movement and provides practical advice on how to choose a typewriter, how to care for it, and what to do with it—from National Novel Writing Month to letter-writing socials, from type-ins to typewritten blogs, from custom-painted typewriters to typewriter tattoos. It celebrates the unique quality of everything typewriter, fully-illustrated with vintage photographs, postcards, manuals, and more.
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- Woodstock, VT : The Countryman Press, 2015
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