Printing Films (2026) : 3x4
From Hot Metal to Cold Type
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Overview
This film was created by the International Typographic Union to encourage their members to become more comfortable with the new “Cold Type” technology revolutionizing the typesetting industry. Starting with an explanation of the hot-metal process, they feature the Intertype Fotosetter and then go through the entire photo-composition process. The film shows camera work, stripping, chemical development, and paste-up. It ends with an aerial view of the ITU building in Colorado Springs, CO. Ca. 1965
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3 - 1Graphic Communications: We Used to Call it Printing February 08, 2026 -
3 - 2Hot Line to Profit February 15, 2026
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3 - 3Type Speaks February 22, 2026
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3 - 4From Hot Metal to Cold Type March 01, 2026
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3 - 5I.T.U. Electronic Progress March 08, 2026
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3 - 6Special to the Times March 15, 2026
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3 - 7The Wide Window of Mr. Malone March 22, 2026
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3 - 8You and the World of Print March 29, 2026
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3 - 9Communications the Printed World April 05, 2026
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3 - 10Hand Composition at R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. April 12, 2026
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3 - 11Printing Through the Ages April 19, 2026
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3 - 12The Art and Technique of Photoengraving April 26, 2026
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3 - 13The Manhattan Alphabetical Phone Directory May 03, 2026