John BerryMarquand BooksIn 1995, at the same time that I was acting as book designer and art director on a freelance basis for Copper Canyon Press, I took on a…Aug 14, 2023Aug 14, 2023
John BerryDesigning for Copper Canyon PressI can no longer remember how the call came: by email, by phone call, or by letter. Whatever the medium, the message was deceptively simple…Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
John BerryAldus minutiaeAt the end of the 1980s, I found myself working as a technical editor at Aldus Corporation, in Seattle’s old Pioneer Square district…Jan 14, 2021Jan 14, 2021
John BerryFrom pixels to leadAfter he was unceremoniously ejected from Microsoft Press, Chris Stern found a job at a leading type shop in Seattle, Thomas & Kennedy. It…Sep 15, 2020Sep 15, 2020
John BerryThe end of the beginningWhen a new publisher at Microsoft Press began undermining the craftsmanship we had been trying to bring to computer-book publishing, I…Aug 30, 2020Aug 30, 2020
John BerryDesigning books in the early days of Microsoft PressWe had to figure out solutions to intricate design problems as we implemented someone else’s designs, so why not start designing the books…Aug 17, 2020Aug 17, 2020
John BerryPioneering computer-book publishingJumping from phototypesetting into the digital world — before desktop publishing — at Microsoft Press in the 1980s.Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020
John BerryAt Microsoft PressChris Stern and the creation of the type departmentAug 4, 2020Aug 4, 2020
John BerryPhototypesetting adventures, part 3The world of alternative publishing in pre-digital SeattleJul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020