Colonel William H. Donaldson (May 1864–August 1, 1925) – Donaldson was the founder of The Billboard Advertiser (now Billboard Magazine). If you are wondering how the founder of Billboard Magazine is associated with screenprinting, we will get there in a moment. However, if not for Donaldson and his ventures, we might not have the International […]
Mike Ruff – Ruff has been involved in the graphic arts industry since 1971, when he began as a sign painter and screenprinter. Since then, he’s founded two companies: Missouri Poster & Banner (a large-format screen printing company), PGF Megafilm a large-format prepress service bureau that produced film, plates and screens for screen and digital […]
Rick Roth – Rick started his career in the early 1970s, and eventually founded Mirror Image in 1988. He serves as President of the Pawtucket, Rhode Island company, a major award-winning shop for over 20-years. Mirror Image is located in a beautiful old mill building, which is a five-minute walk from Slater Mill, considered the […]
Tamas Sandor Frecska was born in 1939, Budapest, Hungary. In 1956 he participated in the Hungarian uprising against Soviet occupation and subsequently escaped to the West. He’s lived in the US since 1957 and is a graduate of Beloit College (1961/ BA in industrial design) and LaSalle University (business management). Frecska is the author of […]
Albert Ferdinand Shore (September 4, 1876 – January 17, 1936) was born in New York City, and was an American metallurgist. Shore was the Founder, President, Treasurer, and Director of the Shore Instrument and Manufacturing Company, Inc. of New York City. The Shore Instrument Co. was located in the Jamaica area of New York City. […]