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Artist-run press celebrating micro histories, niche artifacts, and public discourse at www.currenteditions.biz

For fans of: vernacular, curiosity, information architecture

📍 Emeryville, CA
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“There’s quite a bit more to painting than I realized.”

Thank you Landon for speaking The Truth!

by @katebingburt.bsky.social
Yes, I Texted the Number on the Sign
A conversation with Landon, the roof-cleaner and sign-painter behind Portland’s most charming DIY advertisements.
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August 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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morning foam
A man wearing a black helmet, red t-shirt, and jeans rides a black electric bicycle along a station platform in front of a vintage yellow and brown train car. The train car is painted with the words "CENTRAL PACIFIC" in large red letters near the top and "PROMONTORY POINT" in smaller red letters below the windows. The train has a classic design with rectangular windows and a red horizontal stripe running along the bottom of the yellow exterior. Overhead, a pedestrian walkway and part of a watchtower-like structure are visible against a cloudy sky. The rear end of the same vintage Central Pacific train car is shown at a station platform, with two men in casual clothing standing on the small back platform. The train car has a rounded roof and is painted in a faded yellow and brown color scheme with red trim. A circular sign on the back reads "PROMONTORY POINT – CHANDLER, ARIZONA." One man is holding his hands in the air and the other rests an arm on the railing. The side of the car again displays “CENTRAL PACIFIC” and “PROMONTORY POINT” in red lettering. The platform tracks, station pavement, and parts of other train cars are also visible in the background under an overcast sky.
August 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Tucked away in the corner of Bay Area Then at YBCA is @hernberferd.bsky.social's holy grail of Gen X thought. It's a poster he’s wanted to see in person for years.

ARE YOU BEING PROCESSED?
A poster with a black background filled with white star-like speckles. At the top, bold text reads “PROCESSED WORLD.” In the center, a white silhouette of a person sits at a desk using a computer atop a large cube-shaped Earth with world map panels. One cube face has a barcode. Below, the caption asks: “Are you DOING the processing? Or BEING processed?”
August 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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sometimes you look up and realize you’re living in a @marc-fischer.bsky.social world
Street photo of an abandoned pink Barbie-style dollhouse placed on a sidewalk near a street corner. The three-story plastic dollhouse is damaged and missing parts, with toy furniture like a yellow swing and toilet still visible. Surrounding the dollhouse are discarded items including a white trash bag, mattress, and toy palm tree Photo of a zine cover titled “Affordable Housing in Avondale,” featuring an image of a pink and multi-colored dollhouse. The dollhouse is cut open to reveal its multi-level interior, including toy furniture and staircases, and is positioned against a white garage door and gray siding. The composition mimics real architectural photography
June 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

It made our day to hear this Nelson Mandela quote pop up in @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s post-primary speech this week—the same one featured in Jeffrey Cheung’s beloved Class Set poster from 2017.
Scanned Risograph print by artist Jeffrey Cheung. The print features a drawing of a dark-skinned person with long dark hair, pink nails, blue shorts, and a long-sleeved red shirt, hovering above a skateboard as if mid-trick. Below the illustration is a handwritten quote: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” by Nelson Mandela on a plain white background. Hand holding a Risograph print by artist Jeffrey Cheung in a sunlit studio. The print features a drawing of dark-skinned person with long dark hair, pink nails, blue shorts, and a long-sleeved red shirt, hovering above a skateboard seemingly mid-trick. Below the illustration is a handwritten quote: “It always seems impossible until it’s done” by Nelson Mandela. A rainbow reflection is visible across the print on the concrete floor.
June 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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AI-generated hold music from our printer just sang about “varied paper options” and “in-house binding solutions”???????????
June 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Not every artist publisher I know enjoys doing mail order, but I honestly love it. I get to write a little note to someone I’m deeply appreciative of and decorate the package with stickers we designed. It also fulfills my mail art urges with minimal effort.
A hand holds a brown cardboard mailer with a goldenrod shipping label, a blue and orange Risograph-printed “Current Editions” card with the words “Peace” and “Earth,” and a bright yellow smiley face sticker with “Current Editions” in red text. Also on the package are two stickers: a small mint green “Thank You!” sticker, and a black triangle sticker with “Current Editions” in bold white text. The background shows a gray concrete floor and flat tiles, suggesting a studio or workspace.
May 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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As we all know, it's the season to visit Jimi Hendrix's grave in Renton, WA. So on your way to pay respects, why not swing by the Seattle Art Book this weekend!! We'll be there, upstairs, with all our new (and newly reprinted) publications. More info: www.seattleartbookfair.org
Colorful promotional poster for the Seattle Art Book Fair at Washington Hall on May 10–11, 2025. The background is bright yellow, featuring bold black text and a stylized illustration of a smiling stack of yellow books with red, blue, and purple outlines. A large smiley face is drawn across the books, and the words “CURRENT EDITIONS” are arranged in red letters over the face. A coiled red cord loops around the bottom Woman with long brown hair wearing sunglasses, a striped shirt, black cardigan, and checkered tote bag poses beside a black and gray etched mural of Jimi Hendrix at a memorial. The portrait features Hendrix’s face surrounded by stars and the handwritten phrase “until we meet again” above his head. The mural is marked with lipstick prints and graffiti-style hearts. A crowded indoor book and arts fair in a converted theater space. Numerous tables with vendors displaying books, prints, and artistic works fill the main floor. The venue has a stage with marquee lighting in the background and a balcony level. Attendees wearing name badges browse colorful merchandise throughout the bustling space, which has wooden flooring and theatrical lighting overhead.
May 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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When your secondhand binding equipment arrives with a sticker like this on the manual, you know everything’s going to be top-notch
A metallic sticker on a white piece of paper displaying contact info for “Heavenly Office,” a company offering church office solutions, including a website and toll-free number.
May 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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As a heads-up: you are allowed to make a DIY scouring pad out of demolished rebar and use it to clean up the construction site
April 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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IMPORTANT FROG CONTENT
marc-fischer.bsky.social Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · Feb 27
New Public Collectors publications! "Morning Walks" is a series of 5 different booklets, made through walking in my neighborhood in Chicago (Avondale). Each issue has a different theme. They come in a printed envelope (but ship in a rigid mailer). Available now from www.halfletterpress.com
A finished printed packet of the Public Collectors booklet series Morning Walks. Full project description: A collection of 5 new Public Collectors booklets (2 sheets / 8 pages) created through walking, filled with dozens of photos and short contextual writings, collected together inside a printed envelope. The most recent Public Collectors 'business' card is also included in each set. These will mainly only be available through mail order and at fairs so get them here while they last. From the envelope cover description: This envelope contains five issues of Morning Walks - a 8-page/2-sheet Digital & RISO-printed publication: Contractor Flyers; Suggestive Blobs; Pole Protection; Frogs; Beware of Dogs Morning Walks are taken by Marc Fischer of Public Collectors, based in Chicago, IL. In November 2024, I began solo walking to improve my physical and mental wellness and reduce car-dependence. I start out from home in my Chicago neighborhood (Avondale), I often take photos with my phone, and organize what I’ve documented into folders that became these publications. More booklets with different themes will follow this collection. Public Collectors brings the periphery to the foreground. These booklets relate to others I have made in recent years with a similar commitment to sharing what I experience in my neighborhood and city. Publications stacked and ready to be packed up from the Public Collectors booklet series Morning Walks. Full project description: A collection of 5 new Public Collectors booklets (2 sheets / 8 pages) created through walking, filled with dozens of photos and short contextual writings, collected together inside a printed envelope. The most recent Public Collectors 'business' card is also included in each set. These will mainly only be available through mail order and at fairs so get them here while they last. From the envelope cover description: This envelope contains five issues of Morning Walks - a 8-page/2-sheet Digital & RISO-printed publication: Contractor Flyers; Suggestive Blobs; Pole Protection; Frogs; Beware of Dogs Morning Walks are taken by Marc Fischer of Public Collectors, based in Chicago, IL. In November 2024, I began solo walking to improve my physical and mental wellness and reduce car-dependence. I start out from home in my Chicago neighborhood (Avondale), I often take photos with my phone, and organize what I’ve documented into folders that became these publications. More booklets with different themes will follow this collection. Public Collectors brings the periphery to the foreground. These booklets relate to others I have made in recent years with a similar commitment to sharing what I experience in my neighborhood and city. A spread from the "Frogs" issue of Morning Walks by Public Collectors. Full project description: A collection of 5 new Public Collectors booklets (2 sheets / 8 pages) created through walking, filled with dozens of photos and short contextual writings, collected together inside a printed envelope. The most recent Public Collectors 'business' card is also included in each set. These will mainly only be available through mail order and at fairs so get them here while they last. From the envelope cover description: This envelope contains five issues of Morning Walks - a 8-page/2-sheet Digital & RISO-printed publication: Contractor Flyers; Suggestive Blobs; Pole Protection; Frogs; Beware of Dogs Morning Walks are taken by Marc Fischer of Public Collectors, based in Chicago, IL. In November 2024, I began solo walking to improve my physical and mental wellness and reduce car-dependence. I start out from home in my Chicago neighborhood (Avondale), I often take photos with my phone, and organize what I’ve documented into folders that became these publications. More booklets with different themes will follow this collection. Public Collectors brings the periphery to the foreground. These booklets relate to others I have made in recent years with a similar commitment to sharing what I experience in my neighborhood and city. A spread from the "Pole Protection" issue of Morning Walks by Public Collectors. Full project description: A collection of 5 new Public Collectors booklets (2 sheets / 8 pages) created through walking, filled with dozens of photos and short contextual writings, collected together inside a printed envelope. The most recent Public Collectors 'business' card is also included in each set. These will mainly only be available through mail order and at fairs so get them here while they last. From the envelope cover description: This envelope contains five issues of Morning Walks - a 8-page/2-sheet Digital & RISO-printed publication: Contractor Flyers; Suggestive Blobs; Pole Protection; Frogs; Beware of Dogs Morning Walks are taken by Marc Fischer of Public Collectors, based in Chicago, IL. In November 2024, I began solo walking to improve my physical and mental wellness and reduce car-dependence. I start out from home in my Chicago neighborhood (Avondale), I often take photos with my phone, and organize what I’ve documented into folders that became these publications. More booklets with different themes will follow this collection. Public Collectors brings the periphery to the foreground. These booklets relate to others I have made in recent years with a similar commitment to sharing what I experience in my neighborhood and city.
February 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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For Please Take a Look! (our beautiful newsletter), we interviewed collaborator, friend, and artist Mark Allen.

“Art is good at creating complex experiences that are a bit hard to sum up in words, and I try to let the unconscious and intuitive parts of my brain get equal time in my process.”
An open accordion-style artist book showcasing classical-style black-and-white illustrations. The visible pages depict a realistic portrait, a dramatically shaded draped cloth, and a bird with open wings, all rendered with rich detail and strong contrast. A man wearing a navy blue shirt is lying face down on a colorful quilted bed, resting with his head on his crossed arms. A small, fluffy white dog is curled up on his lower back, also napping. The room has warm lighting, with orange curtains and a window with white shutters in the background.
February 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Organizing Power Vol. 1—Unionizing Your Workplace for the Arts Worker includes the following:

✅ cool writing explaining the process
✅ cool illustrations by Tanna Tucker
✅ cool archival unionization photos

Can’t wait to finish and get a copy in 🫵your🫵 hands
February 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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🌟A🌟N🌟I🌟M🌟A🌟L🌟S🌟
sfgate.com SFGATE @sfgate.com · Feb 20
When San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency interim Chief Julie Kirschbaum got a call before 6 a.m. on Jan. 27, she wasn’t sure what to expect. A pair of coyotes had been caught on camera near Fourth and Bryant streets, seemingly venturing north.
February 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Petition to reschedule the Tokyo Art Book Fair to coincide with the ALL JAPAN HIGH SCHOOL MODEL RAILWAY CONTEST 🚨🚨🚨
February 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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the moment at the book fair when you can tell your neighbor is sick of hearing your spiel
A cool dog on a leash with its tongue out
February 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Visitors to Rare Books SF would do well to check out Ben Kinmont’s thoughtful presentation of the archive of Albert “Ru-Al” Jones, a prisoner on San Quentin’s death row.
A glass display case filled with various personal items, artwork, letters, and documents, many of which appear to be created by or related to an incarcerated individual. The display includes colorful drawings, handwritten notes, and symbolic imagery such as crosses, a Star of David, and a crescent moon, indicating religious themes. Prominent text includes “San Quentin Death Row,” “Albert ‘Al’ Jones,” and “Danger.” There are also crocheted items, photographs, and a wooden model resembling a prison watchtower with a clock. The collection suggests a deeply personal and possibly advocacy-related theme, highlighting the experiences of someone on death row. A close-up of a glass display case containing personal artwork, handmade items, and written materials related to life on death row. The central artwork features a highly detailed drawing with prison bars, a clock, scales of justice, and various symbolic elements, with bold red text stating, “PUT ON THE SHELF TO DIE” and “Albert ‘Ru-Al’ Jones S.Q. Death Row.” Above it, another illustrated document includes a narrative text framed by red prison bars, with a balance scale labeled “IN JUST US” and phrases like “FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE.” To the left, handmade knitted or crocheted wristbands with red letters “PLU” and “RU” are visible. Nearby, a typewritten document is partially visible, clipped with a pink paperclip. A detailed exhibit display featuring a colorful handmade diorama of San Quentin prison with a large yellow clock face reading “SQ” above the entrance. Below is a miniature prison cell model with a blue bed and a small figurine of a person in a prison uniform. To the right, a cookbook titled San Quentin Death Row Cook Book by Albert Ru-Al Jones is shown, with the subtitle “My Last Meal? 25 Years.” Beaded chains and handmade crafts are displayed across the glass surface. A display case featuring various creative works by Albert Ru-Al Jones, including a colorful sign reading San Quentin Death Row Synopsis with text such as “My Life, My Faith, My Story, My Legacy.” Another artwork, outlined in red, displays a warning sign reading “Danger: The Hood.” A vibrant fabric piece decorated with crosses and hearts, bearing messages like “God Loves You” and “Family is #1,” lies on the display shelf. Handwritten notes and documents are visible underneath.
February 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Getting into the important philosophical questions. Hopefully we’ll have answer after this weekend!
A list of Google search results. “Is the book fair worth it?” is circled in red highlighter.
February 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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set up day byways at Rare Books SF
A wooden donut wall display featuring rows of donuts on pegs, with alternating pink, white, and chocolate frosting topped with sprinkles. The sign at the top reads, "Donuts - Treat Yo' Self to a Sweet Treat!" A simple blue tape design on a white wall shows a left-facing arrow and the letter "D," serving as a directional marker. Flattened cardboard boxes with visible wear, labeled "3-tier folding bookcase," are piled on a concrete floor in a book fair environment, with glass shelves and furniture in the background. Display table with publications and prints with a tablecloth that says Current Editions in front of a colorful backdrop that also says Current Editions with smiley faces.
January 31, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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If you need to discuss anything with us, we are available this weekend. We'll be at Rare Books SF at Fort Mason, where you can check out the final result of our endless table display adjustments.
A wooden tabletop display showcasing various zines, books, and stickers arranged neatly on wooden stands. In the center, a colorful zine titled "The Clown and the Cowboy" is prominently displayed. To the right, packs of stickers reading "TV TELLS YOU FBI LIES LIES LIES" are stacked. On the left, smaller zines and cards with descriptive labels are visible. The background features a cluttered workspace with shelves holding art supplies and books.
January 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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So, what’s Wednesday in your household looking like?!?
A television screen displays a video titled “Corporate history of RISO: a 70-year Journey.” The screen is split into two sections. On the left, a purple background contains white text stating, “1963 Incorporated under new name ‘RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION’.” On the right, there is a black-and-white historical photograph of a factory scene where a worker in a light-colored uniform stands near large industrial mixing equipment.
January 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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morning byways of Emeryville
A low-angle view of a metal cart with the words "PIPE SHOP" stenciled in bold yellow letters on its side. A piece of cardboard rests on top, with boxes stacked in the background. The letters "ACAB" are carved into a smooth, gray concrete sidewalk. A faint red marking is visible near the bottom edge of the image. Two orange traffic cones placed in a corridor with a green door in the background. The closer cone has the word "RANSOM" partially stenciled in black.
January 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Now listening: apropos of nothing, the Colombian King of Cumbia, Lisandro Meza. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtGo...
La Cumbia del Amor
YouTube video by Lisandro Meza - Topic
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January 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Tweaking the layout before starting the ~*THIRD PRINTING*~ of

Organizing Power Volume 1—Unionizing Your Workplace for the Arts/Nonprofit Worker

Over 3,000 of these booklets are out in the world—get ready for 1,000 more! Organizing with your fellow workers is essential "in these times"!!
A digital layout design showing a two-page spread in a design program. The left page contains a text block titled "CLOSING," with content discussing unions and workers' rights. The right page features a grayscale photograph of a protest sign reading "FIGHT FOR TENANTS' RIGHTS, LABOR'S RIGHTS, ALL THE PEOPLE, ALL THE WORKERS." Design tools, paragraph styles, and character styles panels are visible on the right side of the screen. The cover of a booklet titled "Organizing Power," with the subtitle "Unionizing Your Workplace for the Arts/Nonprofit Worker." The cover features an image of Earth in shades of blue, showing clouds and partial landmasses, with the text positioned prominently in contrasting white. "Volume 1" is displayed in the bottom right corner.
January 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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True Current Editions heads know we are big fans of NHK World’s Japan Railway Journal. One of the most recent episodes is a real banger: a deep dive into train station departure melodies. Perfect for peaceful break from the harsh tones of daily life in America!!!

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Japan's Unique Railway Departure Melodies - Japan Railway Journal | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Departure melodies are musical versions of traditional train departure signals like bells. Join us as we take a look at this unique aspect of Japanese railway culture.
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January 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM