Shea Smith
@qsprn.bsky.social
letterpress enthusiast | doctoral candidate
• researching the datafication & platformization of education
• quantum sufficit, pro re nata
• researching the datafication & platformization of education
• quantum sufficit, pro re nata
Thank you, @starshapedpress.bsky.social
Your postcards always brighten my day!
Your postcards always brighten my day!
October 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Thank you, @starshapedpress.bsky.social
Your postcards always brighten my day!
Your postcards always brighten my day!
I’m just a hobbyist printer with a few type cabinets, but thank you. I mostly print stationery goods. Some day, I’ll have a big-boy press and spare time.
July 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I’m just a hobbyist printer with a few type cabinets, but thank you. I mostly print stationery goods. Some day, I’ll have a big-boy press and spare time.
I love the idea of printing the syllabus with hand-set type. Might have to give that a go 😆
Although, it’s too bad I don’t have any Garamond in the type cabinet.
Although, it’s too bad I don’t have any Garamond in the type cabinet.
July 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I love the idea of printing the syllabus with hand-set type. Might have to give that a go 😆
Although, it’s too bad I don’t have any Garamond in the type cabinet.
Although, it’s too bad I don’t have any Garamond in the type cabinet.
This is one of my favorite graphics in the history of ever
July 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is one of my favorite graphics in the history of ever
This resonates with me. As an educator in America, it seems that AI has creeped (forced?) its way into every corner of our jobs. It’s “one more thing” on our list of duties and responsibilities, for better or worse.
June 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This resonates with me. As an educator in America, it seems that AI has creeped (forced?) its way into every corner of our jobs. It’s “one more thing” on our list of duties and responsibilities, for better or worse.
Unsure if this license plate is taking a pro or anti AI stance
*spotted in London’s financial district
*spotted in London’s financial district
June 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Unsure if this license plate is taking a pro or anti AI stance
*spotted in London’s financial district
*spotted in London’s financial district
Just finished The Hank Show. Highly recommend it. It’s a great story & it provides an interesting bit of history to our current state of technology.
May 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Just finished The Hank Show. Highly recommend it. It’s a great story & it provides an interesting bit of history to our current state of technology.
12pt Parsons #letterpress #type with 24pt alternate ‘y’ ☠︎
March 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
12pt Parsons #letterpress #type with 24pt alternate ‘y’ ☠︎
Basically, all education boards, oversight, departments, and committees these days 🫠
February 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Basically, all education boards, oversight, departments, and committees these days 🫠
Saw a similar sentiment posted to Mastodon back in November. Decided to create it with analog type.
February 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Saw a similar sentiment posted to Mastodon back in November. Decided to create it with analog type.
*harrumph* I was looking forward to this.
February 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
*harrumph* I was looking forward to this.
February 2025 in Bodoni 36pt
February 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
February 2025 in Bodoni 36pt
“Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We're all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here...”
–National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
–National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
December 25, 2024 at 2:38 PM
“Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We're all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here...”
–National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
–National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
Fresh #letterprese type: Gill Shadow 48pt from M&H Type Foundry, San Francisco.
December 23, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Fresh #letterprese type: Gill Shadow 48pt from M&H Type Foundry, San Francisco.
That time of year. Everyone is getting homemade limoncello for the holidays, with letterpress gift tags.
December 18, 2024 at 2:37 PM
That time of year. Everyone is getting homemade limoncello for the holidays, with letterpress gift tags.
November 21, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #3,265,537
September 17, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #3,265,537
“Knowledge is a system. Thinking is a machine.”
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.
news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.
news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
September 16, 2024 at 3:03 AM
“Knowledge is a system. Thinking is a machine.”
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.
news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.
news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
National Ampersand Day
September 8, 2024 at 9:34 PM
National Ampersand Day
I still have miles to go on the dissertation writing but I’m getting really good at toilet repairs. There’s a metaphor in there somewhere.
August 25, 2024 at 7:31 PM
I still have miles to go on the dissertation writing but I’m getting really good at toilet repairs. There’s a metaphor in there somewhere.