http://www.flurryjournal.com/2008/05/30/minding-the-ps-qs-as-with-jim-rimmer/ A Journal Among the Printers Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:14:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.flurryjournal.com/2008/05/30/minding-the-ps-qs-as-with-jim-rimmer/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Jim Rimmer Passes Away January 8, 2010 | The FontFeed Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:14:31 +0000 http://www.flurryjournal.com/?p=16#comment-130 [...] 3 part interview with Jim from 2008 was published on Flurry - A Journal Among The Printers. RTF Stern - Interview with Jim Rimmer, an interview on The FontFeed, and a review of RTF [...] [...] 3 part interview with Jim from 2008 was published on Flurry – A Journal Among The Printers. RTF Stern – Interview with Jim Rimmer, an interview on The FontFeed, and a review of RTF [...]

]]> http://www.flurryjournal.com/2008/05/30/minding-the-ps-qs-as-with-jim-rimmer/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Joe Weber Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:36:24 +0000 http://www.flurryjournal.com/?p=16#comment-129 What an inspiring story! He will certainly be missed by everyone in the craft. He will be missed not only as a designer and craftsman but as an important teacher, commentator and human being in the field of printing. His name deserves to be added to the list of typographers/ printers that he himself gave: Gutenberg, Jenson, Goudy, Rogers, Hayden, Duensing and Boutilier. Many other have made great contributions but the ones on Jim Rimmer's list did it all and did it so so well. Perhaps the best testament to Jim will the way we keep his legacy by seeing that his skills get passed down to young folks studying typography and printing, that his beloved equipment, and others like it, are kept and used, that his typefaces are used and his love of the fine printed book is continued. Many schools are starting or continuing to teach letterpress and related topics. There is now even an association of college and university letterpress teachers. Rich Kegler is probably going to save the typefaces for us. While not type designer or a caster, not a typographer of merit, or even a full-time printer, I am doing something that may help with Jim's legacy. I am trying to recreate the Roycroft Printing Shop in East Aurora, NY with, you guessed it, five Colt's Armory presses (These were Jim's favorites.) Perhaps the circle will be completed some day. Joe Weber What an inspiring story! He will certainly be missed by everyone in the craft. He will be missed not only as a designer and craftsman but as an important teacher, commentator and human being in the field of printing. His name deserves to be added to the list of typographers/ printers that he himself gave: Gutenberg, Jenson, Goudy, Rogers, Hayden, Duensing and Boutilier. Many other have made great contributions but the ones on Jim Rimmer’s list did it all and did it so so well.
Perhaps the best testament to Jim will the way we keep his legacy by seeing that his skills get passed down to young folks studying typography and printing, that his beloved equipment, and others like it, are kept and used, that his typefaces are used and his love of the fine printed book is continued.
Many schools are starting or continuing to teach letterpress and related topics. There is now even an association of college and university letterpress teachers. Rich Kegler is probably going to save the typefaces for us. While not type designer or a caster, not a typographer of merit, or even a full-time printer, I am doing something that may help with Jim’s legacy. I am trying to recreate the Roycroft Printing Shop in East Aurora, NY with, you guessed it, five Colt’s Armory presses (These were Jim’s favorites.) Perhaps the circle will be completed some day.
Joe Weber

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