The 2013 ephemera conference featured discussions on graphic design, the designs of 500 postage stamps, the artistic styles of ephemera, woodcut designs, whimsical trade cards, ephemera scrapbooking and art-making, and creating an ephemera brag book.
Presentations, Panels, and Workshops
David Jury: “Graphic Design Before Graphic Designers”
Dick Sheaff: “The High Quality of Much Victorian Design”
Panel: Sally Pierce, Mark Tomaski. Leslie Evans, Doug Clouse, moderated by Dick Sheaff – “Lithography vs. Steel Engraving vs. Wood Engraving vs. Letterpress”
David Roasand: “From Art to Ephemera and Back Again”
Tamar Zimmerman: “The Playful Victorian Eye – Historical Precedents in Worldwide Art”
Panel: Cynthia Hart, Caroline Preston and Diane Zumsteg, moderated by Nancy Rosin – “Using Ephemera in Artistic Creation”
Workshop: Wendy Addison and Kate Murray – “An Invitation to Create Art with Ephemera”
Sheaff: Overview of 19th century printing introduction video
David Jury: “Graphic Design Before Graphic Designers” video
Short dealer videos about various ephemera:
