For those who are itching to get their meaty paws on their very own copy of the "Casey at the Bat" poster I've created, here's some news: I still haven't found a cost-effective way to get these printed.
I've searched the Web high and low for a way to keep the end product affordable to you and the process to have them created affordable to me. It had been my original goal to get these printed and available rather quickly. Now I'm not so sure how it will go.
I did have a test print set made, but I was not completely enamored with the yellows, so I won't be using that printer again. Besides the yellows, the prints kicked some major ass.
I'll keep you posted on the progress.
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Last week I put the finishing touches on a set of two 24" x 36" posters of the "Casey at the Bat" project I did at the end of 2008. I should be getting them back from the printer any day now.
I'm posting this because I'd like to find out if there's more interest in either
A) Two, ready-for-framing 24" x 36" posters
or
B) One longer/larger poster (not sure of the dimensions)
In terms of price, I'm thinking $25 for the set of two 24" x 36" posters (signed and numbered out of 250 by yours truly). I'm not sure how much the longer/larger size would be.
I want to create a size that's easy to hang or tack up in a cubicle or bedroom. Share your thoughts as a comment to this post.
I'm posting this because I'd like to find out if there's more interest in either
A) Two, ready-for-framing 24" x 36" posters
or
B) One longer/larger poster (not sure of the dimensions)
In terms of price, I'm thinking $25 for the set of two 24" x 36" posters (signed and numbered out of 250 by yours truly). I'm not sure how much the longer/larger size would be.
I want to create a size that's easy to hang or tack up in a cubicle or bedroom. Share your thoughts as a comment to this post.
While the big-money players in the baseball card industry have been in a bit of turmoil lately, the guys on the fringe have been quite industrious.
When I started blogging in 2006, there were two baseball-card-related books out there that you'd find with the normal books (not the hobby-specific catalogues): The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book by Harris and Boyd, and Card Sharks: How Upper Deck Turned a Child's Hobby into a High-Stakes, Billion-Dollar Business by Pete Williams. And that was it.
Since then, there's been The Card by Thompson and O'Keeffe, and a slew of others: Mint Condition by Dave Jamieson, Cardboard Gods by Josh Wilker (which I haven't seen for sale anywhere), and my personal favorite: The T206 Collection: The Players and their Stories by Tom and Ellen Zappala.
I got an advance press packet for T206 and I have to say it looks awesome. The authors set out to document each player who appeared on a card from the original tobacco set, with a picture of the card and a short biography of the player. It's a huge undertaking, to say the least, and I've heard that the initial print run is going to be very low. It's going to be a coffee-table-type book: over-sized, full color on every page, the works. Sounds really cool.
Also, yesterday I got an email from Gary Joseph Cieradkowski, the graphic designer behind Oriole Park at Camden Yards, announcing Series 1 of his Infinite Card Set. And yes, I bought a copy immediately. Take a look at it here.
And speaking of baseball-card art, I've finally figured out how to present my "Casey at the Bat" project in a tangible form. I'm planning on offering the set as a poster and as individual cards (in their correct sizes). If you're interested in obtaining a copy of the finished piece (or pieces), let me know.
When I started blogging in 2006, there were two baseball-card-related books out there that you'd find with the normal books (not the hobby-specific catalogues): The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book by Harris and Boyd, and Card Sharks: How Upper Deck Turned a Child's Hobby into a High-Stakes, Billion-Dollar Business by Pete Williams. And that was it.
Since then, there's been The Card by Thompson and O'Keeffe, and a slew of others: Mint Condition by Dave Jamieson, Cardboard Gods by Josh Wilker (which I haven't seen for sale anywhere), and my personal favorite: The T206 Collection: The Players and their Stories by Tom and Ellen Zappala.
I got an advance press packet for T206 and I have to say it looks awesome. The authors set out to document each player who appeared on a card from the original tobacco set, with a picture of the card and a short biography of the player. It's a huge undertaking, to say the least, and I've heard that the initial print run is going to be very low. It's going to be a coffee-table-type book: over-sized, full color on every page, the works. Sounds really cool.
Also, yesterday I got an email from Gary Joseph Cieradkowski, the graphic designer behind Oriole Park at Camden Yards, announcing Series 1 of his Infinite Card Set. And yes, I bought a copy immediately. Take a look at it here.
And speaking of baseball-card art, I've finally figured out how to present my "Casey at the Bat" project in a tangible form. I'm planning on offering the set as a poster and as individual cards (in their correct sizes). If you're interested in obtaining a copy of the finished piece (or pieces), let me know.
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