
“The work process of Jim Rimmer on the almost lost art of pantographic type making” is featured in, Making Faces: Metal Type in the 21st Century. This dvd (45 minutes) was produced by Richard Kegler.
Kegler of the Buffalo based digital type firm, P22, will introduce and discuss the dvd.
This will be followed by the presentation of the Robert R. Reid Award for Lifetime Achievement in Canadian Book Arts to Jim Rimmer (1934-2010). The award will be accepted by members of his family.
This presentation is co-sponsored by the Alcuin Society (www.alcuinsociety.com).
Friday, October 21, 2011 - 7:00 pm
Labatt Hall, Room 1700
Harbour Centre
Simon Fraser University Vancouver
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
Refreshments following the presentation.
Free Admission – limited seating - please reserve a seat by calling 778.782.6704 or emailing
For further information contact:
Eric Swanick
Head, Special Collections
WAC Bennett Library
Simon Fraser University
Tel: 778.782.4626
Email: eswanick@sfu.ca
website: www.lib.sfu.ca/special/



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