I'm a graphics editor here at Scientific American, so it may not surprise you that some of my faavorite articles from the archive are rooted in the process of making and printing images. Lucky for me, the topic is built into the very core of the magazine. As stated in the first issue by founding editor Rufus Porter, not only would each issue “be furnished with from two to five original Engravings,” but the content would be dedicated, among other things, to “useful information and instruction in various Arts and Trades.”
Image credit: “From Easel to Cover—Offset Lithography as Applied to the Scientific American Covers,” by Austin C. Lescarboura. Scientific American, November 1921
