The first American poster Mark Resnick ever bought was by renowned designer Dorothy Waugh, created in 1934 to promote the national parks system. Now, 15 years later, Resnick and his wife Maura have assembled what may be the largest collection of American posters, spanning from 1890 to the present, outside of the Smithsonian Institution. The posters cover numerous themes, such as election campaigns, the nation’s war efforts, entertainment, travel and consumer products. Produced by the RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, the book features full-color reproductions of the 78 posters from the Resnick Collection which are included in the exhibition. These posters range from design masterpieces to works of primarily historical value, from posters by renowned designers to those created anonymously, and from celebrated images to those never before published. Read the press release

“The American Image: U.S. Posters from the 19th to the 21st Century” opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9. The show runs through Oct. 11 and features 78 posters from the private collection of Mark and Maura Resnick. The exhibition is accompanied by a companion book— the first “compact history” of the American poster—published by RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Press. The book will be available for purchase at the exhibition. Read the press release

ta-Driven Print: Strategy and Implementation, a new book from the Rochester Institute of Technology Printing Industry Center and RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, examines these questions and gives a clear plan to print companies and marketing managers for harnessing the power of customized marketing communications. Patricia Sorce, Ph.D., administrative chair of RIT’s School of Print Media and the primary author of Data-Driven Print, has focused her career on analyzing buyer behavior and relationship marketing. Michael Pletka, co-author of the book, is a recent RIT Printing Industry Center scholar, who currently manages financial modeling for digital print solutions at Xerox Corp. Read the press release

Who says science can’t be scenic? An awe-inspiring exhibition—created at Rochester Institute of Technology—has traveled the globe highlighting the beauty that lives under the microscope and beyond the telescope. “Images from Science” is returning to the region for an encore engagement. The scientific photography showcase will be on display at The Gallery at One Bausch & Lomb Place in the Bausch & Lomb world headquarters, corner of Clinton Avenue and Court Street in downtown Rochester, from Jan. 30 through April 30. Read the press release

To celebrate the book’s release, RIT will host a formal reception and book signing in the lobby of the George Eastman Building on the RIT campus at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Using text and photographs, Sentinel tells the story of the sculpture’s evolvement from an idea conjured up by internationally renowned sculptor Albert Paley, to its design, fabrication and installation. The book, produced by RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press, also includes an in-depth interview with Paley about his thought process and the engineering considerations that influenced the Sentinel’s design. Read the press release

From this press release to a newspaper to an outdoor billboard—print is everywhere in our everyday lives. Frank Cost, associate dean of Rochester Institute of Technology’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, and co-director of the RIT Printing Industry Center has written a book about how the ubiquitous printing industry has changed in the Internet era. The New Medium of Print: Material Communication in the Internet Age is the latest release from RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Press. The book looks at current uses of print media and covers steps in the print production of everyday items like newspapers and billboards. Cost also examines how these products and their markets will change as a result of the digital world. Read the press release

The School of Hard Knocks: The Evolution of Pension Investing at Eastman Kodak is the latest release from Rochester Institute of Technology’s Cary Graphic Arts Press. The book lays out strategies that have propelled the company’s pension plan, which dates back to 1928. The author, Russell L. Olson, a consultant on institutional investing, retired as Kodak’s director of pension investments in 2000. On his watch, Kodak’s fund remained among the best performing programs of its kind in the United States. Read the press release

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has renewed its partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology’s Printing Industry Center, awarding the center $250,000 over the next three years. The Printing Industry Center—a joint operation involving RIT’s School of Print Media in the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, and the College of Business—is a forum for printing companies and associations worldwide, addressing concerns in the printing industry through research initiatives and educational outreach. The center generates a pipeline of data and observations that flows between researcher and industry representatives. Read the press release

Morning sessions on the history of women’s magazines focus on Cipe Pineles, the first woman art director of long standing. Her work at Seventeen, Glamour, Charm and Mademoiselle in the 1940s and 1950s set the standard for the appearance of women’s magazines in ensuing decades. RIT Libraries holds the Cipe Pineles design archive. Read the press release

Rochester Institute of Technology’s Cary Library is hosting a traveling exhibition called “In Flight: The Guild of Book Workers’ 2003-2005 Triennial Exhibition.” This collection of flight-related book arts commemorates the centennial anniversary, on Dec. 17, 2003, of the Wright brothers’ first flight. The show is made up of 51 different pieces created by Guild members specifically for this juried show. The traveling exhibit lands on the RIT campus March 14 and will be available for viewing through April 22. Cary Graphic Arts Collection is part of the greater RIT Libraries, and is located on the second floor of Wallace Memorial Library. Read the press release