transitions in design. production and preservation
The most awesome
exposition since sectarians adopted the codex! Don’t miss The Changing Book, July 22-25, 2005. An international gathering conveniently sited in the Midwest.
So the future of the eReader, when evolved, will not also relate the future of the book. These two decisive reading formats are on their own tangents into the history of communication. Their early interactions will dissipate and, in the future, we wonder why anyone would have considered an electronic book or a screen based text. These charming hybrids will shortly be impossible.
future of the book x 2
The Future of the Book dot org
blog has kindly linked to FotB dot com.
21st century fetish book
The return of the pocket journal is considered at Moleskin dot com.
scroll to codex transition
Jack Karouac wrote On the Road in three weeks, tractoring rolls of tracing paper through his typewriter. The finished manuscript ended up 120′ long.
Jim Canary, University of Indiana and Kristin Baum, University of Iowa have just completed the first installation of the scroll manuscript to exhibit its entire length.
Where? Where else!
UIMA