writing and books go
A cross discipline program for an MFA at Mills will merge
writing and book making into a single learning path.
legibility
“Thank you for your patience. The sites will be back up shortly.”
Legibility is not resolution .it is immediacy of meaning. When a site goes down it is as if it has gone “out of print”.
Future of the Book.org has gone off-line quiet for the last two weeks while
Futuro del Libro is posting every day. The hispanic site is ranging over many issues and perspectives with a wonderful grace and direct appeal. A graphic roots each narrative.
obama, oprah
“That tantalizing reference set off a scramble for the claim to First Reader rights all day Monday before a spokesman for Mr. Obama disclosed what the president-elect had actually read. The publishers and authors of at least three such books that could fit Mr. Obamaís description each spent much of Monday wondering whether they had just gotten a plug from the soon-to-be leader of the free world.” Motoko Rich,
NYT
The reading list of the President Elect has figured into both his recent interviews. It includes many scholarly works in print format. It will be interesting to know if he will continue with print or include use of other hand-held devices. This has been an issue with Oprah’s reading.
book art object
“What makes the tangible form of a book rewarding is that it stands for an intangible reality alive in the heart and mind.”
Robert Bringhurst
As books move us, we move books. Book structure and action responds to manipulation providing quick navigation, easy scanning, and a kinetic invitation to content.
open content
“At its heart, the settlement agreement grants Google an effective monopoly on an entirely new commercial model for accessing books. It re-conceives reading as a billable event. This reading event is therefore controllable and trackable. It also forces libraries into financing a vending service that requires they perpetually buy back what they have already paid for over many years of careful collection.”
Open Content
er, now I get it; a re-privatization of librairies, but without any preservation obligations. Such is the effervescence of the screen.