Armchair Astronauts: Designing for the Post-Book Era

Armchair AstronautsDesigning for the Post-Book Era

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Armchair Astronauts: Designing for the Post-Book Era

To Publish (v) :early 14c., "to make public," from M.E. publicen (c.1300), altered (by influence of banish, finish, etc.) from O.Fr. publier, from L. publicare "make public," from publicus "public"

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“Whatever they may do, authors do not write books. Books are not written at all. They are manufactured by scribes and artisans, by mechanics and other engineers, and by printing presses and other machines.”

“Whatever they may do, authors do not write books. Books are not written at all. They are manufactured by scribes and artisans, by mechanics and other engineers, and by printing presses and other machines.”

“There is no comprehension of any written piece that does not at least in part depend upon the forms in which it reaches its reader.”

This is not a book

Content ≠ experienceText ≠ object

Content ≠ experienceText ≠ object

The space between content and experience is where much meaning is constructed

Content ≠ experienceText ≠ object

The space between content and experience is where much meaning is constructed

We are post-book. Not eBook.

“Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready made with a mesh of associative trails running through them… There is a new profession of trail blazers, those who find delight in the task of establishing useful trails through the enormous mass of the common record.”

“Man will see around the world. Persons and things of all kinds will be brought within focus of cameras connected electrically with screens at opposite ends of circuits, thousands of miles at a span… The instrument bringing these distant scenes to the very doors of people will be connected with a giant telephone apparatus transmitting each incidental sound in its appropriate place.”

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Alphabet, radio, TV all encourage the dominance of a single sense - a form of hypnosis.

Media that encourage the interplay of all senses provide the “haptic harmony” of the old days.

Alphabet, radio, TV all encourage the dominance of a single sense - a form of hypnosis.

Media that encourage the interplay of all senses provide the “haptic harmony” of the old days.

“...our new electronic culture provides our lives again with a tribal base.”

The artist is the person who invents the means to bridge between biological inheritance and the environments created by technological innovation._M.M.

The artist is the person who invents the means to bridge between biological inheritance and the environments created by technological innovation._M.M.

Interaction Design (IxD) defines the structure and behavior of interactive products and services. Interaction Designers create compelling relationships between people and the interactive systems they use. _IXDA Website

The Post-Book Era: Armchair Astronauts

The Post-Book Era: Armchair Astronauts

The Post-book Era: Armchair AstronautsExperiencing multifarious curated content in intentionally designed containers.

Immersive | Nontrivial

The Post-book Era: Armchair AstronautsExperiencing multifarious curated content in intentionally designed containers.

The Post-book Era: Armchair AstronautsExperiencing multifarious curated content in intentionally designed contexts.

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The Post-book Era: Armchair AstronautsExperiencing multifarious curated content in intentionally designed contexts.

The Post-book Era: Armchair AstronautsExperiencing multifarious curated content in intentionally designed contexts.

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