brainstorming the historical aspect.

Figure 1. showing the evolution of the reading device. 



Passing information through generations

The whole aspect of passing on info from one person to another has been since cavemen times – illustrating stories on wall – talk about mark making skills, keeping record and history has started from the cavemen. At that time there wasn’t the choice of medium, then invention of paper scripts etc that helped media become more flexible and tangible and workable. 

(paper itself became mass produced – up till digital age paper was the most exploited medium. Only medium one would use. – (try find sources – the whole need of moving content for moving from one gen to another -  WHY THE NEED)

cave painting- goodinformation on books of animation.

Till the digital Age. Inevitable that paper was used because it was the only way around expressing themselves to others.  Medium is believed to actually make paper obsolete – screen takes over. ( no need to source_ being discussed throughout essay and sourced then)

Several designers (mention maybe one designer – then talk about what he says in the essay against others) have written have written about how this medium could potentially replace paper and books. – will speak about this throughout the essay then..

Mention Gutenberg, printing press (led to mass production) – Toulouse Lautrec (mass produced posters)

Print- gold foil embossing metallic, uv varnish – physical elements.

Screen is going to give you sound and vision, print gives u visual, the visual can be enhanced through different print eg, embossing, texture, every diff texture because of embossing, print itself, smell.. paper of the new book, changes from book to book, add taste

Can add taste and smell because you have edible paper, scented, paper

5 senses. Smell taste touch

Source no need. – Could place after feasibility.


Used following to accumulate info:

Novin, G., 2010. Chapter 3 - A Symbiotic Relationship : Books. A history of Graphic Design [blog] Available at: < http://guity-novin.blogspot.com/2010/02/history-of-graphic-design-books.html> [Accessed 23 January 2015].

Harry Ransom Center, 2013. Print Before Gutenberg. [online] Available at: < http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/gutenbergbible/history/#top> . [Accessed 12 January 2015].