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OverviewFrom handwritten texts to online books, the page has been a standard interface for transmitting knowledge for over two millennia. It is also a dynamic device, readily transformed to suit the needs of contemporary readers. In How the Page Matters, Bonnie Mak explores how changing technology has affected the reception of visual and written information. connects technology with tradition using innovative new media theories. While historicizing contemporary digital culture and asking how on-screen combinations of image and text affect the way conveyed information is understood, Mak's elegant analysis proves both the timeliness of studying interface design and the persistence of the page as a communication mechanism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bonnie MakPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.320kg ISBN: 9781442615359ISBN 10: 1442615354 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 05 November 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'I welcome this succinct and elegant study, which I recommend to those with interests in the architecture of the book.' -- David Sume SHARP News, vol 22:04:2013 'Mak's monograph is an important reminder of the rich tradition of intellectual and artistic achievement recorded and disseminated within the discrete borders of the page... Rather than a passive carrier of information, the page matters as a lively and active participant in a conversation between author, designer, and reader.' -- Julie Holcomb Information & Culture, October 2012 'This elegantly produced volume is a case study of one work as it moves from manuscript to print to website and is translated into Italian, French, German, and English...Mak provides helpful summary of writing on the history of manuscripts and books.' -- Martha W. Driver Speculum vol 88:02:2013 'Mak's monograph is an important reminder of the rich tradition of intellectual and artistic achievement recorded and disseminated within the discrete borders of the page... Rather than a passive carrier of information, the page matters as a lively and active participant in a conversation between author, designer, and reader.' -- Julie Holcomb Information & Culture, October 2012 Author InformationBonnie Mak is an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the Program for Medieval Studies at the University of Illinois. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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