The Future
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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin,1935
As We May Think by Vannevar Bush
The seminal paper on the history of hypertext, first published in Atlantic Monthly in July 1945. Here, amongst other things, Bush anticipates something he calls a 'memex' - a device for storing documents which can be rapidly consulted and linked through "associative indexing".
The Electronic Labyrinth
The Electronic Labyrinth is a study of hypertext technology. It includes information on Ted Nelson who first coined the term 'hypertext' in 1965 - defined as '"computer-supported non-sequential writing".
Future
This link leads to the section of the "Is it a Book?" web site that deals with the future of the book. The "Is it a Book?" site was developed by Karen Drayne (a.k.a. Powell), Barbara Davison, and Emily-Jane Dawson.
The Structure of the Virtual Book
This essay, written by a staff member in the Visual Arts Department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, explores the connections between artist's books and hypermedia.
Key Examples
The following links lead to examples of artist's books designed for specifically for online viewing.
Storyland by Nanette Wylde
There are no images in this example but it raises interesting questions about what a book might be.
Temptations
Is this a digital book or a digital exhibition space?
Treyf: Online Projects and bookworks
A selection of online 'books', some of which are also available in a tangible form.
Minsky in Bed
This one contains R-rated content, so don't look if you are likely to be offended. It exists in tangible as well as digital format. The creator Richard Minsky describes it as '"Computer Incunabulum" because it took the newest form of printing and applied the oldest form of coloring and illuminating, as was done in the 15th century. The page design is a contemporary interpretation of early printed books. There is a text written in the first person and an inset commentary written in the third person.'
The Alphabet Julen
A variety of digital books on alphabets for you to enjoy. Those who are typographically inclined might be particularly interested in these.
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