Purdue Professor Embeds Hyperlinks In Printed Books
People who prefer print books over e-books may still want extra digital material to go with them. That’s the idea behind Sorin Matei’s project, Ubimark, which embeds books with two-dimensional codes that work as hyperlinks when photographed.
A video of the pilot book, Around the World in 80 [...]
Ben O’Steen shares his fascination with what happens to information and content as we move it from the digital world to the physical and back again.
Naturally, this derailed my entire morning.
Running Cory Doctorow’s Makers through Tom Taylor’s Microprinter:
Using the microprinter and the Guardian’s data on MP expenses to print out all the MP’s receipts, with [...]
Brian Suda:
His concept of the PaperNet struck such a cord with me, I have attempted many of my own PaperNet browser creations – some bearing more fruit than others. I have even given a few presentations about my adaptation of Aaron’s original idea. Everyone seems to look at it and say “Yes, that [...]
A palimpsest for a place: TheIncidental at Salone Di Mobile 2009:
One thing that’s very interesting to me is using this rapidly-produced thing then becomes a ’social object’: creating conversations, collecting scribbles, instigating adventures – which then get collected and redistributed. A feedback loop made out of paper, in a place.
(Via Warren Ellis.)