Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Digital Book Revolution



One Laptop Per Child has finally begun designing a digital book that I can understand. ...there's just something about the fold... about the rock of your eyes that move back and forth over the left and then the right page.... there's something about transitioning back and forth and holding a book in your hands that makes it worth while.... in a way that the I could never adapt to a kindle.
But now.
Now, that all may have changed.
I can only hope that other design firms will see this and run with it. The future is changing.... and we may one get to marry our comfort habits with the ease of technology.

Project H Design



Just learned about Project H, a non-profit started by twenty-something Emily Pilloton. The organization collaborates with product designers to create humanitarian solutions.
Not just another "Design can change the world" group, this organization actually does stuff worldwide- from the developing world to rural North Carolina.

Check out Pilloton's new book just out: