FUTURE OF THE BOOK EVENT - LONDON 26 JUNE 2006 LSE

The Future of the Book network joined with the Organisation, Strategy & Design Seminar to listen to and discuss two very different projects. The first Macmillan Publising's eLearning English Campus and the second, a development of a Book with USB interface that enables online interaction through electronic ink, designed and developed by Manolis Kelaidis of the RCA's IDE.

After hearing from the two presenters, the group divided into smaller groups to discuss various the topics.

Macmillan eCampus

Manolis Kelaidis
For my last project at the RCA I'm looking at books; both as a medium for experiences and information, as well as an artefact whose functionality and shape (the codex) have largely remained unchanged in human consciousness.

In an era where the e-book is trying to find its way onto our shelves, will the book retain its appeal and qualities? Is there space for new design approaches in activities like reading, writing, exchanging, storing or making books, that would give them added value?

RCA 2006 Final Show - Generation