TAKEAWAY: We get closer to publication of The iPad Design Book: Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet, so you can now sign up for latest information AND: Newspapers honor Neil Armstrong, an American hero and the first man to set foot on the moon.
Assorted screens from the book: top, chapter openers all of which are color coded and carry illustrations by Luis Vazquez, of the Gulf News of Dubai; second image, opener of Storytelling chapter, and two inside screens.
As we get closer to publication date for The iPad Lab: Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet, we are now set up so that you can give us your email address and you will automatically be informed when the book is ready for download.
I admit it is an exciting time for us at Garcia Media and for me personally, as my first digital, interactive book, The iPad Design Lab: Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet, gets much closer to publication.
Now you can leave your email address so that you will be updated and informed the moment the book is read for download.
As I review this final version of the book—-is it ever final, especially with a digital book that can be easily updated?—-I am happy with what I see, the result of 8 months of hard work, assisted by my very able co pilot Reed Reibstein, who has edited and art directed the book.
The book’s audience is anyone with an interest in tablets—-including people NOT directly involved in the media but who use the iPad and would like to know more about the thinking that goes behind getting stories, features and visuals into the new platform.
The premise of this book is that the emphasis should be on storytelling. But we know that most of the news apps today emerge from the content that is published in their sister print publications. My book aims at describing how this content can be adapted especially for the tablet, where multi sensory, interactive experiences are possible.
As such, the book is ideal for practitioners of our craft at every level, from reporters, designers and editors, to publishers and managers. At the same time, the book is especially crafted to be a college textbook and companion in any number of university courses, from writing/editing to design and even business courses.
I hope you share our excitement. I urge you to leave us your email address so that you can be kept updated about publication date:
Simply go here:
comingsoon.ipaddesignlab.com
Honoring an American hero
Neil Armstrong, who died during the weekend, represents the quintessential American hero. He made history on July 20, 1969 as the first man to set foot on the moon Armstrong had a reputation as a highly unassuming man and team player, and his death has dominated news reports of the past two days, as Americans get ready to say a final goodbye to a hero that we all grew up to admire as a role model.
Here is how some newspapers covered his death.
Pop up of the day
And here is how Germany’s Bild covered the story in its iPad edition today
SPD: Speaker Series Begins with “News You Can Use”
(Joe Zeff Design Illustration, courtesy of SPD)
Tickets are now available for the Society of Publication Designers’ first Speaker Series event of the fall, “News You Can Use,“ scheduled Sept. 10.
For more information:
http://www.spd.org/2012/08/speaker-series-begins-with-new.php
SND Scandinavia Space 2012 conference
Still time to get a spot to attend the SNDS conference in Copenhagen, Sept. 27-29;
For more information:
SNDS workshop ever. Read all about SPACE 2012 here:
http://snds.org/get-your-own-space-guide/#more-1852
The iPad Design Lab: Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet
Video walkthrough of the iPad prototype of iPad Design Lab
Mario Garcia’s upcoming speaking engagements:
WAN-IFRA World Editors Forum, Kiev, Ukraine, Sept. 2-5
http://www.wan-ifra.org/events/64th-world-newspaper-congress-19th-world-editors-forum
Cumbre Mundial de Diseño en Prensa 2012: Mexico City; September 24-26
http://www.cmdprensa.com/mx2012/
SND (Society of News Design) Cleveland; Oct. 11-13