Presentation on type & copy in E-books at BookCamp May 15, 2010

Scott Boms and I are talking about design and typography of E-books at BookCamp 2010. Our blurb:

E-BOOKS: FROM STRUCTURE TO TYPOGRAPHY

E-books look terrible. But why? Scott Boms shows some landmark examples of Canadian print books that are a challenge at best to convert to electronic format. There the issue is complexity of graphic design. But Joe Clark shows that even the simplest text gets hacked and mangled in E-format. Why? It’s the ever-present problem of retraining authors, publishers, and designers to think in terms of structure –which, paradoxically, is the best way to ensure good design.

There will be a handout that will never be posted onliné.

Official Website: http://bookcampto.pbworks.com/BookCampTO_2010_Session_Ideas