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I'm curious about where books and publishing and storytelling are going as we shift digital.
I think we tend to ask the wrong questions. The interesting questions aren't, "How do we get old books into new media?" or, "How do we continue publishing like we used to online?"
The questions we should be asking are, "How does digital affect books?" or, "What does digital mean for the core ethos of publishing?"
These are the sorts of questions that decouple the idea of books and publishing and storytelling from their physical analogs.
The difference is subtle but fundamental to following all of this down the digital rabbit hole.
I investigate these questions through real-world experiments in publishing and book making. And I love writing, sharing and speaking about what I find.
My talks combine real-world examples, data from my work, book design & publishing theory. They have been known to be theatrical or whimsical, and I draw on my extensive world travels for inspiration and examples.
I can present in English or Japanese. If you'd like to have me speak at your event or conference, email me@craigmod.com.
Upcoming Talks:
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June 22, 2012 — Speaking [English]
Editech, Milan, Italy
The Digital Physical
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July 27, 2012 — Speaking, office hours [English]
Yale Publishing Course, Yale University, New Haven
Your Future Book is Information Service
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October — Speaking [English]
IF:Book, Queensland, Austrailia
Post artifact book systems
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October — Speaking [English]
Books in Browsers, San Francisco, California
Reading, etc etc etc
Videos
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Creative Mornings, 2011
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500 Startups, 2011
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Do Lectures, 2010
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A moment with Craig Mod by Graham CopeKoga, 2010
Previous Speaking Engagements
2012
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January 26, 2012 — Speaking [English]
AIGA Future of Books panel, New York City
The Digital Physical
2011
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November 7th-11th, 2011 — Speaking [English]
BUILD 2011, Ireland
Creativity, books, design, Guinness
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November 2nd-3rd, 2011 — Speaking [English]
DesignThinkers 2011, Toronto
Post artifact book design
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October 27th & 28th — Speaking [English]
Books in Browsers 2011, San Francisco Internet Archive
Containers
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dConstruct 2011, Brighton, UK [English]
The myth of the book informing its future shape
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Yale Publishing Course, Yale University, New Haven, CT [English]
Spaces between digital and print
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Creative Mornings San Francisco, Typekit, San Francisco [English]
Design in crisis
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University of Baltimore (sponsored by Visual Arts Dept. & Human Centric Computing), Maryland [English]
Post artifact book design
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500 Startups, Mountain View, California [English]
Emotional Scaffolding in digital worlds
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Art Talking, Tokyo, Japan (canceled because of quake) [English/Japanese]
Future of the book
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O'Reilly Media, Tools of Change, New York City [English]
iPad app content design and UX
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School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York City [English]
Post artifact book design
2010
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Bookbuilders West, San Francisco, CA [English]
The future of the book
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Web Directions South, Sydney Australia [English]
Macro view of the influence of digital on publishing
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Books in Browsers 2010, Internet Archive, San Francisco, California [English]
Post artifact storytelling
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Adobe MAX, Los Angeles, US [English]
The future of book design
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Do Lectures, Wales, UK [English]
Shifting perspective to find inspiration in publishing and digital books
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Apple Store, Ginza, Japan — Speaker [Japanese]
Kickstarter, new ways of publishing, the digital book
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Good Design Expo 2010, Tokyo, Japan — Speaker & Panelist [Japanese]
"After the books, 2010"
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Tokyo Geijutsu University, Tokyo, Japan — Guest Lecturer [Japanese]
The future of books, looking back on books as objects
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Art Talking, Tokyo, Japan — Speaker [English]
The future of books and publishing
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Pechakucha, Tokyo, Japan — Presenter [Japanese]
The influence of technology on storytelling
2009 & earlier
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Apple Store SOHO — Design Remixed, AIGA Event, NYC — Speaker [English]
Publishing, books as objects, inspiration
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Temple University, Tokyo, Japan — Guest Lecturer [English]
Storytelling through data
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Kinokuniya, Bryant Park, NYC — Panelist [English]
Publishing, Japanese contemporary art
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Xavier University, New Orleans, US — Visiting artist, speaker [English]
Book design, publishing
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Toppan Printing, Tokyo, Japan — Speaker [Japanese]
Western design and typography