Build, Belfast

Craig Mod - Edges and Boundaries and the Future Book from Build on Vimeo.

Creative Mornings, San Francisco

On Twitter archives, social media, and the Sendai quake of 2010.

Do Lectures, Wales

It's not, "How do we make books digital?" it's, "What does digital do to books?"

Books in Browsers, SF

On beautful books, simple interfaces and the power of "Just. Keep. Swiping."

Topics

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 — 2013

  • May 28 — Speaking [English]

    BSIG, New York City

    Subcompact publishing

  • May 29 — Speaking [English]

    International Digital Publishing Forum (BEA), New York City

    Disruptive publishing

  • July — Lecturing [English]

    Yale Publishing Course, New Haven, Connecticut

    Subcompact publishing

Booking

If you'd like me to speak at your conference, event, business or class, please email: me@craigmod.com.

Random

Hour and half long conversation in Japanese about ... design and books and Japan and digital publishing with the Genron folks.