We have all finally ordered the proof of our book this past weekend. We are all excited to receive our own copies even though it is not the final product. It will be cool to see all our photos and texts lined out in front of us. The proof will be able to help us create our final version because we will be able to depict the actual sizes of the pictures and pages as well as the thickness of the book. We arranged the content so that a variety of our submissions will be seen throughout the book. We didn’t really have time to work with colors and design but we plan to make it much more dramatic in our final book. I’m interested in seeing the difference between our proof and final copy.
WRT Fall 2011 Errday I'm Tumblin
The tumblog for Bill Wolff's Fall 2011 section of Writing, Research, and Technology.
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I really like these two photos because on the very last page of our book we are asking the readers to think of their own hero. We also hope that our book provides our readers with a lesson that they can be their own hero as well. Believing in themselves is a reward on it’s own.
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Operation Homefront plans to provide military members and families in need with holiday meals this year. They have been doing so since 2009 and every year it is a huge success. This year they plan to reach past their goal of 2,000 meals in the Tri-State area at Fort Drum in NY. Kid Rock is teaming up with Jim Beam in order to make the holidays much easier and happier for military and families to get through.
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I ordered my book last Wednesday morning and received an email today that the proof has been shipped. I found a coupon that gave me twenty percent off of the book. The code was LYNDA22 for anyone who has not ordered their book yet. I am really excited to see that all of our hard work has paid off. I’m glad that we chose the charity that we did. Things have been really frustrating but it was all for a good cause, so it was worth it.
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I loved Joe Carlough’s presentation! He is full of knowledge and really want’s to guide us in the right direction of this book. I loved the different ways he showed us to bind a book, I still use it to this day, also I loved all of his different creations! I would love to see more of him in the future as I complete my journey in the Writing Art’s Course!
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I am excited for this project. I am excited to form my own picture with the pictures and the text I want. Having the ability to complete this project is exciting especially since I want to be a teacher. Hopefully my students will enjoy watching their work turn into a book! It truly is fascinating!
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Sorry This was on my untitled section! Still learning how to work this, glad I discovered it before the end of the semester.
Death of a Book!
Eddie Williams
Writing, Research & Technology
The Death of the Book
After reading this story, it’s quite interesting to see just how much the books have changed especially in the past few years. As each day goes on, technology is improved even more so then it was before. I can’t stand reading a book through an electronic device. I am still one that looks the old fashioned book. Yes, over the years the interest level as gone down. But there is still a time when I need to unwind and just relax and what’s a better way to do that then read a book.
The author states that the book might “die” what I believe this means is that we will begin seeing an end of the hardback book and will see books easing into a more electronic fashion. We have already seen the introduction of the Nook, Kindle, where people are able to download a book right to their electronic device, and take that device anywhere. Books will be around forever I feel, but as the years go on I believe we will see a decline in the number of book stores. Around Rowan’s campus I have noticed over the past few semesters that you can now purchase e-books where you download the book right onto your computer. The kind of book that will face death will be books that are on selves. They are not the kind of books are society is used too anymore and the kind of death that it will face is one that is due to the future. For the people just being bought into our world they will have no problems, because it will most likely be a electronic book by the time they are in school. But for people in my age group (21 years old) it will take some adjustment especially since we are so used to having to go to a book store, and sit the books in our laps. The author also states that we have entered a “new electric age” which I am sure we will continue seeing for many years. I do not think that a book dying would have much of an impact on education as most books are becoming electronic and students can read them on their laptops while tweeting, facebooking or even just working on their assignments. Socially, I do not think much would change people would still be able to talk about the book and their favorite parts. The book will always be around but I do believe we will see drastic changes. I give it a few years time when there will be no more book stores, everyone will be a type away.
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I have finally ordered the proof of our book. I am nervous and excited on receiving our book. I know that it is just our proof, but we worked so hard on it and I hope it looks as good as we think it does. As always the finished project is different once it is printed out. It may look one way on the computer but when printed it could be much different. The colors and the texts and the resolution of the pictures is what worries me more than the actual content of our book. We arranged the content very well and the book tells an actual story as you read it. I just hope that we do not have much more to do, so we can order the final book and begin selling them to raise money for The March of Dimes.
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I am looking forward to looking at your finished project. I love animals and think it is very interesting to learn and see all of the animals that we may not think exist. There are so much wildlife that is becoming endangered and losing their homes due to landscaping and also the crazy weather. The birds in your post are amazing the coloring is beautiful.
