Goodbye Gutenberg: Hello to a New Generation of Readers and Writers

Kirschenbaum, Valerie

ISBN 10: 0974575038 / ISBN 13: 9780974575032

Published by Global Renaissance Society, LLC, 2005

About this Item

First edition, first printing says review copy at top of third page, near fine cloth hardcover shows just a touch of wear, in near fine dust jacket that shows a touch of wrinkling at spine head. 416 pages with index and nicely illustrated in color. Still a pleasing copy of this work that challenges traditional thinking with an optimistic vision of the future of education and reading. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket.

Seller Inventory # 32123

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Goodbye Gutenberg: Hello to a New Generation of Readers and Writers
• Publisher: Global Renaissance Society, LLC
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0974575038
• ISBN 13: 9780974575032
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Books and Publishing

About this title

Synopsis

This bold work responds with great originality and imagination to the problem of changing interest and technology in book making by comparing ancient design methods with modern techniques and illustrating the many ways in which books can be read and used. A blueprint for change, the volume rethinks book cultures of the past, claims that a new renaissance is just over the horizon, and shows how it will function. Combining the written word with the latest multimedia advances, this artistic masterpiece synthesizes the best of the written word from such notable writers as William Blake and Edgar Allen Poe with 860 gorgeous, full-color images from ancient and medieval cultures for a scintillating, multisensory experience. This book will have a place in the design studio, museum gift shop, classroom, and home library of art, history, and language enthusiasts.

About the Author

Valerie Kirschenbaum is the first female writer in 500 years to design a font for her own book and the inventor of the new genre of "designer writing." A 12 year veteran of New York City public schools, Kirschenbaum currently teaches at Wings Academy in the Bronx. She received grants to study the application of color and design to literature from the International Reading Association and the Children for Children's Fund. She received her B.A. in American Literature and Education from Hofstra University and her M.A. from William Patterson University. Goodbye Gutenberg is her first book.