#papernet

“In classical architecture they used heads of the king or whatever, and they put that on the façade,” Tehrani told The Verge. “So we were thinking, what can we use as an ornament so when you look at this building in 10 or 20 years you can say ‘hey this is from that year!’” The answer was obvious: emoji.

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"The result is the Archivist — the VW Beetle of book scanners — cheap, durable, and tremendously effective. It’s open source and made with the simplest materials possible, like plywood, bungees, and skateboard bearings. As fast as you can turn the pages, the Archivist photographs them automatically and creates a zip file of the entire book, for conversion to the e-book format of your choice. "Here’s how you can make your own. We want to see one in every community, starting with hackerspaces. This document shows you how to put together the Archivist kit, which has some nice features that are a little tough to DIY; where appropriate, we’ll fill in DIY approaches."

Part One: Shut Up and Publish

>Like, I would guess, many people, I’ve been using print-on-demand services to present work-in-progress on projects. I thought I’d share a bit of that experience here, and with a few dispatches from the trenches to set the scene, try to articulate why it might value in design work. Dan Hill gives a valuable run-through of the trials and errors of this project, which itself is meant to document the design process of a work in progress. Papernet Inception.

I wonder how the pen will feel on the paper? Will I want to write with it? The feel of the pen in my hand, and how the nib scratches across the surface of the paper will make or break this product. I can't wait to try one.

Icon’s “Rethink”: turning receipts into ‘paper apps’ – Blog – BERG >We’ve added semi-useful info-visualisation of the foods ordered based on “what the till knows” – sparklines, trends – and low-tech personalisation of information that might be useful to regulars. Customers can select events or news stories they are interested in by ticking a check box. >We think the humble receipt could be something like a paper “app” and be valuable in small and playful ways. More like this, please.

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