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With contributions from Amelie Sarrazin, Aleksandra Micek, Taylor Reese, Dan Brown, Daniel Cook, Kate Rutter, Eva-Lotta Lamm, Matthew Magain, Sunni Brown, Cristina Negrut, Daryl Meier Fahrni, Marc Bourguignon, Laura Klein, David Gray, Melissa Kim, Mike Rohde, Brian Gulassa, Andrew Reid, Rolf Faste, Raph Koster, Stone Librande, Robin Hunicke, Alicia Loring, Erin Malone, Stephen P. Anderson, Giorgia Lupi, Alex Osterwalder, Noelle Stransky, James Young, and Dan Roam.
I’m reading The Humane Interface now. Yes I know I’m overdue. If you haven’t read it, don’t wait. It is amazing. cog sci and ia. Yum. Every few pages I have to put it down to stare at the ceiling and think.
Just finished Reinventing Comics. It’s as good as Scott McCloud’s first, Understanding Comics, and works well as a stand alone. Good exploration on taking comics to the next level –online– while keeping their core nature intact.