dumbo feather, pass it on

contents page image spread dumbo feather mook

I came across this mook (magazine x book) in the newsagents today.  It had the most beautiful cover and just felt right when I picked it up, beautiful design and stories, lovely paper and printing. I also loved the term “mook”

“FIVE INDIVIDUALS TELL YOU THEIR STORIES

Their backgrounds and dreams are as unique as they are. What unites them is their creativity, passion and integrity. Somewhere they found the courage to fly.”

The website is http://www.dumbofeather.com – there is an interactive sample of the magazine published at issu.com http://issuu.com/dumbofeather/docs/df14_sample_pages very cool

I settled in with a cup of tea and some chocolate and read two stories – and then couldn’t resist looking up the online version.

This mook has great appeal and integrity – I love it!

Jac

Symposium for the Future

The papers developed for this conference to spark thought are excellent and worth a read and can be downloaded from http://wp.nmc.org/future/

From the website:

The 2009 NMC Symposium for the Future is will take place October 27-29, 2009, and is the fourteenth in the NMC’s Series of Virtual Symposia. During this symposium they will explore actual and potential applications of technology that could impact issues of global importance over the next five years and beyond.

Technologies and practices that are just beginning to show promise in an educational or social context may well be commonplace in that time frame. The applicability of technology — whether established or emerging — to the social, environmental, and educational challenges we face today is the central theme of the Symposium. Projects that test the applicability of new ideas, research into new solutions for global problems, and demonstrations of cutting-edge tools are all part of this exploration of the future.

Zotero

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.  http://www.zotero.org/