Publishing a digital notebook for writers. Open Loop Press Editor Carlin M. Wragg shares intriguing tidbits about art and design, literature and technology.Tumblr (3.0; @openlooppress)http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/<a href="http://narrativenow.blogspot.com/2012/02/awesome-puppetry-projection-highly.html">Narrative animation larger-than-life puppet water towers projection = surreal environmental theater</a>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/18009246137http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/18009246137Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:15:21 -0500projection mappingtransmediapuppetsanimation<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35688592?byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Ah, letterpress… You transfix me.</p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/16923651035http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/16923651035Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:33:18 -0500technologyprintingbooksbook art<a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/publications/from-the-archives?layout=default&filter_type=archive&reset=1">With the Guggenheim's new digital archive, hours of free e-reading abounds</a>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/16295980147http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/16295980147Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:35:05 -0500artbooksdigital<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly45g4TeSf1qzegx6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Who wants a letter, via snail mail, every month from a favorite author? The Rumpus says, “We do.” For $5/month, you can get one too. ~<a href="http://carlinmwragg.info" target="_blank">CMW</a></p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/16234031566http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/16234031566Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:34:05 -0500lettersauthorscorrespondence<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly4202W0Xw1qzegx6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>If enhanced digital books like ‘The Wasteland’ come with a $120,000 price tag, are editions like these possible for the emerging writer?</p> <p>‘Chopsticks’ by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Correal is the latest of the bunch. Is this the future of literature, or the next CD-ROM? ~<a href="http://carlinmwragg.info" target="_blank">CMW</a></p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/16180087253http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/16180087253Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:57:38 -0500enhanced booksdigitalbooksapps<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DSlY74J6iH8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/11967788711http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/11967788711Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:23:02 -0400booksweb<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/weX2OD6A7HM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Is this the publishing revolution? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pubslush.com/">Pubslush</a>: Read. Share. Fund.</p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/10559574111http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/10559574111Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:30:05 -0400publishingcrowdsourcingfundraising<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrshynGFgL1qap6kyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://utnereader.tumblr.com/post/10415991113" target="_blank">utnereader</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://boingboing.net/2011/09/12/anonymous-paper-sculptures-in-scotlands-libraries.html" target="_blank">Boing Boing</a>)</p> <blockquote> <p>An anonymous sculptor has been leaving gorgeous carved-book sculptures in Scotland’s libraries, along with little notes of encouragement. Some are left out in the open; others are hidden away and may have sat a long time before being discovered.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://community.thisiscentralstation.com/_Mysterious-paper-sculptures/blog/4991767/126249.html" target="_blank">More here.</a></p> </blockquote>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/10423440062http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/10423440062Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:31:12 -0400bookslitartsculpturescotlandlibrary<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24715531?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Ira Glass: Nobody tells people who are beginners…</p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/7888626258http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/7888626258Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:32:00 -0400quotes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmfkve7PN81ql6ceqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More wisdom from the man who brought us the Theory of Relativity… ~<a target="_blank" href="http://carlinmwragg.info">CMM</a></p> <p><a href="http://iheartclassics.tumblr.com/post/7418642381" target="_blank">iheartclassics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Wow.</p> </blockquote>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/7419797903http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/7419797903Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:22:53 -0400quotes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lngxmjuu0u1qzegx6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In the history of writing technology, The Writing Ball (1865) wins first prize for Most Elegant Typing Gadget. ~<a target="_blank" href="http://carlinmwragg.info">CMW</a></p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6987417300http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6987417300Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:42:19 -0400technologydesigntools<iframe width="400" height="249" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Lrdtzwidpxo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Eink + video by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sipix.com/technology/index.html">SiPix</a>, a new way to experiment with the intersection of word and image. ~<a target="_blank" href="http://carlinmwragg.info">CMW</a></p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6830021938http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6830021938Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:31:06 -0400technologyebooks<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmlfb5lfuh1qbadudo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Seeking a book cover font? </p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6725654694http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6725654694Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:31:06 -0400designtypography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmxlwnqN0w1qzegx6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Numabookface = indie bookstore inspiration. Eye-catching display design and hand-picked custom book bundles make this a pop-up shop to watch. ~<a target="_blank" href="http://carlinmwragg.info">CMW</a></p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6618240543http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6618240543Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:14:48 -0400designbooks<object width="400" height="292"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ElizabethGilbert_2009-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ElizabethGilbert_2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=453&lang=eng&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius;year=2009;theme=women_reshaping_the_world;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=words_about_words;theme=speaking_at_ted2009;event=TED2009;tag=Arts;tag=Culture;tag=Entertainment;tag=TED2009;tag=creativity;tag=poetry;tag=work;tag=writing;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="292" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/ElizabethGilbert_2009-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ElizabethGilbert_2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=453&lang=eng&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius;year=2009;theme=women_reshaping_the_world;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=words_about_words;theme=speaking_at_ted2009;event=TED2009;tag=Arts;tag=Culture;tag=Entertainment;tag=TED2009;tag=creativity;tag=poetry;tag=work;tag=writing;"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity: “Ole to you nonetheless for having the sheer human stubbornness to keep showing up.”</p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6395225397http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6395225397Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:08:20 -0400inspiration“Look for stories in your everyday life. How, for instance, did the middle-aged man with the...http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6287324567http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6287324567Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:32:06 -0400promptinspiration“Think about a secret you’ve kept — about yourself. Give the mystery to a...http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6251713057http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6251713057Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:30:06 -0400promptinspiration“To speak more generally, the ultimate goal of technology, the telos of techne, is to replace...http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6110333784http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6110333784Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:31:47 -0400quotes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm3yws5PAe1qzegx6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>ee cummings revealed ~ Experiments in the visualization of poetic meter by <a target="_blank" href="http://hellojen.com/?page_id=2">Jennifer Ho</a>. ~<a target="_blank" href="http://carlinmwragg.info">CMW</a></p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6074912406http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/6074912406Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:31:06 -0400artdesignpoetry<iframe frameborder="0" height="410px" src="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/375616979/poems-on-the-big-screen-motionpoems/widget/video.html" width="480px"></iframe><br/><br/><p>A poetic innovation ~ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/375616979/poems-on-the-big-screen-motionpoems">Motionpoems</a> : poetry, meet animation. Now fundraising on Kickstarter. Lend your support! ~<a target="_blank" href="http://carlinmwragg.info">CMW</a></p>http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/5898540641http://openlooppress.tumblr.com/post/5898540641Fri, 27 May 2011 11:11:58 -0400poetryanimationprojects