Publishing Design
WU ZIYANG / 0368325 Publishing Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Task 1 INSTRUCTION Lectures Lecture 1 （Formats） The book Publications: books, nnewapapers, magazines The book is a medium to document andtransmit, ideas, knowledge, records, historyand so much more. Format Question: In your view, what factor/sinfluence and determine the format of abook? age user Historical Format lran-lraq =Mesopotamian civilization Egypt = Ancient Egyptian civilization, India-Pakistan-Afghanistan = Indus Valley civilization, China = Han Chinese civilization Europe (Turkey & beyond) = European civilization Innovation almost always shadows technologyNew technology creates opportunity. lf thetechnology has potency it would have acascading effect on other areas of life. Fig. 1.1 Regions For Mesopotamia Denise Schmandt-Besserat(1995) contends in her essay on the token system “Record Keeping Before Writing,” that“lt is remarkable that the ...