An interactive book to display experimental
artist books created by students at
The Cooper Union, School of Art, New York City
Visit: thebookinmotion.com
As the name tells, the book in motion is not only displaying all kinds
of different book projects, but should also be a book itself. The design takes
the name quite literally and aims to let the user feel as if fliping the
pages of a book. But while resembling a book, it still takes full advantage
of its non-pysical existence and modern web technologies. This allows
the pages to spread out evenly to allow an easy overview over chapters and
also transfroms the book in motion from a foliant on the desktop
of different book projects, but should also be a book itself. The design takes
the name quite literally and aims to let the user feel as if fliping the
pages of a book. But while resembling a book, it still takes full advantage
of its non-pysical existence and modern web technologies. This allows
the pages to spread out evenly to allow an easy overview over chapters and
also transfroms the book in motion from a foliant on the desktop
to a pocket book on the smart phone.
Details
Navigation
There is no conventional main navigation. Inspired by the physical
book the next and previous pages can be access on the left and right hand
side of the screen. To still be able to find a certain project quickly,
the projects are categorized by chapters. Each chapter is represented
by a divider between the pages. When clicking on one of these dividers one
gets an overview ofall projects within this chapter.
book the next and previous pages can be access on the left and right hand
side of the screen. To still be able to find a certain project quickly,
the projects are categorized by chapters. Each chapter is represented
by a divider between the pages. When clicking on one of these dividers one
gets an overview ofall projects within this chapter.
Responsive
The book in motion is fully responsive from larger screens down to
a mobile version without JavaScript.
a mobile version without JavaScript.
Gracefull degradation without JavaScript
And also even though the design relies heavily on JavaScript it degrades
gracefully if JavaScript is not available. Here the mobile version:
gracefully if JavaScript is not available. Here the mobile version:
Created: Spring 2011
