Books

AM+A Publishes two New eBooks: Republishes Aaron Marcus’ Conceptual Visual Language Artwork of the 1970s and 1980s

AM+A has received permission from the Editor of West Coast Poetry Review to republish as eBooks two monogaphs that Aaron Marcus published in 1975 and 1982: Soft Where, Inc., Volumes 1 and 2. Mr. Marcus, who founded AM+A in 1982, had been the first graphic designer in the world to work with computers in 1967 and one of the world’s pioneering computer graphics artists. He also experimented with visible language poetry and design and conceptual art works that were exhibited and published worldwide in the 1970s and 80s. These two monographs contain case studies and exemplary materials from this body of work, including one of the first virtual environments designed by a professional designer, and environmental art works that are the size of the entire earth. The publications are available as complimentary downloadable files from AM+A’s Website.

Soft Where, Inc. Volume 1

Soft Where, Inc. Volume 2

The Past 100 Years of the Future: Human-Computer Interaction in Science-Fiction Movies and Television

On 24 August 2012, AM+A published its first ebook, The Past 100 Years of the Future: Human-Computer Interaction in Science-Fiction Movies and Television. On 5 October 2012, AM+A published a revised edition of the fully illustrated downloadable-for-free book at the AM+A Website. The book is a work in progress and shows many images from well-known and some not-so-well-known movies, including references to science-fiction movies in China and India. AM+A hopes readers enjoy the current fully-illustrated version, and thanks readers in advance for their patience and for coming back to download this revised version. Reader comments are welcomed and may be posted.

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Human Factors and Typography for More Readable Programs

Baecker, Ron, and Marcus, Aaron (1990). Human Factors and Typography for More Readable Programs, Addison-Wesley, Reading MA, ISBN:0-201-10745-7.

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Graphic Design for Electronic Documents and User Interfaces

Marcus, Aaron (1992). Graphic Design for Electronic Documents and User Interfaces, Addison-Wesley, Reading MA, 1992, ISBN: 0-201-54364-8 (also available in Japanese).

Mobile TV: Customizing Content and Experience

Marcus, Aaron; Leeijo-Roibas, Anxo; Sala, Riccardo (2009). Mobile TV: Customizing Content and Experience, Springer Publishers, London, UK, 2009.

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The Cross-GUI Handbook for Multi-Platform User-Interface Design

Marcus, Aaron; Smilonich, Nick; and Thompson, Lynne (1994). Graphic Design for Electronic Documents and User Interfaces, Addison-Wesley, Reading MA, 1994, ISBN: 0-201-57592-3.

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Graphic Design Solutions

Landa, Robin, Graphic Design Solutions, Fourth Edition. Boston:Wadsworth Cengage Learning. Fig. 5-03, “Icon Designs” by Aaron Marcus and Associates, Inc., p. 110; Fig.14-18, “www.threedegrees.com: Web-based Messaging/Filesharing for Teens” screen designs by Aaron Marcus and Associates, Inc., 2010. p. 385.