Publishing houses, as we know them today, have in essence been around since the 15th Century. Within that time they have had to develop and embrace many technological advances; but never has the industry had to face new ideology and change on such an unprecedented scale as it is having to now with the move [...]
Alongside the educational material we design and produce, we also have specialists who commission artwork from a growing pool of talented illustrators. Having this resource in-house gives a number of advantages; • It cuts the work down for our clients - they only have to deal with one supplier. • Our specialists work closely with [...]
On Friday 25th November Tweeters from across the Twittosphere gathered around the hashtag #Pubnow to have a discussion based around the question 'How is innovation adding value to publishing?' The students at City University and Sophie from eMC Design moderated the chat. For those who don't have a Twitter account or would like to keep [...]
We've been thinking a lot recently about the transformation the education industry is going through, particularly the materials used in teaching (from our educational material design point of view). A lot of the changes (and future thinking) have come about because of the technological advances in the tablet computer. Electronic educational materials are being integrated [...]
Today we learned that Pearson has acquired Global Education and Technology Group, a leading provider of test preparation services for students in China who are learning English. It seems like a good move on Pearson's part who are continually strengthening their award winning English Language teaching resources. Making a move to China, the fastest growing [...]
This week HRH The Duke of Edinburgh announced the winners of the 2011 English-Speaking Union English Language Book Awards. And eMC Design is delighted to have been involved with the production of the winning course. Written by Antonia Clare, Frances Eales, Steve Oakes, JJ Wilson and published by Pearson Longman, Speakout is a new general [...]
Before we went to the November Book Machine gathering, we called into a little gallery just off Marylebone High Street called Jagged Art to see the latest exhibition from Francisca Prieto, Between Folds. The small room was full of her works which are based around using old and damaged books, newspapers and maps. Francisca folds [...]
This Thursday (3rd November, 6. ivermectin cp pharma preis 30pm) is Book Machine’s bi-monthly gathering at The Masons Arms in London. how to dose ivermectin for demodex It will see a pub full of publishing folk chatting about all things books and drinking the night away whilst catching up with friends, colleagues and lots of [...]
Since our last post about QR (Quick Response) codes a few weeks ago we thought it would be a good idea to re-visit this topic after reading an article on why they are failing, from iMediaConnection.com Why the QR code is failing. Essentially the QR code is a way for people to use their smart phones [...]
So after a busy few days last week all of the action and resources are slowly starting to trickle onto the web. dose of ivermectin to treat demodex in dogs Here are some of the most useful discussions, posts and resources out so far: Frankfurt Book Fair Blog The Global eBook Market: Current Conditions & [...]