Book to Web

I am working on many projects at once - as usual. Three of these projects are translating artists� books into web sites. It is a complicated and time consuming process (especially when you have infrequent, short, chunks of time.) I think that the first that will be finished is an all B&W book/site called "I forgot what I was going to tell you: an illustrated guide to sleep deprivation." Unless, of course, I go with posting "DigiLoci: Spirit of Place in the Digital Age" as a PDF. "DigiLoci" is a story about the old IceHouse I used to own - I don't think I feel strongly enough about the book to completely rework it for web. It was also originally a website way back in the prehistoric days of 1996. And, if I remember correctly, it looked prehistoric. I didn't even save the site files.

The third book-to-web project I am working on is called "Science Project: a collaborative experiment in reproductive technology." This one is probably dearest to my heart and the best of the three. It charts my pregnancy from ovulation test kits to the birth of my daughter and all the related medical records in between. I even have images of her actual chromosomes. This one will be the hardest to translate - at least to my satisfaction.

I have been wanting to do some editions of these books, but haven't had the time or money to do it. They are all hand-bound, you see. I made about 20 of "I forgot" (it's a paperback), 4 or 5 of "DigiLoci" (hardcover and softcover versions) and 2 of "Science Project" (hardcover only).

I guess it's a bit like doing a film based on a book and perhaps that is how I should think of it. I hope to start being able to post bits and pieces in the not too distant future...

Well, it's off to Burlington, Vermont for the weekend. A very dear friend (Kristin Humbarger) is having an exhibition opening and Cyborg Daddy is 40 today!