Reposted by J.P. AscherEdinburgh Bibliographical Society @edibibsoc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026We have officially catalogued ourselves in the digital world. 🧐 There's some rare exciting event unfolding next week! Want to join us? 153
J.P. Ascher @jpsa.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Oh, thank you! I wonder if I'm being a little unfair: I'm not sure many database folk are taught about layout or typography outside of HTML-like systems. TeX-like systems are more like setting type, but a lot of people seem bugged by that. Where do you see layout taught/learned? 120
J.P. Ascher @jpsa.bsky.social · 12/03/2025I keep thinking about how people seem surprised that layout and typography have meaning. Also, I started blogging again. jpascher.org/thoughts/202...jpascher.orgTypography as informationThat layout and typography have meaning surprises data experts 2172
J.P. Ascher @jpsa.bsky.social · 28/09/2024Ano. remediation (that maybe gives a hint to anyone guessing): temporary tattoo! 000
J.P. Ascher @jpsa.bsky.social · 27/09/2024Ink on rubbing of a pumpkin carving: remediation makes an icon of… care to guess? 030
Reposted by J.P. AscherBen Gross @bhgross144.bsky.social · 10/11/2023.@jpsa.bsky.social’s main argument is that Oldenburg’s model for organizing & managing his correspondence drew upon models from early modern banking. Want to know more about what that entails? You can access the full text & slides from his talk here: jpascher.org/thoughts/202... #HSS23 031
