Geo/graphic design: the liminal space of the page

For many geographers, the printed page is no longer a productive tool to engage contemporary definitions of place or debates surrounding the nonrepresentational. There is a discernible shift within the discipline toward creative research methods, including using media such as film or sound, with a p...

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Main Author:	Alison Barnes
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Book Geo/graphic Page Place Representation
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/11973258.v1
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spelling	rr-article-119732582013-04-17T00:00:00Z Geo/graphic design: the liminal space of the page Alison Barnes (8456592) Book Geo/graphic Page Place Representation For many geographers, the printed page is no longer a productive tool to engage contemporary definitions of place or debates surrounding the nonrepresentational. There is a discernible shift within the discipline toward creative research methods, including using media such as film or sound, with a perception that they are less “fixed” in nature. In this article, however, I suggest that, by developing “geo/graphic” work that draws on theories and practices from both cultural geography and graphic design, the page can be recast as a liminal space, a threshold between readers and their understanding and imagination. I propose that a book has the potential to offer a multisensory, interactive space of exploration for readers and that the construction of such geo/graphic work also offers researchers an additional creative method with which to understand place. 2013-04-17T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/11973258.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Geo_graphic_design_the_liminal_space_of_the_page/11973258 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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description	For many geographers, the printed page is no longer a productive tool to engage contemporary definitions of place or debates surrounding the nonrepresentational. There is a discernible shift within the discipline toward creative research methods, including using media such as film or sound, with a perception that they are less “fixed” in nature. In this article, however, I suggest that, by developing “geo/graphic” work that draws on theories and practices from both cultural geography and graphic design, the page can be recast as a liminal space, a threshold between readers and their understanding and imagination. I propose that a book has the potential to offer a multisensory, interactive space of exploration for readers and that the construction of such geo/graphic work also offers researchers an additional creative method with which to understand place.
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Geo/graphic design: the liminal space of the page

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