Making Public project started June 1st

Making Public is an applied research project that looks into digital tools and methods for the Dutch publishing industry. Prior to this project we have worked on creating the Hybrid Publishing Toolkit, which focused on the best format for online and offline publishing. With this new project we want to focus on new areas: the intersection of speed, quality and positioning of publishing.

We will specifically be examining three aspects of digital innovation:

Modular working process
Automation
Hybrid formats

Out Now: APRIA #3 – Urgent Publishing

By Miriam Rasch, October 12, 2021

Edited by Miriam Rasch and Nishant Shah. With contributions from Florian Cramer, Labor Neunzehn, Miriam Rasch and Paul Soulellis. Published by ArtEZ Press and APRIA: ArtEZ Platform for Research Interventions of the Arts. Download the print issue here. Publishing can be a slow business—frustratingly so when you want to participate in societal debates that evolve [...]

Print-On-Demand Reflections: Publit vs. Lulu

By Marijn Bril, March 2, 2021

When it comes to printing a book, Print-On-Demand (POD) is an interesting option. However, there is a lot to consider to get the print right and end up with the book you have in mind. The book Satellite Lifelines: Media, Art, Migration and the Crisis of Hospitality in Divided Cities by Isabel Löfgren is published [...]

‘Counter speed with a blossoming of un-immediacy’: interview on Urgent Publishing

By Miriam Rasch, June 25, 2020

For their upcoming podcast series where researchers in the ARIAS network talk about their projects, Morgane Billuart and Katie Clarke asked me to introduce Making Public and the urgent publishing concept and to explain why publishing research is needed. The transcript is shared below, stay tuned for the audio recording! — The world is an [...]