Introduction: John Maeda. Myth. One, two, three, faux: the myth of real time
Television did it first: ten myths about "new" media
Me, the undersigned. Virtuality. Teasing the nerves: the art of technological persuasion
Dematerialization of screen space
Modern life and the univernacular. Aesthetics. De Stijl, new media and the lessons of geometry
Sensory montage: rethinking fusion and fragmentation
Minimalism/maximalism: the new screen aesthetic. Media. Bigger, better, weirder: age of the behemoth
Surveillance and the modern spectator
Spin and the (pseudo) screen event
The dynamics of choice and the death of hierarchy. Typography. The new illiteracy
Electronic typography: the new visual language
The big reveal and the dance of the mouse. Film. New media, new narrative: the lost legacy of film
On sound, authenticity, and cultural amnesia
The remembered image. Design. Paul Rand: the modern designer
Paul Rand: the modern professor. Epilogue. Sticks and stones can break my bones but print can never hurt me.
