First 50 pages of Remidiation

The first fifty pages of Remediation are interesting. Not only are there visuals in the reading, there are also a lot of references to pop culture which makes the reading easy to contextualize. Bolter and Grusin discuss how film, photography and other media have stemmed from other forms of media. Websites emulate graphics and digitized photographs from the 1960's and the1910's. CNN uses a hypermediated form of presentation where text, graphics, and videos in multiple panes and windows. The authors also discuss the notion that remediation does not stem from digital media but it has previously been done by artwork. Medieval illuminated manuscripts and seventeenth century paintings have elements of hypermediacy. Looking at the media in the past, I find it interesting in terms of how they “play as signs”. There are so many signs being sent thought media, it sometimes becomes overwhelming.