The Social Space of the Page. Emigre no. 36, Fall 1995

An exploration of the ways in which designers create identity and community through the spaces of the printed page.

Through the social space of the page, reading communities accomplish many of the same goals that regional communities achieve within a public setting: their members interact with one another, instigate and develop community values, and evaluate their colleagues. Those who represent the community as writers articulate their personal vision, symbolizing the identity of the reading group for the mass of society.