Abstract

Editing is the process of taking in and out information, and editing engineering is a technique for making the information society more interesting. The author, who heads the Editing Engineering Research Institute, explains information editing techniques that will become increasingly necessary in the coming era. A new edition of a masterpiece that can be said to be the origin of the author.

Author’s Information

Born January 25, 1944. Editorial engineer, Director of the Editing Engineering Research Institute, Principal of Isis Editing School, Director of Kadokawa Musashino Museum. Established "editing engineering" that applies thoughts from various fields such as Japanese culture, art, philosophy of life, and systems engineering to information culture technology. Additionally, as a leading expert on Japanese culture, he advocates the ``Japanese method'' and develops his own theory of Japan. Based on his experience of interacting with a huge number of books, he discovered the diverse relationships surrounding books and proposed ``Bookware,'' a method that expands the possibilities of reading. He has led various projects and productions for editing bookshelves, bookstores, and libraries, and has continued to propose new reading models at home and abroad. Projects that I have worked on so far include ``ISIS Book Street'', ``NIKI Gallery 册'', experimental bookstore ``Matsumaru Honpo'', Teikyo University ``Common Reading Library'', Ginza ``MIRROR Exhibition'', Muji products ``MUJIBOOKS'', Kinki University ``Academic Theater'', Kadokawa Musashino Museum ``Edit Town'', etc. The ISIS Hall, an office located along Setagaya Akatsumi Street, has approximately 60,000 books on display and serves as a base for various activities.