Editing Research/new digital reading experiences (section)

== INTRODUCTION: 10 DAYS OF RESEARCH ON DIGITAL READING ==

We initiated our research in 2024, motivated by our shared curiosity about how contemporary digital technologies might open possibilities for new reading experiences. Having collaborated on numerous prior projects, we identified both the potential of this field and a notable lack of creative examples available to students engaged with digital publishing practices.

Our three aspects were Coding and AI, Digital Typography, and Interactive Reading, with Arjen focusing on Coding and AI, Britt on Digital Typography, and Maytal on Interactive Reading. These areas are distinct yet complementary. Accordingly, we chose to examine each aspect individually before integrating our findings. On each research day, we gathered insights on each aspect and then developed a prototype to test and refine our conclusions.

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=== Attitude: Research by making ===

In this project, we embraced a ''research-by-making'' approach, fully in line with the spirit of the Stations at Willem de Kooning Academy. From day one, we explored our ideas through small experiments and prototypes, testing and iterating as we went. Making was our tool for thinking: each sketch, layout, and micro-experiment helped us uncover insights.

Throughout the process, we carefully documented our experiments, reflections, and discoveries. The records of our research days and the workshops that followed form the backbone of this publication/research, showing how hands-on exploration allowed us to develop and test different approaches to digital text—both within the publishing field and as part of our educational programs. By making, reflecting, and sharing, we turned the act of creation into a method for research.

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=== Ten days of research ===

This summary follows our 10 days of research, brings out our findings and presents our prototypes. We have divided it into two parts, following our research structure: Part One presents the findings from our 2024 days of research and the Elective workshop that followed. Part Two presents the research days we did in 2025 and the workshop that followed.<br />
We hope it will serve as a practical resource and a foundation for further research for students and colleagues, as well as a proposal for new publishing approaches for publishers.

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