final themerica outline.
i’ve begun design work on my final book for graduation in may. the specs right now are a hardcover, coffee table-style volume measuring 11.3 x 10.2 inches, at about 300 pages. the photography and illustrations (maps, diagrams, timelines, etc.) will be about 50% my own, and 50% sourced. posted here is the complete outline of eight chapters, plus an introduction and coda. roughly half the content spans chapters 4, 5 and 6; the first three are about a quarter, as are the last three.
Introduction:
It’s Not a Place, It’s a State of Mind –
Welcome to Themerica™
1.) Narrative Applied to Space –
Defining Thematic Design
2.) Telling Tales to All the Senses –
The Visual Vocabulary of Theming
3.) Themes Before Theming –
Early Forms of Meaning, Experience, and Place
4.) Friendly Faces, Familiar Places –
The Seven Basic Archetypes of the Twentieth Century
5.) The Magic Kingdom® Model –
Disneyland® and the Birth of a New Language
6.) (Still) Learning from Las Vegas –
The All-You-Can-See Thematic Buffet
7.) The Placemaking Revolution –
From Pure Simulation to Pure Brand
8.) Theming as Lifestyle –
Urban and Suburban Unrealities
Coda:
This Way to the Exits –
Future Trajectories for Thematic Design