Photos: Prototype

Blank cover used for the book's prototype.

Text Story covers over 200 pages through 4 chapters: Family, Individuals, Categories and an Appendix.

Inside cover of the book.

Each family member was assigned a type. . .

as well as a color.

The timeline, at the end of the Family section, includes both type and color as well as the time and date when the text was sent.

In the Individual section, text messages about the individual are presented first. . .

followed by the text messages the individuals sent.

These text messages are then divided into word usage (via word clouds). . .

as well as key quotes sent by each individual.

The "Categories" section reflects those themes that reappeared throughout the four days of the study.

Here, misspelled words and their correct spellings are revealed.

In the Appendix section, statistical information is presented representing the total number of texts per individual

as well as number of texts per day. . .

text during hours of the day. . .

and finally ordering the text from shortest to longest.