DERT

DERT is a social enterprise that activates books into fundraising tools that raise money for literacy programs. Enjoy! We're glad you're here.

DERT's page seeks to connect with people who share a love for reading and are interested in various forms of culture. DERT recognizes the need for a more holistic approach to our understanding of the arts and humanities — in order to promote a new kind of "21st century literacy". By having a greater understanding of how our cultural heritage and contemporary forms of human expression conn

ect, each of us has the potential to form a broader understanding of our world. With this foundation, DERT hopes to help enable a shift in the focus of simply collecting knowledge, to fostering greater curiosity in each of us. DERT believes that cultivating a point of view, based on a broad understanding of our world, will give individuals a stronger foundation for learning, strengthening each of our own personal interests, and enabling us to be better collaborators. Our page seeks to provide our followers with daily inspiration on various topics. From literature to art, celebrating various forms of human expression and achievement. We provide features, a Word of The Day, book finds posts, and publish quotes from a variety of historic and contemporary individuals who have contributed to expanding the definition of literacy. We also hope to build a community and connect with our followers encouraging participation in the site. We feature a book selfie each day of our fans and are planning more dynamic projects that will encourage various forms of participation. Posting Policy: Posting Policy:Thank you for liking the official DERT page. We are committed to creating a community that encourages self-expression and mirrors the values of DERT including respect for the rights, dignity, and property of others. We ask all fans to do their part to help us achieve the goal. In doing that, we ask you not to post content that:

-is threatening, abusive, obscene, indecent, or objectionable.
-is deceptive, false, or misleading
-violates the intellectual property rights of other people
-is illegal
-references a third party website or is self-promoting spam
-is inappropriate, offensive, or hateful

We reserve the right to remove any content or block users that violate our community guidelines, or that we determine are otherwise offensive to our community. All content must also comply with Facebook's policies as well. We would be sorry to see you go, but if you change your mind and no longer want to like our page, please feel free to "unlike" our page.

01/27/2023

Our 1st day of class for the Spring term begins great group of design students starting on a new batch of baby board books! Looking forward to some great results!!

01/22/2023

Check this out… Robert Louis Stevenson’s Gothic novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Hyde is one of his most well known works. The story centers on the psychological duality of good and evil in human nature, inviting us to explore the ethics in the concept of a split personality.

DERT’s addition features the cover design artwork of Sonali Jain, a communication design student from New Delhi, India. Get yours at dertbook.com.

01/21/2023

Our Design For Literacy class, at Parsons School of Design begins this week. New crop of Parsons students jlin us in creating a new batch of children’s books!

A look at the collaborative course, Design For Literacy, developed by Marcos Chavez for Parsons School of Design.

Address

20 Jay Street, Suite 828
Olympia, WA
11201

Telephone

7187972302

Website

http://www.dertbook.com/

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Attention Barbers, Stylists, and all those who have sat in the the chair of the barber. Introducing DERT’s repackaged version of Mark Twain’s little known short story 'About Barbers' which captures the universal experience any man that has ever visited a barber can relate to. From how the shop is described to the methods of those who use a barber, this story is something everyone can relate to, and pays homage to the American barber shop that never changes. This DERT book was designed by Jessie Yao, a communication design student from Beijing, China. Her book design and illustrations are inspired by the timelessness of barbershops, bringing to life Twain’s tongue-in-cheek telling of a barber customers experience at the barbershop and in the barber chair. This 52-page page paperback is part of a social venture project to spread literacy to at-risk kids in underserved communities. With each purchase, proceeds from the sale are donated to help support the cause of children's literacy, as DERT donates their specially designed storybooks to barbershops in under-served communities.

Happy Halloween! Don't be afraid... DERT spreads literacy by creating books which feature classic stories, redesigned by students, to raise money for literacy charities. Learn more at www.dertbook.com

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DERT is a social enterprise that activates books into fundraising tools to raise money for literacy programs. Inspired to brand a new bookselling model by a symbol of nature (dirt) and the ethos of technical arts (design) we formulated the concept of deep enhancement of reader technology known as D-E-R-T.

We are excited to announce that we have not only reached our goal of 9,000 dollars, but exceeded it by 1,000 dollars! DERT would like to thank every one who contributed to our Kickstarter to help fund our Little Books. Thank you for joining us on our mission for social good.

We're in our final days of our Kickstarter drive and need more backers to reach our goal. Help make a difference by joining us in getting our Little Books into the hands of the tiniest of readers. Like! Share! Donate! Visit our Kickstarter site today. https://kck.st/2JlcTU5

There is still time to pledge to our Kickstarter and help us print our Little Books! Visit our Kickstarter today before times runs out. Together, we can spread literacy to all little learners. https://kck.st/2JlcTU5

Let’s check the DERT-O-METER! We are 2/3 of the way to reaching our goal for the Little Books Kickstarter. Donate today, your contribution will help us spread literacy to young readers! https://kck.st/2JlcTU5

Listen everyone - DERT Spreads Literacy by selling newly repackaged classic books and donating the profits to literacy causes. Learn about how DERT helps provide underserved kids with books by visiting our website - www.dertbook.

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We are excited to announce that we have reached the halfway mark in our Kickstarter campaign! We still need your help - contribute to our mission to spread literacy to young readers! Visit our Kickstarter today https://kck.st/2JlcTU5

Don't miss it – DERT Spreads Literacy. Our books are ready to go out in the world to make an impact. Profits from buying a uniquely designed DERT book are donated to literacy charity! Learn about how DERT helps provide underserved kids with books by visiting our website - www.dertbook.com

Like! Share! Donate! We need your help to print our Little Books - visit our Kickstarter page and make a difference. https://kck.st/2JlcTU5

DERTistas! Don’t miss out on our Kickstarter drive. Please donate today and help us print our Little Books and spread literacy! https://kck.st/2JlcTU5

We want to get our Little Books into the hands of as many little readers as possible! We need your help to fund them - donate to our Kickstarter and make difference. https://kck.st/2JlcTU5

Descend to new places through reading. DERT Spreads Literacy by selling newly repackaged classic books and donating the profits to literacy causes. Learn about how DERT helps provide underserved kids with books by visiting our website - www.dertbook.com