http://folksonomy.co/?rss=665 Folksonomy.co is a structured repository of digital culture and creative practice. en-au Creative Commons License: (cc), Simon Perkins Thu, 16 May 2013 13:36:55 +1000 Thu, 16 May 2013 13:36:55 +1000 Constellations 2.0 http://folksonomy.co/?member=2 60 http://folksonomy.co/Folksonomy.gif http://folksonomy.co/ http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3305 for over 40 years Pablo has been putting his stamp on the moving image through works such as the opening of Stanley Kubrick s Dr Strangelove and the revolutionary split-screen montage of 1963 s The Thomas Crown Affair He has also created the opening titles for Hal Ashby s Being There 1979 and Gus Van Sant s To Die For 1995 Art of the Title http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3305 Thu, 16 May 2013 13:36:55 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3283 Interface design has often been considered a subsection of interaction design Moggridge 2007 L ouml wgren amp Stolterman 2004 Bagnara amp Crampton Smith 2006 In the shift from designing objects to designing experiences interaction design needs to investigate temporal as well as spatial form Redstr ouml m 2001 Maz eacute amp Redstr ouml m 2005 and to see computation as basic material From a social cultural and humanistic perspective studies of the design of interactions and their contexts of use can be understood in terms of mediated communication and the historical social playful and aesthetic in digital design Blythe Overbeeke Monk amp Wright 2003 Lunenfeld 1999 This approach has been framed as Communication Design Morrison et al in press This mediational perspective of digital communication is informed by studies in new media social semiotics socio-cultural studies of learning and work and practice-based research into multimodal composition in which mediated discourse itself undergoes change through active use Jones amp Norris 2005 Morrison in press This view is distinct from the structuralist and directional or transmission models of communication e g Crilly Maier amp Clarkson 2008 that are not rooted in cultural and mediational theory From a Communication Design perspective the interface itself mediates it is understood as socially and culturally constructed and situated Such a perspective is not very widely articulated in discussions of the interface in design research Further few studies exist of dynamic digital interfaces and their multimodal characteristics from a specifically media and Communication Design view e g Skjulstad 2007 In their design activity interaction designers invest heavily in the shaping of interfaces as symbolic and cultural texts Alongside this attention to design and with reference to user-driven studies we also need to unpack the features and possible functions of these emerging forms of mediated communication The proliferation of movement in the interface demands that we pay attention to a variety of media types genre conventions and earlier media and to the ways that elements of these are combined in different configurations Social semiotics provides some means for relating the various graphical animational and kinetic aspects of dynamic interfaces within a wider communicative perspective 3 Jon Olav H Eikenes and Andrew Morrison 2010 Jon Olav H Eikenes and Andrew Morrison 2010 Navimation Exploring Time Space amp Motion in the Design of Screen-based Interfaces International Journal of Design Vol 4 No 1 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3283 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:14:04 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3251 This article works out the main characteristics of practice theory a type of social theory which has been sketched by such authors as Bourdieu Giddens Taylor late Foucault and others Practice theory is presented as a conceptual alternative to other forms of social and cultural theory above all to culturalist mentalism textualism and intersubjectivism The article shows how practice theory and the three other cultural-theoretical vocabularies differ in their localization of the social and in their conceptualization of the body mind things knowledge discourse structure process and the agent Andreas Reckwitz 2002 Andreas Reckwitz 2002 Toward a Theory of Social Practices A Development in Culturalist Theorizing European Journal of Social Theory Vol 5 No 2 pp 243-263 DOI 10 1177 13684310222225432 http est sagepub com cgi content abstract 5 2 243 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3251 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:43:40 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3243 In our paper we focus on how design prototypes can foster communications in organizations that deal with the development of innovations We distinguish the impact of prototypes between two different organizational levels we first conduct the impact of prototypes at the level of organizational design teams that develop ideas and concepts for solutions We then focus on the impact of prototypes on the level of organizational teams and departments that have not been part of the initial design phase but are responsible for further developments in the innovation process e g production financing and marketing Previous research has indicated that prototypes have a significant influence on both organizational levels Prototypes in the best cases can become so-called boundary objects between different domains and stakeholders and may deliver positive effects within the innovation process However the successful management of stakeholders in this context remains highly challenging In this paper we want to address these difficulties as well as the current state of research in this field We propose that a prototype does not only stand for an important design technique but should moreover be regarded as a management tool that can be integrated into a structured dialogue between stakeholders We provide first insights on what a structured dialogue based on prototypes can mean and what it thereby should imply We will synthesize prior research findings and begin to develop a concept on how to utilize prototypes as boundary objects from a management perspective Holger Rhinow Eva K ouml ppen and Christoph Meinel 2012 Holger Rhinow Eva K ouml ppen and Christoph Meinel Prototypes as Boundary Objects in Innovation Processes Conference Paper in the Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Design Research Society DRS 2012 Bangkok Thailand July 2012 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3243 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:21:33 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3223 CityViewAR is a mobile Augmented Reality application that allows people to see how the city was before the earthquakes and building demolitions Using an Android mobile phone people can walk around the city and see life-sized virtual models of what the buildings looked like on site before they were demolished and see pictures and written information Hundreds of 3D models of key city buildings have been made available from architect Jason Mill of ZNO while the Christchurch City Council and Historic Places Trust have provided photographs and building histories CityViewAR is based on the HIT Lab NZ Android AR platform which uses the GPS and compass sensors of mobile phones to enable virtual information to be overlaid on live video of the real world Android AR makes it easy for Android developers to build their own outdoor AR applications The software was previously used for showing individual buildings but this is the first time that it has been used to show dozens of buildings at once and the first time in world that mobile phone AR has been used for earthquake reconstruction HIT Lab NZ 2011 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3223 Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:30:08 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3207 When that Apple II came out it really could do nothing It could show text and after we waited a bit we had these things called images Remember when images were first possible with a computer those gorgeous full-color images And then after a few years we got CD-quality sound It was incredible You could listen to sound on the computer And then movies via CD-ROM It was amazing Remember that excitement And then the browser appeared The browser was great but the browser was very primitive very narrow bandwidth Text first then images we waited CD-quality sound over the Net then movies over the Internet Kind of incredible And then the mobile phone occurred text images audio video And now we have iPhone iPad Android with text video audio etc You see this little pattern here We re kind of stuck in a loop John Maeda TEDGlobal 2012 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3207 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:55:02 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3204 Scene is dedicated to a critical examination of space and scenic production The journal provides an opportunity for dynamic debate reflection and criticism With a strong interdisciplinary focus we welcome articles interviews visual essays reports from conferences and festivals We want to explore new critical frameworks for the scholarship of creating a scene http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3204 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:09:11 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3201 For 18 years Jakob Nielsen s Alertbox column was published on his useit com website This was a good run but it s now time to unify this content with the main Nielsen Norman Group website Thus the old Alertbox columns have now been moved from useit com to nngroup com and future columns will be published directly on nngroup com Even after the dot-com bubble burst there was a long period where the barebones useit com design stood out and elevated the site above many latecomer UX websites Cutting through the clutter is an important value on the web which has so much more information than anybody needs However eventually it makes less sense to rebel against the excesses of the past Also with almost 500 Alertbox columns published it became clear that more navigational apparatus was needed One solution could have been to redesign useit com to make it more like other sites But why bother If a big change was needed anyway it was better to use the opportunity to integrate the articles with the company information and host all the material on the same website with a single navigation structure and a single search So that s what we did no more microsite for the Alertbox The Nielsen Norman Group 31 December 2012 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3201 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:13:40 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3196 Dying metaphors A newly invented metaphor assists thought by evoking a visual image while on the other hand a metaphor which is technically dead e g iron resolution has in effect reverted to being an ordinary word and can generally be used without loss of vividness But in between these two classes there is a huge dump of worn-out metaphors which have lost all evocative power and are merely used because they save people the trouble of inventing phrases for themselves Examples are Ring the changes on take up the cudgel for toe the line ride roughshod over stand shoulder to shoulder with play into the hands of no axe to grind grist to the mill fishing in troubled waters on the order of the day Achilles heel swan song hotbed Many of these are used without knowledge of their meaning what is a rift for instance and incompatible metaphors are frequently mixed a sure sign that the writer is not interested in what he is saying Some metaphors now current have been twisted out of their original meaning without those who use them even being aware of the fact For example toe the line is sometimes written as tow the line Another example is the hammer and the anvil now always used with the implication that the anvil gets the worst of it In real life it is always the anvil that breaks the hammer never the other way about a writer who stopped to think what he was saying would avoid perverting the original phrase George Orwell George Orwell 1950 Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays Secker amp Warburg Publishers UK http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3196 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:06:52 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3188 After debuting at the Expo 2010 Shanghai China 2010 amp 19978 amp 28023 amp 19990 amp 30028 amp 21338 amp 35261 amp 26371 and traveling to Hong Kong and Macau an animated version of the Song Dynasty painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival amp 28165 amp 26126 amp 19978 amp 27827 amp 22294 by 12th-century artist Zhang Zeduan amp 24373 amp 28580 amp 31471 is on show in Taipei The 25cm by 529cm original is a panoramic portrayal of everyday life in Bianjing amp 27764 amp 20140 todayos Kaifeng amp 38283 amp 23553 the capital of China during the Song Dynasty Despite its name the scroll depicts the architecture and scenery of the period and the apparel and activities of the rich and poor not the rituals of the Qingming Festival amp 28165 amp 26126 amp 31680 otherwise known as Tomb Sweeping Festival Thirty times larger than the original painting the animated version which is titled River of Wisdom is beamed onto a 6m by 110m screen by 12 projectors The entire work was digitalized by Crystal CG amp 27700 amp 26230 amp 30707 amp 25976 amp 23383 amp 31185 amp 25216 amp 20844 amp 21496 and its subjects and backdrops move and make sounds Lin King 29 July 2011 Taipei Times http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3188 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 08:16:46 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3186 Constant works in-between media and art and is interested in the culture and ethics of the World Wide Web The artistic practice of Constant is inspired by the way that technological infrastructures data-exchange and software determine our daily life Free software copyright alternatives and cyber feminism are important threads running through the activities of Constant Constant organizes workshops print-parties walks and Verbindingen Jonctions meetings on a regular basis for a public that s into experiments discussions and all kinds of exchanges Constant http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3186 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:13:38 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3184 Director Concept Animation - Kijek Adamski Production - Katarzyna Rup Ab Film Production Cast - Artur Cetnarowski Gaffer - Heliograf Blitz Studio set - PlumArt Marcin amp 346 liwa amp 346 liwi amp 324 ski Arek Szot Joanna Kijek PVC cutting - Dawid Krzy amp 380 anowski My-Art myart com pl Thanks - Studio Las Pawe amp 322 Reyman http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3184 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:03:22 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3164 empyre- facilitates critical perspectives on contemporary cross-disciplinary issues practices and events in networked media by inviting guests -key new media artists curators theorists producers and others to participate in thematic discussions -empyre- is an Australian based global community which preserves its autonomy as a non-hierarchical collaborative entity by engaging with new content on a monthly basis The list was instigated by Melinda Rackham AU in 2002 The community grew exponentially and within the first year Adrian Miles AU and Rebecca Cannon AU joined briefly as facilitators Long-term facilitators Christina McPhee USA and Michael Arnold Mages USA were invited to the -empyre- curatorium soon after and during the next years they were joined by Jim Andrews CA and Felix Sattler AU GER In 2005 Tracey Meziane AU and Marcus Bastos BR joined the team and in 2006 and 2007 it was extended with S eacute rgio Basbaum BR Nicholas Ruiz III USA Renate Ferro USA and Tim Murray USA To find out more go to who is -empyre Melinda Rackham http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3164 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:16:25 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3158 Blockbuster the video and games rental company has become the latest high street name to collapse into administration The rising popularity of internet film rental services like iTunes and Lovefilm have taken their toll on Blockbuster s 528 high street video rental stores and the company is now loss-making Juliette Garside 16 January 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3158 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:46:48 +1000 http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3136 Eighth International Conference on the Arts in Society E ouml tv ouml s Lor aacute nd University Budapest Hungary 24-26 June 2013 The purpose of the annual Arts Conference is to create an intellectual platform for the arts and arts practices and to create an interdisciplinary conversation on the role of the arts in society It is intended as a place for critical engagement examination and experimentation of ideas that connect the arts to their contexts in the world e on stage in studios and theaters in classrooms in museums and galleries on the streets and in communities Its scope is deliberately broad and ambitious Our times demand nothing less than cross-disciplinary and holistic approaches The breadth of the Conference and its accompanying Journal however are without prejudice to finely grained discussion of the specific the local and the grounded practices The Conference provides a venue and a framework for the arts and art practices that are situated within the context of international art expositions festivals and biennials engaged with the international production of art and its global distribution networks This Conference aims to discover what values instincts and common ground may exist within the arts and their practices and sites of reception around the world Your participation shapes the Conference itself We are inviting proposals for paper presentations workshops interactive sessions posters exhibits or colloquia See Proposal Types Virtual participation is available for those who are unable to attend the conference in person Proposal ideas that extend beyond these thematic areas will also be considered For more information about the ideas and themes underlying this community see Our Focus http://folksonomy.co/?permalink=3136 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:19:12 +1000