My Digital World | Rotherham College of Arts & Technology | Electric Works

lapse No.2

2011-03-18T15:59:00.000-07:00

As a photo-based artist, I see myself as the link between two realities—the one outside
of the camera and the one that begins once the photograph has been taken. Rather than documenting or ‘capturing the moment,’ I want to show what is not immediately visible.

Sebastian Lemm

Flora Abstracts

2011-03-18T15:28:00.000-07:00

Flora Abstracts: This project is aiming to explore an area where graphics and photography overlap.

This is part of an emerging body of work that is a departure from a more conventional photographic approach ignoring form and surface in preference for exploring colour and time. The intention is to abstract very traditional subject matter leaving subtle clues to it's origin.

Photographer: Giles Revell

John Goto

2011-03-17T09:41:00.000-07:00

There are some very interesting work by John Goto who using digital media in innovative ways - well worth exploring his site

Photography Department Website

2011-03-15T15:41:00.000-07:00

We are trialing a website for the department - feedback appreciated!

Find it here

Digital Planet

2011-03-14T14:37:00.000-07:00

There are some great articles broadcast on the BBC Digital Planet

My Digital Life

2011-03-14T14:17:00.000-07:00

Ten years ago there was no Facebook or Twitter. Fifteen years ago broadband access to the internet in your home was an unimaginable luxury. Just twenty years ago you still had to buy your books, music and feature films from a high street shop. The digital revolution might still be young, but it has arguably brought about the biggest change in our lifestyles in the last two hundred years.

Where did it all begin? How does it work? Where is it going? These are just some of the questions you could ask.

Consider the following:

the ownership of data
how the World Wide Web works
the privacy and security of personal data
online identity in virtual worlds
how online businesses survive (or not)
and many more aspects of living in the digital world of today

An extract from the OU course 'My Digital Life' that may pose some useful questions.

Scan Barcodes Easily with your Phone

2011-03-14T13:52:00.000-07:00

barcoo links products in stores with independent consumer information. Your mobile becomes a barcode scanner and shows you everything you need. For free!

Who is watching you on CCTV?

2011-03-14T13:37:00.000-07:00

The UK is one of the heaviest users of CCTV in the world but for many shops, there is nobody to monitor the cameras so internet users are being invited to help in return for cash prizes. View article by Peter Price BBC Click

For £13 a year, subscribers can become part-time crime fighters. "We receive live feeds from CCTV cameras from shop owners ... images are then made available, over the Internet, to you and to other registered users (Viewers)" Internet Eyes

Can libraries survive in a digital world?

2011-03-14T13:27:00.000-07:00

Can libraries survive in a digital world? View the film here

Google Docs as a live wiki

2011-03-09T07:43:00.000-08:00

This was a recording of a projection where students collaborated in a shared blank google doc and added their research to a timeline regarding mydigitalworld and technology/websites that have developed over time.

infosthetics

2011-03-05T13:10:00.000-08:00

Check out: http://dataviz.com.au/home.html who created the above and http://infosethetics.com for more interesting projects.

Typeface film

2011-02-23T11:37:00.000-08:00

THURSDAY 29th JULY

Inc (Independent Northern Creative) in association with L&K Creative are very proud to present 'Typeface - the film' in Yorkshire, for the first time.

'Typeface' shows the reality of the digital age as it challenges master craftsmen in their environment, this film opens up a very real life portrayal of the effects, changes and fight for survival in an age of throw-away creativity.

From the onset, it clearly shows a passion for creative skills, showcasing a place where international artists and retired craftsmen remain true to their heritage, but for how long and what can be lost? The historical and contemporary approaches in rural and urban America, combined with passion and logic makes for a fascinating film.

Doors open 6.30pm for 7.15pm showing
Globe Quay, Leeds, LS11 5QG (a stones thorw away from the Round Foundry)
Tickets: £5 on the door (limited availability) or book early at http://www.independentnortherncreative.org/
Supported by Team Impression & Fedrigoni

Digital Words

2011-02-21T09:38:00.000-08:00

'We offer a way to visualize our words and emotions in a permanent work of art so that it may act as a continuous reminder to us and to others of what is important. Our developed technique offers you the ability to capture your specific voice or any significant audible moment from your life. '

Voice art- http://www.voiceprintsart.com/

Google Art Project Trolley

2011-02-21T03:51:00.000-08:00

'The version of Street View technology used in the galleries involved an extremely high tech and rather silly-looking trolley. It was to be pushed around the rooms at a particular speed and on a peculiar route, and seemed to me to be a marvellous combination of garden-shed and cutting-edge.

Battery change. At 23 kilos each they were not fun to carry around

The trolley was not simple. It had lasers and cameras and GPS and all sorts. You could not stand in its view, for fear of being captured. Yet it could see you, left right, up down, back and forth and everywhere in between. So it must be operated by a squirrel (a trained man with a perfectly shaped back) who hides in its visual wake and guides it through the rooms.

Then you have to be completely out of sight. Which is interesting when you are trying to oversee the logistics of the operation. And in an empty museum at 2am you begin to think that this rule of not seeing what is going on provides perfect cover for some daring and complex ploy to steal a masterpiece. And that must be what the lasers and cameras and GPS are for.'

http://blog.tate.org.uk/?p=3094

Chris Cuellar

2011-02-20T05:27:00.001-08:00

Chris uses digital technology in innovative ways, often interactive, he presents questions about our digital world. Visit his Website

KIT Collaboration

2011-02-20T05:02:00.000-08:00

KIT is a fluxing collaboration of artists, architects, programmers and writers.

Jen Southern

2011-02-20T04:56:00.000-08:00

Jen Southern's individual practice is process based and participatory, exploring art practice as a social process.

CoMob

2011-02-20T04:50:00.000-08:00

Comob is a digital arts project that explores the potential for collaborative mapping with GPS technology. Comob was developed as a research tool to explore social and spatial relationships between people in motion.

Duo PC / Touch Screen

2011-02-07T07:17:00.000-08:00

Great innovation to combine the two.

http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home/Dell-Laptops/inspiron-duo/pd.aspx?refid=inspiron-duo&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&ref=lthp&ST=duo%20pc&dgc=ST&cid=41141&lid=1069630&acd=1240474352205655

Digital Exploration Centre

2011-02-06T09:27:00.000-08:00

Website

Simon Poulter

2011-02-06T08:56:00.000-08:00

An outcome from one of his many art projects, Simon Poulter explores the many ways we use and are affected by new technologies.

Formatl: Mapping Derby

2011-02-06T03:39:00.000-08:00

MAPPING DERBY

FORMAT wants your help to map Derby through photos, thoughts and memories. QUAD artists working with the public, will be creating a growing photo map installation of Derby City Centre, you are invited to take part through workshops and drop in sessions.

PHOTO POINTS

Look out for the QR code photo points across the city, inter-linking with MAPPING DERBY and MOB FORMAT, this is your opportunity to photograph Derby city 'Right Here, Right Now'.

Michael Wolf

2011-02-06T02:59:00.000-08:00

Michael Wolf has spent a sizable amount of time studying the dense conurbation that is Hong Kong. In his recent projects he uses Google Street View to capture everyday scenes, events and activities. In his study 'F**k you' (image above) he has explored the way some have reacted to the street camera as it makes a visual record.

Note: Michael is showing at this years FORMAT photo festival.

Michael Wolf

2011-02-06T02:52:00.000-08:00

Smart Phones | Creative Apps

2011-02-04T08:15:00.000-08:00

Here is a comprehensive mind map of creativity and brainstorming apps for the Apple iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Mobile devices. It includes tools for brainstorming new ideas, recording them and mind mapping apps.

A great concept map (mind map) of creative apps for your smart phone. Image capture in bottom left might be useful.

http://mindmappingsoftwareblog.com/45-creativity-apps-for-mobile-devices/