All Things Interactive

Posted February 5, 2010 Comments Off
CC image by Flickr user bolinhanyc - click to see original

CC image by Flickr user bolinhanyc - click to see original

Are you attending the Interaction Design Association’s conference in Savannah this weekend? IxD 2010 is centered at the Trustees Theater with additional events, discussions, presentations and more happening around the area. If you’re on Twitter, follow @IxD10 and #IxD10 to stay up to date on the latest conference news and reports.

During the conference, stop into Jen Library to check out special IxD participant exhibits and more. PLUS we have plenty of great materials to whet your interest in interactive design! Suggested titles:

…  more IX, UX and related design titles are available to choose from. Click the call numbers to begin exploring, or pick a title and browse the stacks nearby to see similar items. Or ask a Librarian to give you a helping hand!

Interactive Printmaking… No Ink Required

Posted September 29, 2009 Comments Off

Printmakers, Renaissance history buffs as well as interactive designers: check out the excellent website for The Brilliant Line! The exhibit, now on view at the Museum Of Art at RISD, highlights the work of key Renaissance and Baroque engravers from throughout Europe. While it’s sure to be a fine showing of great art and excellent scholarship, the accompanying website is really stunning, because it shows users exactly how these masters created their etchings, layer by layer. Select a work and click “analyze lines” to give it a test drive, as I did with Robetto’s “Adoration of the Magi”:

Adoration of the Magi from the RISD Museum

Analyze Lines feature - via the Museum of Art at RISD

I couldn’t help but be reminded of MoMA’s “What is a Print?” tutorial. Fine printmaking is a rather obscure process to many, and both of these sites do an excellent job of explaining print history and technique for a general audience.

Have you been “wowed” by an exhibition website recently? Add a comment to tell us about it!