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Turning New Pages
Thursday, February 28th, 2008As a software artist who is focused on ‘bridging the gap between end users and engineers’ I have always found it necessary and worthwhile to explore the ‘materials’ that I work with. In doing so I can better control the emotional impact of an application on the user: the more I know about how the […]
The Meaning of Art, The Purpose of Technology
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008As a software artist I am a beast with two heads. I am an artist by compulsion and I am a software designer/engineer both by choice and sheer determination to understand technology. Most people tend to address one head or the other, depending upon whether they meet me first as an artist or as an […]
An Examination of Aesthetic Intents
Monday, August 13th, 2007My friend Bill Sweetman has just concluded a gig at a large advertising agency and one of his last undertakings there was a recently launched web project entitled ‘Aesthetic Intent: Where There’s Passion, There’s Beauty’. Bill is a very creative guy who knows a lot about aesthetics and how to work with the web as […]
An Unframed Incidental Art Tour
Thursday, July 26th, 2007For a few weeks now my left brain has been absorbed in the details of implementing a client’s web site. Being wedded to a tight deadline and having already done all the loose, creative design stuff, I’m now focused almost exclusively on solving the challenges of writing computer code in what is still a new […]
Save My Authenticity!
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007A curious bit of personal history came to mind after I read Rachel Clarke’s blog post about an online game (SaveMyHusband.com) which is based on a fake kidnapping. Rachel picked up on my ‘We Were Framed’ post in which I explain how we use ‘frames’ to distinguish the real from the fake. She also summarized […]
We Were Framed!
Friday, June 1st, 2007This is fun!
It’s amazing what can be done with inexpensive consumer level equipment these days. I like the aesthetic too. The wobbly camera, the jumpy edits, the music that catches the mood, the awareness of the camera by these guys who are hamming it up and having a good time. A nice cross between the […]