Archive for May, 2009

The Real News Network

This is a great site that many would have seen - it’s been published for about 6 years (since 2003). The publishers describe it as;
The Real News Network is a non-profit news and documentary network focused on providing independent and uncompromising journalism. Our staff, in collaboration with courageous journalists around the globe, will investigate, report [...]

Running the Numbers - An American Self-Portrait

Here’s some digital art that will get you thinking…
http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=7
BIG pictures that hang in a gallery, made by digitally ‘pasting’ thousands of images.
Hard to explain - so you should visit Chris Jordan’s website… but I’ll try;
On a 5 foot square image is a cool black & gray 3D looking sphere… when you look closer you see [...]

This is What Can Happen…

A couple years ago I remember reading about GenC (Generation C)… where “C” stands for content.
In short, with low cost digital cameras, video cameras and cheap (or free) software to edit content - there will (has been) an explosion of high quality user generated content.
I believe video in particular is only going to get better [...]